Committee Corridor

NATO needs to come up with a solution which deals with the current threat from Russia and has the potential to defend and reinforce its Eastern flank, urge committee chairs from Latvia and Estonia. Rihards Kols, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament, and Marko Mihkelson, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament, join host Tom Tugendhat MP to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of the Baltic states. They’re joined by Tobias Ellwood MP, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee, who talks about the “huge wake-up” the invasion of Ukraine is for European security. Find out more about the Foreign Affairs Committee on their website. We want to learn more about our audience and why you listen to the Committee Corridor podcast. ⁠Tell us what you think via our feedback form⁠. 

Author and investigative journalist Oliver Bullough joins host Tom Tugendhat MP to discuss ‘dirty money’, the illicit wealth stolen by kleptocrats and criminals which is then laundered and invested in the UK. They consider whether the UK Government has done enough to tackle money laundering, illicit finance and the organised crime which the money enables. In the second part of the episode, fellow parliamentarians Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Kevin Hollinrake, Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton and a member of the Treasury Committee, discuss how the laundering of ‘dirty money’ in the UK affects individuals and how the war in Ukraine has had a clear impact on political will to action change. Read the Foreign Affairs Committee's report, 'The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine'. We want to learn more about our audience and why you listen to the Committee Corridor podcast. ⁠Tell us what you think via our feedback form⁠. 

In the third episode of Committee Corridor, host and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) speaks with Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, about the dangers to democracy in Taiwan, how the situation has changed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the potential global economic impacts of a Chinese attack on Taiwan. In the second part of the episode, fellow parliamentarians Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones), the Labour MP for Bristol North West and Chairs of the House of Commons’ Business Committee, and Lord Stirrup, former Chief of the Defence Staff, cross-bench Member of the House of Lords and member of the Lords’ International Relations and Defence Committee, Tom Tugendhat MP to consider the implications for the UK and wider world. Find out more about the Foreign Affairs Committee on their website. We want to learn more about our audience and why you listen to the Committee Corridor podcast. ⁠Tell us what you think via our feedback form⁠. 

On this episode of Committee Corridor host and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) examines the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, and will be discussing how the Government engages with the country now and going forward. How has the situation changed since the withdrawal of British and American forces in the summer of 2021? How should we respond to the Taliban’s takeover of the country and the resulting humanitarian crisis? And what does it mean for our security in the UK? Tom is joined by Michael Semple, who served as deputy to the European Union special representative for Afghanistan and has incredible expertise on the country. He’s currently a professor at Queen's University in Belfast. Michael gave evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee as part of their inquiry into Government policy on Afghanistan in October 2021. Also on the podcast is Sarah Champion (@SarahChampionMP) Labour MP for Rotherham & Chair of the International Development Select Committee and Royston Smith (@Royston_Smith) MP for Southampton Itchen and member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Read the Foreign Affairs Committee's report, 'Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan'. We want to learn more about our audience and why you listen to the Committee Corridor podcast. ⁠Tell us what you think via our feedback form⁠. 

In the first episode, Tom Tugendhat MP, Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks with Fiona Hill, the former Senior Director for Europe & Russia at the United States National Security Council and fellow committee members SNP’s Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP and Conservative Alicia Kearns MP. Together, they consider the impact of the war in Ukraine, ranging from the complex character of Vladimir Putin to how to hold together the West’s response to the war. The Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) launched an inquiry into the situation in Ukraine. It is examining the situation on the ground, and how the UK can work with Ukraine and other allies and partners to respond. You can learn more about this inquiry and the Foreign Affairs Committee by visiting: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6470/the-situation-in-ukraine-and-the-uks-response/ We want to learn more about our audience and why you listen to the Committee Corridor podcast. ⁠Tell us what you think via our feedback form⁠. 

Brought to you by the House of Commons, Committee Corridor is a brand new podcast featuring Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum speaking with experts on the most pressing political, social and economic matters facing the UK today. Tune in from the 12th of May for the first episode and gain deeper knowledge of the issues that the cross-party select committees are considering. New episodes out fortnightly.