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Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 12:04 GMT 13:04 UK
Wednesday April 19th
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Keith Vaz
We want to make sure that we have a definitive account as to how our political parties are funded.

This inquiry is not about finding out who was responsible for what's happened over the last few weeks.

It's about getting a robust, defensible system that will mean people can feel that when they give money to the political parties, no-one is going to make allegations that it's being misused.

Keith Vaz MP

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1130 Eddie Mair joins Jenny and welcomes our guests for the show, Old Labour stalwart Gwyneth Dunwoody, and the New Conservative MP Nick Herbert.

1136 The Great British Summer is almost here. Really. And that can mean just one thing - cricket. But, as Giles has been finding out, the playing fields of england could be the latest casualty of water shortages in the south east.

1139 Later today, the Lord Chancellor will face questions from MPs about the cash-for-peerages affair. It's the start of yet another inquiry - there are five altogether - into whether the political parties have been selling honours and peerages in return for party funding. Just over a week ago, a list of new peers was announced with none of the controversial party funders making it onto the list. The government hoped that might have calmed the situation down - but Jenny looks at whether there are still more threads to this story.

1141 Jenny asks MP Norman Lamb about the scandal.

1143 Eddie welcomes into the conversation Keith Vaz, one of the Labour MPs who sits on the select committee.

1151 If you've been invited to the Queen's eightieth birthday party and you're searching for that oh-so-difficult present for the woman who has everything, never fear: we've taken care of it for you. All you have to do is try your hand at winning a Daily Politics mug by taking part in our Guess The Year competition.

1153 With a couple of minutes 'til Prime Minister's Questions, we're joined by Ed The Bookie and the BBC's Political Editor Nick Robinson.

1200 We cross the road to the Commons and hand over to our commentator, Robert Orchard.

1227 Eddie and Jenny discuss PMQs with Nick Robinson and our guests.

1234 We put you out of your misery and give you the answer to Guess The Year.

1235 It's been three months since the Government launched a crackdown on anti-social behaviour on our streets - and an end to spitting at old ladies, graffiti and petty vandalism. Instead, ministers proposed a new parenting academy and tougher sanctions for persistent offenders. But has the "get respect give respect" action plan begun to work? We asked youth and community worker Shaun Bailey to tell us what he thinks the government should be doing.

1244 We return to Giles on the his Kent cricket ground.

1249 We look at Tony Blair's humble address to honour the Queen's birthday.

1257 Your questions and emails for Gwyneth and Nick.

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