How To Fix Parliament

<p>Is Parliament broken, and how can we fix it?&nbsp;Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges Chris Bryant joins Patrick Maguire to discuss his experience of abuse in the Commons, whether MP's behaviour is now worse than it's ever been and why MPs should be allowed to call their colleagues 'liars'.</p><br><p>Plus: Columnists Patrick Kidd and Dorothy Byrne discuss&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hospital-waiting-lists-hit-new-record-as-strikes-worsen-nhs-crisis-6wkj5bk66" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">travelling for an operation,</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-signs-deal-for-personal-and-revealing-memoir-ldlfbmjdw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicola Sturgeon's ‘personal and revealing’ memoir&nbsp;</a>and whether your<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/should-your-employer-pay-for-your-lunch-m2xm85vbf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;employer should pay for your lunch?</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>