Politics Live
Season 2020
Jo Coburn and a panel of guests discuss the big issues of the day in politics from Westminster and beyond. With Andrew Neil presenting an extended edition on Wednesdays featuring live PMQs.
Where to Watch Season 2020
123 Episodes
- 15/01/2020E8
15/01/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative peer Baroness Blackwood and Conservative MP Damian Collins, Labour's Luke Pollard and Rachel Reeves, and journalists Sarah Vine and Pippa Crerar. They’ll be looking at the government's deal to save the airline Flybe. There will also be a look at the Labour leadership contest and analysis of Prime Minister’s Questions with the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg. After PMQs they’ll be joined by the Lib Dem Layla Moran to look at their leadership contest. - 16/01/2020E9
16/01/2020Andrew Neil is live in Westminster with Conservative peer Lord Finkelstein, Labour leader in the Lords Baroness Smith, the economist Liam Halligan and Emily Ashton, senior political correspondent at BuzzFeed, to discuss the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, the Labour leadership race and the prospects for the Brexit negotiations. - 17/01/2020E10
17/01/2020Jo Coburn is joined by editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson, Guardian political correspondent Kate Proctor, former Conservative special adviser Jason Stein and the chair of Labour students Rania Ramli to discuss the future of HS2, the Labour leadership contest and how to mark the UK's exit from the EU. - 21/01/2020E12
21/01/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with Conservative MP Laura Trott, former Labour MP Caroline Flint, economist Daniel Susskind and Politico journalist Jack Blanchard to discuss world leaders meeting in Davos, the Labour leadership race, plans to ban the smacking of children in Wales and the impact that automation could have on the world of work. - 22/01/2020E13
22/01/2020Jo Coburn is joined by former Conservative cabinet minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Labour’s Liz Kendall, the SNP’s deputy leader at Westminster Kirsty Blackman and commentators from the Spectator and New Statesman for Prime Minister’s Questions, and to discuss immigration and taxing big technology companies. - 23/01/2020E14
23/01/2020Andrew Neil is live in Westminster with Conservative MP Richard Holden, Labour’s shadow Brexit minister Thangam Debbonaire, Melanie Phillips from The Times and the political commentator Steve Richards to discuss the Brexit Bill going through parliament, the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Labour leadership contest and Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in Washington. - 28/01/2020E17
28/01/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Labour MP Sarah Jones, the SNP’s Alyn Smith, the Conservatives' Tobias Ellwood and the Sunday Times’ Caroline Wheeler. They’ll be discussing the expected Huawei decision on 5G and whether the Chinese company will be allowed to provide it. There will also be a look at what the government's new immigration policy might look like and what the legal issues are surrounding facial recognition technology. - 29/01/2020E18
29/01/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with former first secretary of state Damian Green, Labour MP Lucy Powell, Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper, Katy Balls from The Spectator, Stephen Bush from the New Statesman and the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg to discuss the future of the Northern Rail franchise, efforts by universities to increase diversity, Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network, the coronavirus outbreak in China and safety concerns around so-called ‘smart motorways’. - 30/01/2020E19
30/01/2020Andrew Neil is joined by Conservative party vice chair Andrew Bowie MP, Labour peer Lord Falconer, former Conservative special adviser Salma Shah, and the Daily Mirror’s political editor Pippa Crerar to discuss the future of the HS2 rail line, the UK fishing industry after Brexit, and the foreign secretary’s meeting with the US secretary of state. - 31/01/2020E20
31/01/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with Conservative MP Steve Baker, Mairead McGuinness, the vice-president of the European parliament, the economist Miatta Fahnbulleh, the political commentator Tim Montgomerie, Stefanie Bolzen from Die Welt and Chris Hope from the Daily Telegraph to discuss Brexit on the day the UK formally leaves the European Union. - 03/02/2020E21
03/02/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative MP Bim Afolami, new Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, Laura Hughes, political correspondent at the Financial Times, and LBC’s Iain Dale to discuss Sunday’s terror attack in Streatham, the possible shape of an EU-UK trade deal, and diversity at Bafta. - 05/02/2020E23
05/02/2020With live coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions. Jo Coburn is joined by the Commons Home Affairs Committee chair Yvette Cooper, the former chief whip Mark Harper, shadow security Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, SNP treasury spokesperson Alison Thewliss, HuffPost’s Paul Waugh and The Spectator’s Kate Andrews. - 06/02/2020E24
06/02/2020Andrew Neil is joined by former Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, Labour peer Margaret Prosser, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, and the American author Garett Jones to discuss the resignation of Scotland's finance secretary hours before he was due to deliver a Budget, and whether less democracy might make for more effective government. - 10/02/2020E26
10/02/2020Jo Coburn is joined by new Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie, the Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, Darren Grimes from the Institute of Economic Affairs, and Deborah Mattinson from the BritainThinks consultancy to discuss the Irish elections, how the Labour party can recover lost ground, and reports the government may be looking at a mansion tax. - 11/02/2020E27
11/02/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Labour leadership contender Emily Thornberry, the Conservative MP Neil O’Brien, Kate Proctor from the Guardian and the editor of City Am, Christian May. They discuss the government’s decision to continue with HS2 and invest £5bn in buses and cycle routes. There is also a film looking at cladding on flats where owners are now unable to sell their properties. - 12/02/2020E28
12/02/2020With live coverage of PMQs. Jo Coburn is joined by transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris, shadow culture secretary Tracy Brabin, The Sunday Times’ Caroline Wheeler, LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers, Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey. - 24/02/2020E30
24/02/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, the Labour MP Margaret Hodge, Sam Lister from the Daily Express and Rosie Campbell, politics professor at King’s College London, to discuss rumours of a rift between the home secretary and security chiefs, the upcoming Budget, and measures to tackle 'period poverty'. - 27/02/2020E33
27/02/2020Jo Coburn will be joined at 12:15pm by guests including Conservative MP Bim Afolami, the Labour peer Angela Smith, Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times and Helen Lewis, journalist and author. Topics include the government’s stance for Brexit trade talks, coronavirus, Heathrow expansion and rough sleeping. - 02/03/2020E35
02/03/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, Labour MP Fleur Anderson, Christopher Hope from the Daily Telegraph and Kevin Maguire from the Daily Mirror to discuss efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, allegations about the way the home secretary has treated her officials, the government's trade negotiations with the US and the EU and the race to become the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump. - 03/03/2020E36
03/03/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, shadow policing and crime minister Louise Haigh, economist and vice chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Lord O'Neill and Jack Blanchard from Politico. They discuss the government's coronavirus advice and tensions at the Home Office after claims against home secretary Priti Patel. - 05/03/2020E38
05/03/2020Andrew Neil is live in Westminster with Conservative MP Damian Green, Sarah Jones, Labour’s shadow housing minister, The Times columnist Melanie Phillips and Sienna Rodgers, editor of the LabourList website, to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, the collapse of the Flybe airline, the Labour leadership contest, the SNP’s plans for a Scottish immigration system and the future of the BBC. - 10/03/2020E41
10/03/2020Jo Coburn is joined by guests including Conservative MP George Freeman, Labour peer Stewart Wood, SNP MP and deputy leader at Westminster Kirsty Blackman, Telegraph journalist Zoe Strimpel and Danny Watkins, founder and CEO of Market EarlyBird. Topics include the coronavirus outbreak, preparations for the Budget, gender recognition reform and civility in politics. - 13/03/2020E44
13/03/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips, the Sun’s Olivia Utley, the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation Miatta Fahnbulleh and the economist Liam Halligan to discuss the government’s plans to combat the spread of coronavirus and care for people with dementia. - 16/03/2020E45
16/03/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster with the latest on the political response to coronavirus. She is joined by Conservative peer and former health minister James O’Shaughnessy, Labour MP and chair of Parliament’s Committee for Exiting the EU Hilary Benn, Guardian columnist and writer Gaby Hinsliff and the director of the Free Speech Union Inaya Folarin Iman. Dr Chris Smith, a virologist from Cambridge University, will also discuss the science underpinning the UK’s coronavirus strategy. - 17/03/2020E46
17/03/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the conservative MP and chair of the defence select committee Tobias Ellwood and the shadow Brexit minister, Thangam Debbonaire. They discuss the latest announcements from the government on coronavirus and what this is going to mean for people for the next few months. - 03/06/2020
E5503/06/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster for coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions and all the latest political developments. She is joined by guests including Coronavirus Newscast presenter Adam Fleming, select committee chairs Caroline Nokes and Meg Hillier, shadow chief secretary Bridget Phillipson and business minister Nadhim Zahawi. - 22/07/2020E62
22/07/2020Jo Coburn is live in Westminster for coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions and all the latest political developments. She is joined by shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy, former Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, and Home Office minister Chris Philp. - 01/09/2020
E6301/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, Labour peer Lord Blunkett, Professor Karol Sikora, oncologist and professor of medicine at the University of Buckingham Medical School, and Sonia Sodha, chief leader writer at The Observer. They discuss government plans for schools as children start to return. Plus discussion on how the government has performed over the last few months. - 08/09/2020
E6608/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative MP Dehenna Davison, Labour MP Dawn Butler, political editor of Politics Home Kate Proctor, and by author and broadcaster Timandra Harkness. They discuss the rise in coronavirus cases and what the government can do about it. There is also discussion about the state of the parties and how the recently elected Conservative red-wall MPs are faring. - 09/09/2020
E6709/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by foreign minister James Cleverly, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Louise Haigh, Financial Times political editor George Parker and The Spectator’s deputy political editor Katy Balls to discuss new coronavirus restrictions, the latest on the Brexit talks and Prime Minister’s Questions. - 14/09/2020
E6914/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Tory Party deputy chairman Lee Rowley, shadow business minister Lucy Powell, Policy Exchange’s David Goodhart and Demos think tank chief executive Polly Mackenzie to discuss Brexit and the controversial Internal Markets Bill, the new coronavirus restrictions, and low pay. - 15/09/2020
E7015/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Andrew Bowie, the SNP’s Pete Wishart, the Spectator’s economics editor Kate Andrews, and the Daily Mirror’s political editor Pippa Crerar. They look at the latest employment figures and the criticism around the lack of tests available for people with coronavirus symptoms. - 23/09/2020
E7623/09/2020With live coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions, Jo Coburn is joined by business minister Paul Scully, shadow sports minister Alison McGovern, former business secretary Andrea Leadsom, Labour’s Barry Gardiner, SNP deputy leader Kirsten Oswald, LBC presenter Iain Dale and Bloomberg’s Emily Ashton. - Liberal Democrats Leader's Speech Special
E79Liberal Democrats Leader's Speech SpecialJo Coburn is joined by deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper MP, New Statesman political correspondent Ailbhe Rea, and The Times’s Matt Chorley for Sir Ed Davey’s leader’s speech at the Liberal Democrat conference. - 29/09/2020
E8029/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Conservative MP Miriam Cates, Labour’s Chris Bryant, The Telegraph’s Madeline Grant, and Miatta Fahnbulleh from the New Economics Foundation to discuss the prime minister’s announcement on skills and new training budgets. Also, a look at new restrictions in the north east of England. - 30/09/2020
E8130/09/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Laura Trott, the Labour MP Richard Burgon, the chairwoman of Republicans Overseas UK Sarah Elliott, and Mark Landler from The New York Times to discuss last night’s US presidential debate, a potential Tory rebellion over Covid-19 restrictions and Prime Minister’s Questions. - 01/10/2020
E8201/10/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Steve Baker, the Lib Dem's Layla Moran, Richard Walker, the managing director of Iceland shops, and Dame Louise Casey who has worked for the government on social welfare. They discuss the prime minister’s statement on Coronavirus and how the latest Brexit negotiations are progressing. - 05/10/2020
E8305/10/2020Jo Coburn is joined by Commons Brexit committee chairman Hilary Benn, Conservative MP Harriet Baldwin, Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley, The Guardian’s Helen Pidd and Reform think tank director Charlotte Pickles to discuss chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Conservative virtual conference, the latest on Donald Trump’s health and the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. - 06/10/2020
E8406/10/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the international trade secretary Liz Truss, Labour’s Louise Haigh, The Spectator’s Fraser Nelson and Ayesha Hazarika from the Evening Standard. They follow Boris Johnson’s 'virtual' conference speech and look at the announcements around new investment in offshore wind energy. - 07/10/2020
E8507/10/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, former Conservative special adviser Poppy Trowbridge and the political editor of the Liverpool Echo Liam Thorp to discuss potential new Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions. - 08/10/2020
E8608/10/2020Adam Fleming is joined by the Daily Telegraph’s Tim Stanley, Stephen Bush from the New Statesman, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, the former Brexit Party MEP and by Dr Philippa Whitford from the SNP. They’ll be reviewing the Vice Presidential debate in America and also discussing the new restrictions announced for Scotland. - 30/11/2020E111
30/11/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, the mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, the chief executive of the think tank Demos Polly Mackenzie and the Daily Express’s deputy political editor Sam Lister to discuss a potential rebellion over new coronavirus restrictions in England and the future of farming after Brexit. - 01/12/2020E113
01/12/2020Jo Coburn is joined by the vice-chair of the Conservative Party Neil O’Brien MP, shadow digital, culture, media and sport minister Alison McGovern MP, the political editor of The Sunday Times Tim Shipman, and Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff to discuss the prospect of a Brexit trade deal and the parliamentary vote on the latest round of coronavirus restrictions.
