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101

Q&A: What's Starmer achieved as PM? Plus which MP should take a lie detector test?

102

Will Rachel Reeves’ spending spree pay off? And will her Farage jokes backfire?

103

Q&A: Trump vs Musk - who will come out on top?

104

The Trump-Musk bromance IMPLODES - is the President in trouble?

105

Trump's Ukraine Envoy on whether US will give up on peace, inside a Putin phone call, and dealing with Trump's character

106

Are Robert Jenrick’s video stunts clever or harmful? Plus Rachel Reeves’ next spending challenge

107

Meeting the MAGA media at the White House, Musk's farewell & the TACO trend irking Trump

108

Exclusive: Simon Case on why China's Taiwan intent is an enormous threat to the UK

109

Q&A: Do we have 'Farage Derangement Syndrome'? Plus the team reveal their most awkward interviews

110

How worried should Labour be by Reform's 'joke' policies? And could Robert Peston be a spy?!

111

The shocking inside story of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the 'Wildest Battle for the White House'

112

Q&A: How will Reform handle power? Plus Peston's final questions for Anushka

113

Why Starmer's been walked into a winter fuel 'disaster'

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'The Residence' author on Melania Trump's vanishing act. Plus, the questions over Joe Biden's cancer and a seashell controversy

115

Q&A: Will Keir Starmer sack Rachel Reeves?

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Why Starmer’s immigration comments are a 'catastophe' for Labour

117

Robert Moore on his new Donald Trump documentary. PLUS America First vs the First American Pope and is Air Force One getting upgraded?

118

Q&A: Would pro-Trump Farage turn the UK into a 'Little America'? Your key questions on Reform answered

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Peston: Why the US-UK tariff deal REALLY matters

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How far can Nigel Farage and Reform rise?

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Q&A: When was America greatest? And is it safe for LGBT+ people to visit the US?

122

Local Elections Analysis: Too much too soon for Reform?

123

Are the tech bros backing Trump to avoid jail?! Peston shares a source’s WILD claim - Plus the impact of Carney’s win and Kneecap's 'threat'

124

100 days of Donald Trump 2.0 and what does a baseball cap REALLY tell us about the future?

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Which party leader is under the most pressure? And what colour can't you wear in TV news?

126

How Trump's tariffs mess boosts Putin, the new gender politics and inside Robert Jenrick's WhatsApp group

127

Q&A: Should Trump be sharing AI content? And what's it like on Air Force One?

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The next test for Farage and Reform - plus has Grant Shapps earned his knighthood?

129

Why Trump faces recession or worse - and how the UK can profit from it

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Will Donald Trump 'Make China Great Again'?

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Why is 10 Downing Street's door painted black? Are Labour now just Tories 2.0?

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer addresses his AWKWARD past comments on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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Why Donald Trump's tariffs are winning him some friends - but could push him and Elon Musk apart

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Peston analyses Trump’s tariffs, why Number 10’s ‘euphoria’ will be short-lived and where the trade wars go next

135

Why is Badenoch repeating a false Adolescence conspiracy? Can the world bully Trump on tariffs? Plus how power has changed Rachel Reeves

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Trump turns on Putin, tariff 'Liberation Day' looms, Trump talks up a THIRD term, and Musk's $1m Wisconsin voter payments

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Should expenses be scrapped for MPs after their pay rise? And what role could Donald Trump's sons play in a MAGA dynasty?

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Spring Statement ‘fiction’, how far the UK is conceding to Trump on tariffs and trade, and do 'mediocre' MPs deserve their pay rise?

139

Canada versus USA, outrage at Trump envoy’s Putin love-in and the painting that has made Donald RAGE!

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Q&A: Could Trump call off elections? Could Badenoch EVER be PM? Which leader was a nightmare to interview?

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Why Trump has rocked Starmer’s confidence

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Donald Trump vs the law - AGAIN. Plus is Elon Musk giving Tesla owners buyer's remorse?

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Q&A: How far could Trump go before Starmer criticises him?

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How can the UK combat Trump’s tariffs? Plus Anushka’s Tesla confession

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Fifty days of Donald Trump 2.0, presidential 'swagger' and Top Gun diplomacy

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How Trump’s new world order changes EVERYTHING

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What Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office row means for Ukraine and Europe

148

THAT Trump Gaza video - and is Starmer serving America or Britain? Plus how politicians go viral on TikTok

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How will Trump deal with Starmer and a split Europe?

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Donald Trump turns on Zelenskyy - so what will Keir Starmer do next?

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Are Trump, Putin and Xi carving up the world? Plus Donald at Daytona and Hygge's Hollywood ambition

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PM exclusive! Keir Starmer talks Trump, Ukraine and more with Peston

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Westminster’s WhatsApp weakness and why is Kemi Badenoch ignoring Peston?

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The odd duck, the conspiracy theorist and the ‘Thomas Cromwell’ inside Donald Trump’s 'royal court'

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Coming to you on Monday… Talking Politics USA

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Will Starmer defy 'mafia boss' Trump? Plus Peston's voice coach revelation

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Why we need to talk about immigration - plus Tom’s question which caused outrage

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What Trump has that Starmer needs, Southport lessons, the Prince Harry vs The Sun fallout, and why Ed Miliband's 'incandescent'

159

Did Badenoch miss an open goal at PMQs, and is it time she changed her strategy?

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Should there be a national inquiry into grooming gangs and why is Musk interfering in UK politics?

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Reflections on a whirlwind year, and predictions for 2025

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Starmer's 'honesty problem': Unforced error, or long-term strategy?

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Can Starmer find a solution to Reform's surge in the polls? And will the UK show leadership in Syria?

164

Could Elon Musk really give Nigel Farage's Reform UK $100 million?

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Will MPs vote for assisted dying? And how much longer can Labour keep blaming things on the Tories?

166

Fears of World War Three, the farming fallout and this week's 'not quite' PMQs

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'The most pathetic PMQs' - and is Starmer vulnerable to what brought down the Democrats?

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Kemi vs Keir: Should the PM apologise for earlier comments on Trump?

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BUDGET SPECIAL: Did Labour bottle it, and will they have to come back for more?

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Starmer's Trump problem, brewing budget rows, and the one politician you shouldn't underestimate

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Budget takes shape, a lively disagreement on Taylor Swift, and is Starmer too 'weird' on camera?

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The life, death and legacy of Alex Salmond

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Bonus episode: Cleverly knocked out, as the race to replace Rishi is whittled down to two

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Has Starmer finally put all the drama behind him... or is his Chancellor about to break an election promise?

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Boris Johnson on Brexit, Covid, and regrets over Partygate apologies

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What does the next Conservative leader need to do to regain power?

177

Why the upcoming budget could be the UK's most important since the 1970s

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Robert exclusively reveals Starmer's free Arsenal hospitality box, plus what does the PM want from his EU 'reset'?

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What has the Harris campaign learned from Keir Starmer? And has Labour botched its winter fuel announcement?

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The Grenfell report, repairing the British state, and whether our politicians really get it yet

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How did Starmer fare in his first PMQs as Prime Minister?

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After 14 years of waiting what laws did Labour prioritise in the King's Speech?

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The government changes, but the problems stay the same

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The 'Starmer Tsunami', what now for the country?

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Was this the ‘most maddening and absurd election campaign’ so far?

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Postal vote delays and can a Prime Minister have a work–life balance?

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French Elections: How should you deal with a far-right neighbour?

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Racism, Reform and the Prime Minister's anger

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A week to polling day - who do you trust to end the doctors' strikes?

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Will the real Keir Starmer please stand up?

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What does the latest twist in the Tory gambling saga mean and why is 2024 the TikTok election?

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A withering economic assessment of the parties' manifestos plus what to expect from the last full week of campaigning

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Place your bets: Will gambling-gate plague the PM all the way to polling day?

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The Conservative betting scandal, and what would Martin Lewis tell the next Chancellor?

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Is there any path to Scottish independence - and why are billionaires batting for Labour?

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Will Labour be less cautious if they get elected?

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Could Nigel Farage be Prime Minister in five years’ time?

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How accurate is Nigel Farage's claim that he is now "leader of the opposition"?

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Is Labour's 'safety first' manifesto ambitious enough?

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Another Sunak slip-up, a change in Tory tactics and why Wordle is the light relief we all need...