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The Assisted Dying bill is being debated in Parliament today, exploring issues from safeguards to coercion. Charlie Dewhirst, Conservative MP who previously abstained and is now against, and Beccy Cooper, doctor turned Labour MP in support, tell #BBCWato their thoughts.

'Do you see this as a betrayal of Brexit?' Sarah Montague asks David Frost, the UK’s Chief Brexit negotiator under the Johnson government, who says the UK-EU deal shifts the country back to 'being a rule-taker'. #BBCWato

"Is it a big panic for the BBC? I’m not sure it is.” Pat Nevin, former footballer and Five Live pundit, tells Sarah Montague that Gary Lineker’s tweets put the BBC ‘in a difficult position’, and that he thought the presenter would leave ‘sooner rather than later.’ #BBCWato

The government predict £9bn a year will be gained by the UK-EU deal. Baroness Catherine Ashton, Labour peer and EU foreign policy chief 2009-14, says this will help ‘bring back’ the £100bn lost per year, according to the OBR, in the ‘lost decade’ since Brexit. #BBCWato

Is the government’s new deal a step closer towards the EU? @Sarah_montague asks Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who says the recent deals with the US and EU proves the UK does not need to choose between them. #BBCWato

“We need to see immediate change.” Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, says Israel’s actions are ‘wrong and should stop’. #BBCWato

In a policy U-turn, the Prime Minister wants more pensioners to be eligible for winter fuel payments. Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant, tells #BBCWato Labour must ‘work out the most cost-effective way of getting the largest amount of money to the people who most need it.’

Are you addicted to your phone? Professor Kaityln Regehr, author of new book ‘Smartphone Nation: Why We’re All Addicted to Screens and What You Can Do About It’ tells Sarah Montague her top tips for reducing our screen time. #BBCWato

"That, to me, is not the way I was brought up to be as a Jew." Former Middle East envoy Lord Levy warns that the UK government may have no choice but to take action against Israel if the war in Gaza continues. #BBCWato

Suspended sentences and early release may ease the crisis in prisons, but does it push it on to the probation service? Martin Jones, chief inspector of probation, says probation officers need to spend 'more time with people on probation’ but technology can be helpful. #BBCWato

Could chemical castration be made mandatory? Sarah Montague asks Prof Don Grubin, a consultant to the NHS England Medical Management of Sexual Arousal programme, after the Justice Secretary extends a voluntary trial to 20 prisons in England. #BBCWato

"Nothing is off the table in terms of reducing reoffending and keeping the public safe." Sarah Montague asks Alex Davies-Jones, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims at the Ministry of Justice, about exploring the use of mandatory chemical castration. #BBCWato

Can anyone ignore the bond markets? This week on Figuring It Out, Sarah Montague and Evan Davis chat bonds, debt and why it matters as they work out what impact President Trump’s new spending bill will have. #BBCWato

"Was it deliberate to allow it to go up to nearly a million?" Sarah Montague asks former Conservative Home Secretary James Cleverly about the previous government's track record on immigration, as net migration almost halved in 2024. #BBCWato

How would Reform UK pay for their policies? Economist Stuart Adam from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says there could be 'significant cuts to the quality or quantity of public service' to deliver changes Nigel Farage has proposed. #BBCWato

“It’s not the Treasury’s job to make the decision…this is about politics.” Tim Leunig, economic advisor to Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid when they served as Chancellor, explains the role of the Treasury in a spending review. #BBCWato

The Trump Administration has appealed against a court ruling which blocked the President's flagship policy of sweeping import tariffs. Former UK chief trade negotiation adviser Sir Crawford Falconer says tariff removals would put US trade partners in a 'much stronger position'.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is set to get a bonus of over €100m in potentially one of the biggest pay-outs in European corporate history. Michael Corcoran, former head of social media at Ryanair, tells #BBCWato what made O'Leary such a successful businessman.

“I think it’s very important that consumers are able to get redress.” When things go wrong at the vets, is the complaints system fit for purpose? Linda Belton, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, explains that gaps in regulation may be to blame. #BBCWato