What chance a pre-Christmas general election? And what appetite is there for going to the polls among the parties and the public? Adam Boulton and guests discuss another significant week in Parliament as Boris Johnson's 'do or die' pledge to leave the EU by 31st October looks increasingly unlikely. Is a general election the solution to Brexit? What WILL happen on 31st October is the Speaker John Bercow will stand down and the panel will assess the candidates in the running to succeed him. Joining Adam this week are the trade unionist Eddie Dempsey, the authour of 'Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain' Dr Lisa McKenzie and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.

After a deal was finally struck between the UK and the EU, the focus moves from the agreement to the arithmetic as Boris Johnson tries to sell his Brexit plan to MPs. The DUP and every opposition party are planning to vote against it in the Commons on what commentators are referring to as Super Saturday. Joining Adam Boulton to discuss the vote, the new deal and the future of Northern Ireland are The Times' Brussels correspondent Bruno Waterfield, columnist on the Irish News Allison Morris and Sky's political correspondent Tom Rayner.

Next week there's a Queen's speech, a crucial EU summit and MPs will meet for a rare Saturday sitting in Parliament. What is going to happen? Adam Boulton is joined by Sky’s political correspondent Kate McCann, Times columnist Matthew Parris and author and academic Joanna Williams.

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the Prime Minister's new 'take it or leave it' Brexit offer to the EU, its potential impact on Northern Ireland and the likelihood of it being accepted. They'll also reflect on this week's Conservative Party conference at which a number of new policy announcements were made away from the Brexit battlefield. And they'll name their rising star from the gathering in Manchester. Joining Adam this week are The Times columnist Melanie Phillips, the editor of politics.co.uk Ian Dunt and Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates.

Adam Boulton and guests examine the bombshell announcement in the Supreme Court and the subsequent ill-tempered fall out in the House of Commons as Boris Johnson clings to his authority. The panel discuss accusations that Number Ten is orchestrating a People versus Parliament narrative ahead of what seems like an inevitable general election. There are also reflections on the policy announcements at Labour's curtailed party conference in Brighton and a look ahead to the Conservative gathering in Manchester. Joining Adam this week are are the Trade Unionist and columnist at UnHerd Paul Embery, The Times' columnist Jenni Russell and Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen.

An eventful week in British politics has been dominated by proceedings at the Supreme Court where judges have been listening to arguments over whether the Prime Minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament. Adam Boulton and guests discuss the hearing and its potential consequences, there's a look ahead to the Labour conference in Brighton and reflections on the Lib Dem gathering Bournemouth where Jo Swinson came out in favour of scrapping Brexit altogether in the event of her becoming Prime Minister. Joining Adam this week are the director of the Demos think tank - and former Special Adviser to Nick Clegg - Polly Mackenzie, the General Secretary of Labour Leave Brendan Chilton and Sky's political reporter Rob Powell.

Boris Johnson has quickly found out it's tough at the top. This week, the Prime Minister has lost more votes in the House of Commons, lost a legal challenge in the Scottish courts and been accused of misleading the Queen over the prorogation of Parliament. It's tough at the top of Labour too as Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson argue over their positions on whether a general election should come before or after a potential second referendum on Brexit. Adam Boulton and guests assess the problems and the divisions for both leaders and, as party conference season approaches, they look ahead to the Liberal Democrats gathering in Bournemouth. Joining Adam this week are the Brexit Party's Claire Fox and the co-founder of Novarra Media Aaron Bastani.

This week, Boris Johnson has lost his majority, lost control of parliament, lost a vote over a no-deal Brexit and lost an attempt to call a general election. 21 MPs lost the Conservative whip after defying the Prime Minister while Mr Johnson's brother quit as an MP. All this in the first three days after the summer recess. These are not normal times in Westminster and what happens next is anyone's guess. Joining Adam Boulton to help make sense of it all are the Conservative writer Tim Montgomerie, James Meadway who's a former adviser to Labour's John McDonnell and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.

Recess? What recess? Before MPs have set foot back in Westminster, the Prime Minister is being accused of being undemocratic by suspending Parliament ahead of a Queen's Speech in October. A "constitutional outrage" says the Speaker John Bercow. Not so says Boris Johnson who says he wants to move ahead with a new programme for government and NOT thwart debates on Brexit as the 31st October deadline looms with no deal in place. All this as election fever gathers momentum following a summer of punter-friendly policy announcements. Plenty to discuss ahead of the new term as Adam Boulton is joined by The Guardian columnist Zoe Williams and The Mail on Sunday's Peter Hitchens.

At the end of a seminal week in politics, we discuss whether Boris Johnson's appointment as prime minister will lead to a boost in Conservative support - as even columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is getting swept up in the excitement. She joins Adam Boulton and his other guests Henry Newton from the Open Europe think tank, Sky political correspondent Rob Powell and the head of Sky Data Harry Carr.