
Ben Wright
@BBCBenWright
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BBC Political Correspondent and presenter of the Westminster Hour on Radio 4. Author of Order, Order! A history of politics and booze.
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Joined December 2010
Looking forward to BBC R4 Westminster Hour at 10pm with @BBCBenWright and fellow panellists @Samfr, @dan_tomlinson_ & @mimsdavies Farming protests, US shift of policy on Ukraine & missiles, Xi at the G20 & public sector service reform on the agenda tonight
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Thanks to @LOS_Fisher, @robfordmancs, @SeemaMalhotra1 and @AnthonyBrowneMP for kicking off our election coverage. Also @DehennaDavison reflecting on life as an MP and great having @mariannaspring join us too.
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A lively one this. Thanks to my guests @LOS_Fisher @redditchrachel @GwynneMP & @carla_denyer. Plus @robfordmancs on local elections and @youngvulgarian reviewing France’s first PMQs..
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Your look ahead to the political week with @vickyford @karinsmyth @Samfr and @HugoGye. I also look back to the 1992 election and explore the future of universities with Chris Patten @UniofOxford
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Lovely to chat to @BBCBenWright about my experience of trying for a Parliamentary selection. Hear our interview on tonight's Westminster Hour on @BBCRadio4, from 10pm. Featuring @ConorBurnsUK
@LadyBasildon @jillongovt
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I join my colleagues in urging you to do what you can to help support our wonderful friend Susan Rae. She is suffering from the cruellest of diseases, one which affects far too many people we love. #earlyonsetalzheimers
Most of us @BBCRadio3 fell under the spell of Susan Rae, her warm voice, gentle humour & lovely presence on air, a friend to us all. If you’ve wondered where she’s gone, her sons have news. Do help if you can.
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Coming up live on @BBCRadio4 #weekinwestminster with @BBCBenWright @gabyhinsliff and Tim Stanley on this week’s, er, upheavals
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Tory MPs are shocked, relieved and scheming. Here’s a flavour of the mood during another extraordinary afternoon at Westminster @BBCSounds @BBCRadio4 @BBCPM
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The PM's resignation - the reaction of Tory MPs on an extraordinary day at Westminster.
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Good to hear from @cath_haddon explaining the dramatic impact of this week’s events on government with @GeorgeWParker @BBCBenWright and @FraserNelson
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Ben Wright and guests reflect on a momentous week in Westminster.
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Still some free tickets available for this Friday’s Any Questions? in Wakefield. We’ll be live from the Cathedral on @BBCRadio4 at 8 in the evening. A cracking panel so do come along if you’re nearby #bbcaq @BBCPolitics @BBCLeeds
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Penny Mordaunt appears at start of Tory hustings in Exeter to say she’s backing Liz Truss
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I’m hearing a lot of whittle and whittling. Is there another word that could help out? #LeadershipContest
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Thanks to @IsabelHardman @steverichards14 and @GoodwinMJ for their stellar take on a rollercoaster week in Westminster. Hear them here + Lord Evans from @PublicStandards
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Ben Wright and guests reflect on a dramatic week in Westminster.
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🎙️Tune into a live edition of #TheWeekinWestminster on @BBCRadio4 at 11am - reflecting on a momentous week: @BBCBenWright will be joined by @IsabelHardman @steverichards14 and @GoodwinMJ
#BorisJohnson #LeadershipContest
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LISTEN to @NadineDorries tell @BBCBenWright that a campaign against the PM is being led by one or two Tory MPs motivated by personal ambition
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Apologies - Ukraine was explicitly mentioned by Narendra Modi in his statement alongside Boris Johnson. The Indian PM said ‘we emphasised an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the use of dialogue and diplomacy for resolving the issue’. No mention of Russia though.
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Here in Delhi, PM Modi says India and UK will try and seal an FTA by end of year. Also says diplomacy best way to end conflicts but no mention of Ukraine. No questions allowed from press either. Modi doesn’t do press conferences.
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Today’s #BH @BBCRadio4 featuring an interview with UK Ambassador to Washington @KarenPierceUK , Cuban Missile Crisis echoes and Steve Rosenberg’s latest piano composition, ‘Isolation’…
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The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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Whipped: Why MPs are getting out of line - my documentary with @BBCBenWright this evening at 8pm on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds
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BBC correspondent Ben Wright examines whether the traditional system of disciplining MPs is breaking down.
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