T/W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/Labour 3/5/2024

today (friday 3rd), 6.15-6.17am, 8.06-8.07am, 1.05-1.06am, 1.28-1.34pm, 5.21-5.22pm, 5.24-5.26pm, 5.29-5.32pm, 5.52-5.53pm, and 6.20-6.23pm, on bbc radio 4

today (presented by nick robinson and amol rajan), world at one (presented by jonny dymond), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“Turkey is gong to suspend all trade with Israel.”

“Labour’s position on the Gaza conflict has led to significant disquiet among some supporters, in particular among Muslim Labour voters.

Oldham Council has slipped from Labour’s grasp, as pro-Palestinian candidates stood as independents; and across the country, constituencies with significant Muslim populations have seen a considerable drop in support for Labour.”

including contributions from …

• clive betts mp

• darren jones mp

• yvette cooper mp

• bbc reporter selen guritz

• journalist ayesha hazarika

• bbc reporter orla guerin

• bbc reporter caroline hawley 

QT: Gaza 14/3/2024

yesterday evening (thursday 14th), 11.07-11.10pm, on bbc 1 tv 

question time (presented by fiona bruce) includes …

“With 12,300 children dead in Gaza, will the government or opposition put any meaningful pressure on Israel to end the slaughter?”

including panellists …

• jonathan reynolds mp

• stephen flynn mp

• melanie phillips

• journalist ayesha hazarika

• lee rowley mp

TMS: Reporting Israel/Gaza 2

this afternoon (wednesday 28th), 4.30-5.00pm (repeated 9.30pm), on bbc radio 4 

reverberations of the israel-gaza war (presented by katie razzall) (in the the media show series) 

“As international broadcasters sign a letter calling for access to Gaza, what impact would that have on how the conflict is reported?”

including discussion with …

• journalist alex crawford

• journalist ayesha hazarika

• journalist tim montgomerie 

• journalist caroline wheeler

• hannah white, institute for government

Today: No Corbyn apology

this morning (wednesday 27th), 6.34-6.35am, 6.48-6.50am, 7.15-7.17am, 8.02-8.03am, and 8.54-9.00am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by nick robinson) includes…

“In his interview with Andrew Neil, the Labour leader declined four times to say sorry, but Nia Griffith who speaks on defence later told a BBC Wales debate the party’s handling of the issue was ‘a shame on us’.”

including contributions from …

• richard burgon mp

• journalist ayesha hazarika  

• journalist michael segalov

(nia griffith’s answer on the bbc radio wales election debate podcast is from 0:53:45 to 0:54:36 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07vt1t9)

QT: Williamson let off

yesterday evening (thursday 27th), 11.29-11.38pm, on bbc 1 tv 

question time (chaired by fiona bruce) includes…

“Is Labour right to readmit Chris Williamson to the party?”

including panellists  …

• comedian ayesha hazarika

• caroline flint mp

• journalist tom newton dunn

• richard walker, managing director of iceland

• liz truss mp

Profile: Luciana Berger

this evening (saturday 23rd), 7.00-7.15pm, on bbc radio 4
luciana berger (presented by becky milligan) (in the profile series)

“MP Luciana Berger resigned from the Labour Party this week to join the newly-formed Independent Group. For years she has been the target of sustained anti-Semitic abuse, and has criticised the Labour Party’s handling of the issue. One of the reasons she gave for leaving the party is that she has come to view it as ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’. Her resignation comes within days of her facing a vote of no-confidence in her Liverpool Wavertree constituency, which was withdrawn after a bitter row.”

including contributions from …
• former assistant eve byrne
• brother alex berger
• school tutor patrick moriarty
• bbc merseyside reporter claire hamilton
• ayesha hazarika, former labour advisor

Twt: Labour MPs quit

yesterday evening (monday 18th), 10.01-10.02pm, and 10.07-10.27pm, on bbc radio 4
the world tonight (presented by razia iqbal) leads with …

“Seven Labour MPS resigned from a party some of them had been in for decades, openly criticised the leader Jeremy Corbyn, and called for a movement to champion a brand new more centrist politics.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter chris mason
• john mcdonnell mp
• len mccluskey of unite
• neil coyle mp
• mike gapes mp
• bbc reporter paul moss
• jacqui burnett, labour councillor, luton
• markus keaney, labour chair, luton south
• journalist stewart carr, luton news
• ayesha hazarika, former labour advisor
• journalist philip collins, former speech-writer for tony blair

Today: Blair against Corbyn

this morning (friday 7th), 6.01-6.02am, 6.33-6.36am, 7.00-7.02am, 8.01-8.03am, 8.10-8.24am, and 8.54-9.00am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by justin webb and nick robinson) leads with …

”The former prime minster Tony Blair says he fears it might not be possible to take back control of the Labour Party from Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters. He says Jeremy Corbyn represents an existential threat to the party.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter norman smith
• bbc reporter chris mason
• tony blair
• chris williamson mp
• lord david blunkett
• tony blair mp
• journalist owen jones
• journalist ayesha hazarika
(see also political thinking podcast with tony blair at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kgv15)