BBC Political Correspondent and presenter of the Westminster Hour on Radio 4. Author of Order, Order! A history of politics and booze.
Joined December 2010
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Ben Wright retweeted
17 Nov 2024
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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27 May 2024
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. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zm…
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8 Apr 2024
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.. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001y2…
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19 Feb 2024
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 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wh…
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Ben Wright retweeted
29 Mar 2023
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
29 Mar 2023
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. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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Ben Wright retweeted
22 Oct 2022
Coming up live on @BBCRadio4 #weekinwestminster with @BBCBenWright @gabyhinsliff and Tim Stanley on this week’s, er, upheavals
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20 Oct 2022
Tory MPs are shocked, relieved and scheming. Here’s a flavour of the mood during another extraordinary afternoon at Westminster @BBCSounds @BBCRadio4 @BBCPM bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0d8gh…
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Ben Wright retweeted
11 Sep 2022
Good to hear from @cath_haddon explaining the dramatic impact of this week’s events on government with @GeorgeWParker @BBCBenWright and @FraserNelson bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001by…
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3 Aug 2022
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 wakefieldcathedral.churchsui…
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1 Aug 2022
Penny Mordaunt appears at start of Tory hustings in Exeter to say she’s backing Liz Truss
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11 Jul 2022
I’m hearing a lot of whittle and whittling. Is there another word that could help out? #LeadershipContest
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9 Jul 2022
Thanks to @IsabelHardman @steverichards14 and @GoodwinMJ for their stellar take on a rollercoaster week in Westminster. Hear them here Lord Evans from @PublicStandards bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00193…
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Ben Wright retweeted
9 Jul 2022
🎙️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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Ben Wright retweeted
1 Jun 2022
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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22 Apr 2022
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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22 Apr 2022
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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6 Mar 2022
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’… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00153…
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Ben Wright retweeted
28 Feb 2022
Whipped: Why MPs are getting out of line - my documentary with @BBCBenWright this evening at 8pm on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
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