Show Notes
Welcome to the first episode of Her Voice in the House, the new podcast that through the eyes and ears of female Peers, will lift the lid on what the House of Lords is really like.
In their own words they will share what it’s like to be a Peer, the issues they’re championing and their views on the role of the upper chamber and it’s place in both the UK and global democracies.
In this first episode, I sit down with Baroness Gabby Bertin, a Conservative peer, on the day her amendments holding the government to account on the Crime and Policing Bill were debated. She discusses why this moment mattered, the impact of her independent review into the regulation of online porn and the next steps in her campaign for its implementation.
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