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Latest episode

• Rwanda Bill becomes law: but what was really going on behind the scenes in Parliament? Episode 31 - (26 April 2024)

Coming up

• Our discussion with Chris Morris, Chief Executive of fact-checking organisation Full Fact, about MPs correcting the Hansard record and the threat that artificial intelligence poses to parliamentary democracy and the general election Episode 32 - (30 April 2024)

Previous episodes

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill: free vote blows smoke in Rishi Sunak's eyes Episode 30 - (18 April 2024)

• William Wragg's honeytrap crisis, and is Speaker Hoyle under threat? Episode 29 - ( 12 April 2024)

• Defending free speech from SLAPPs: MP Wayne David on his Private Member's Bill Episode 28 - ( 29 March 2024)

• Another Rwanda roadblock Episode 27 - ( 22 March 2024)

• Unheard: the parliamentary snubbing of Diane Abbott Episode 26 - ( 15 March 2024)

• The Budget: is the democratic deficit as bad as the financial deficit? How Parliament handles money. Episode 25 - ( 8 March 2024)

• The Foreign Affairs Committee: commentator or influencer? A conversation with Alicia Kearns MP Episode 24 - ( 4 March 2024)

• The Commons Speaker survives (for now), Liz Truss takes on the ‘Deep State’, plus how do we detoxify politics? Episode 23 - (1 March 2024)

• The decline and fall of the political interview: A discussion with Rob Burley Episode 22 (27 February 2024)

• Commons chaos: Can the Speaker survive a monumental misjudgement? Episode 21 (23 February 2024)

• Urgent Questions: We answer your questions about how Parliament works Episode 20 (16 February 2024)

• Gaffes and grace at PMQs Episode 19 (9 February 2024)

• A potty-mouthed Parliament? Episode 18 (1 February 2024)

• What if they gave a coup and nobody came? The Tory leadership soap opera continued Episode 17 (26 January 2024)

• War powers, Rwanda ‘mayhem’ and Ian Dunt on the state of Westminster Episode 16 (19 January 2024)

• The inside story: Parliament and the Post Office Horizon scandal Episode 15 (12 January 2024)

• Election alert and the year ahead in Parliament: Why are so many election rules being changed? Episode 14 (special) (5 January 2024)

• Parliament Matters Explains: How does Parliament make laws? Episode 13 (bonus) (2 January 2024)

• Michael Crick & Tomorrow’s MPs: The latest news on parliamentary candidate selections Episode 12 (special) (29 December 2023)

• Parliament Matters Explains: What do MPs actually do? Episode 11 (bonus) (27 December 2023)

• Is Parliament a decaying organism? Lord Lisvane on our crumbling constitution Episode 10 (22 December 2023)

• ‘These guys like to be written about’: The art of parliamentary sketchwriting, with Rob Hutton Episode 9 (18 December 2023)

• High drama or damp squib?… And what’s happening with pairing? Episode 8 (15 December 2023)

• Westenders: The battle for the heart and soul of the Conservative Party Episode 7 (8 December 2023)

• Legislative bodging: No way to run a chip shop! Episode 6 (1 December 2023)

• Parliament’s ‘Wastefinder General’ on the ‘Big Nasties’ Episode 5 (24 November 2023)

• Total reshuffle, emergency legislation and Parliament’s ‘Golden Ticket’ Episode 4 (17 November 2023)

• Urgent Questions #1 Episode 3 (13 November 2023)

• All change on the Committee corridor and regulating the conduct and standards of MPs Episode 2 (12 November 2023)

• The King’s Speech, State Opening and the 1922 Committee Episode 1 (10 November 2023)

• Introducing: Parliament Matters - The Hansard Society's new podcast about the institution at the heart of our democracy Trailer (3 November 2023)