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The Week: Is Labour Ready To Talk About Welfare Reform?

Adam, Chris and guests look ahead to whether the Labour party could back welfare reform?

Today, Chris Mason joins us from the SNP party conference, where the party mood seems, once again, very high.

Adam and Chris are joined by Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, Labour peer and former political advisor, and Times columnist Fraser Nelson to look back at this year鈥檚 conference season to see what it can tell us about where each party stands.

We also discuss whether Labour MPs might be ready to back welfare reform ahead of the review of young people and work conducted by Alan Milburn.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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