10/12/2022

The Guardian's Political Editor Pippa Crerar looks back on events in Westminster this week. She is joined by the former Cabinet Minister, Conservative MP Kit Malthouse, and the outgoing General Secretary of the TUC, Frances O'Grady, to discuss the Government's response to the increasing number of strikes from nurses and paramedics to the ongoing dispute on the railways. The SNP's Dr Philippa Whitford MP and David Clegg, editor of The Courier in Dundee, consider the new leader of the SNP group at Westminster, Stephen Flynn, and what impact he will have on the party's prospects. A number of MPs and peers attempted SATs tests in Westminster this week. Among them were the Conservative chair of the Education Select Committee, Robin Walker MP, and Labour's Baroness Christine Blower, a former General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers. They discuss whether or not the tests are in need of reform. Finally, the Conservative MP Duncan Baker reflects on his family's experience in hosting a Ukrainian mother and son and whether the Homes for Ukraine scheme should continue. Editor: Peter Snowdon