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Why Parliament Works

Why Parliament Works

22 episodes

In conversation with academics and Westminster insiders, Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg MP explores some of the less understood aspects of the UK’s parliamentary democracy and how our constitution delivers for voters.

Podcasts

Parliament and Government: Talitha Rowland on developing the legislative programme

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 7:50 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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Civil Service Live: Jacob Rees-Mogg on why Parliament matters to civil servants

Published: July 7, 2021, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 32 seconds

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S2 E14: Daniel Hannan interviews Jacob Rees-Mogg on Brexit

Published: May 9, 2021, 11:23 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds

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S2 E13: Eleanor Laing on Commons rhetoric

Published: May 4, 2021, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes

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S2 E12: Victoria Atkins on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021

Published: April 29, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds

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S2 E11: Caroline Shenton on the Palace of Westminster

Published: April 20, 2021, 9:16 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds

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S2 E10: Natalie Evans on leading the House of Lords

Published: April 6, 2021, 8:35 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 17 seconds

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S2 E9: Catherine McKinnell on 21st century petitioning

Published: March 30, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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S2 E8: Carolyn Harris on campaigning for constituents

Published: March 24, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 56 seconds

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S2 E7: Gwilym Dodd on medieval petitioning

Published: March 16, 2021, 6:11 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

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S2 E6: William Hague on parliamentary handling

Published: March 9, 2021, 11:22 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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S2 E5: Vernon Bogdanor on parliamentary sovereignty

Published: March 3, 2021, 5:39 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 41 seconds

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S2 E4: Hannes Kleineke on Sir John Fortescue's dominium politicum et regale

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 7:59 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 41 seconds

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S2 E3: George Young on the usual channels

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 7:57 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 51 seconds

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S2 E2: Sophie Ambler on Magna Carta, Simon de Montfort and the Statute Concerning Tallage

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 10:52 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 41 seconds

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S2 E1: Jacob Rees-Mogg on democracy's dark matter

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds

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Bonus episode 3: Jacob Rees-Mogg reads Erskine May

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds

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S1 E10: Erskine May

Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 7:18 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 46 seconds

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Bonus episode 2: Jacob Rees-Mogg meets the Scouts

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 6:28 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 59 seconds

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S1 E9: MR SPEAKER - Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 10:07 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 31 seconds

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Bonus episode 1: Jacob Rees-Mogg meets Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh UK

Published: Nov. 16, 2020, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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S1 E8: Shannon O'Connell and Lana Prlic MP

Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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S1 E7: Jim Shannon MP

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 5:40 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds

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S1 E6: Robert Rogers, Lord Lisvane

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 4:57 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds

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S1 E5: Elizabeth Gardiner QC (Hon)

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds

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S1 E4: Chloe Smith MP

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 6:48 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

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S1 E3: Lord Norton of Louth

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 6:39 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds

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S1 E2: Natascha Engel

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 29 seconds

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S1 E1: Prof Vernon Bogdanor

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 51 seconds

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Trailer - Ep 1 Preview

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 10:31 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds

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