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Why Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have both left the country

Monday, October 27, 2025 • Duration 20:50

A bruising weekend for Keir Starmer: Labour loses its stronghold Caerphilly seat to Plaid Cymru in a by-election and faces fallout from the mistaken release and chaotic recapture of a convicted sex offender.

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack what went wrong, as a damning report on the asylum system slams the Home Office.

Plus, Lucy Powell makes her debut as Labour’s new deputy leader Chancellor Rachel Reeves has left the country to try to push through a Gulf trade deal. Will she be successful?

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Liz Truss tells Anne that Kemi is captured by the "blob"

Thursday, October 23, 2025 • Duration 21:45

Could ‘Maga-fication’ change the course of British politics?

Anne has been speaking to former Conservative Prime Minister, Liz Truss, who outlines several perceived problems in the country – from lack of growth to higher taxes.

The duo also discuss her comments about what the Tories really stands for and the threat from Reform UK as the party grapples for prominence in the polls.

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Kemi Badenoch speech: Not dead yet

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 • Duration 19:31

Sam and Anne break down Kemi Badenoch’s speech to the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

The duo consider:

Did she do enough to dampen the threat of a leadership challenge?
Will her big headline announcement – to abolish stamp duty – cut through with the voters?
Why did she attack some political opponents but not others?

Plus, Sam and Anne briefly reflect on the conference season before MPs return to Westminster next week.

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Has Starmer played Trump right?

Monday, March 31, 2025 • Duration 21:22

Your morning politics digest with Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy.

Ahead of “liberation day”, when Trump’s new tariffs come into effect, how can and will the UK respond? And what does it mean for Starmer’s broader relationship with the US president?

And as Donald Trump appears to be changing his messaging on Putin, how much credit can the UK take? And what does it all ultimately mean for a Ukrainian peace deal?

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Trump undermines Rachel Reeves' big day

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • Duration 22:08

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy debrief on Rachel Reeves's spring statement - with the added twist of Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on all imported cars.

The chancellor has planned to get her fiscal headroom back to £9.9bn with warnings that her buffer looks too small against global events - and, right on cue, the US president has upped his trade war.

So is the economy stuck in a "doom loop" or is there a narrative that things could still "go okay" for Labour? Sam and Anne also discuss the re-emerging rumour that the prime minister is on the lookout for a senior economics adviser - and if the Labour rebellion gets bigger and louder with those harsher welfare cuts.

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Spring statement: Reeves' eleventh hour blackhole

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 • Duration 19:52

It's spring statement day – a bigger day than the Treasury probably ever wanted it to be – but definitely not a budget.

With Chancellor Rachel Reeves on course to break her own fiscal rules, she'll lay out how she intends to find billions of pounds of extra savings. At the eleventh hour, it looks like welfare cuts will be tougher than first thought – with a hit on Universal Credit.

Sam and Anne outline what the calculations are likely to be and how the chancellor will handle the day. And beyond today – if there's no glimmer of growth by the end of the year, how would she approach the autumn budget? Could that be where raising taxes is the only option?

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Starmer’s 8 days to convince Trump

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 20:22

Your morning politics digest with Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy.

The countdown to Trump’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’ continues with the UK looking at its options ahead of announcing any trade deal.

Is abolishing Britain’s digital services tax still one of the most likely moves? That’d mean missing out on hundreds of millions from the likes of Meta and Amazon.

Elsewhere, with Rachel Reeves struggling to shake off the story about her Sabrina Carpenter tickets before the Spring statement, there’s another story to trouble the cabinet this morning.

There are reports that Angela Rayner wanted to tag a private safari tour onto an official trip. Does it all matter? Sam and Anne start the morning with a disagreement.

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What's in Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement?

Monday, March 24, 2025 • Duration 20:47

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics.

With two days to go until the Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been fighting off talk that she is taking Britain back to austerity.

Over the weekend she confirmed plans to cut Civil Service running costs by 15% and her statement is expected to unveil further savings.

Reeves could also be on course to break the foundational promise of her Chancellorship - her own fiscal rules. What corrective action is she expected to take? And what else can we expect to hear from the Chancellor on Wednesday?

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Badenoch v Farage: I’m a Celeb slapdown

Thursday, March 20, 2025 • Duration 20:29

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics.

As Kemi Badenoch launches her local election campaign, is Nigel Farage right, would a stint on I’m A Celebrity help the Tories' chances?

And, why Keir Starmer is continuing to market himself as the securocrat PM.

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The Trump-Putin friendship goes on ice

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 • Duration 19:26

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics.

Keir Starmer’s team spend the day trying to work out how the Trump-Putin phone call really went down. Could the UK end up sending more military support to Ukraine before any pause in fighting?

The idea of an ice hockey game apparently came up on the call – Anne has an important history lesson on that.

Around Westminster, it’s PMQs but the Labour charm offensive to convince its backbenchers of its welfare reforms goes on.

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