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Radio 4,19 Apr 2026,59 mins

Understanding next month's election in Scotland

Westminster Hour

Available for 28 days

Ben Wright's guests are Labour backbencher Laura Kyrke-Smith; senior Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin; and Kirsty Blackman from the SNP. They discuss Sir Keir Starmer's statement to the Commons on Peter Mandelson's vetting and the significance of the latest developments in the controversy over Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador. Ben reports from Hamilton on the mood of voters ahead of the Scottish election. And the panel debat a potential ban on social media for under-16s. James Heale - deputy political editor of The Spectator - brings additional insight and analysis.

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