Today, we look at how AI could play a role in this year’s elections around the world.

Is AI threatening democracy? Is it influencing how people vote? To discuss Adam is joined by former global chair of news at Twitter (X) Vivian Schiller, chief executive of Demos Polly Curtis and executive director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge professor Gina Neff.

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Today, we look at the tensions rising across the globe.

Today, we look at a government win in the Commons with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Adam and Chris talk through what this means for Sunak’s flagship policy, who the Tory rebels were, and what the Rwandan president said about the plans.

But what happens now the bill has passed? Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani tells us whether courts will ever allow flights to take off.

Plus, we hear from a listener with a very special piece of political memorabilia. Do you have any political memorabilia you want to share with us? Email [email protected] or send us a Whatsapp 03301239480.

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Today, the two companies at the centre of the Post Office tech scandal were questioned by MPs.

Fujitsu’s Paul Patterson and the head of the Post Office, Nick Read were grilled by the Business and Trade Select Committee. The UK boss of the tech company said Fujitsu had a “moral obligation” to contribute to compensation.

Adam speaks to the BBC’s Business Editor Simon Jack, Rebecca Thomson who first broke the story for Computer Weekly in 2009, and journalist Nick Wallis.

Today, we look at the Iowa caucus, where voters brave bitterly cold weather to decide who will be their Republican US presidential candidate.

Adam is wished a ‘happy caucus day’ by Mick Mulvaney, former White House Chief of Staff to Donald Trump, who tells us why the former president wants to run again. And there’s a special report from Iowa with Americast’s Justin Webb and Marianna Spring.

Plus, Adam and Chris give us a round up of everything going on at Westminster as Rishi Sunak addresses parliament on the strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and MPs brace for the return of the Rwanda bill.

Today, Laura’s been speaking to foreign secretary David Cameron and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Paddy and Henry join her to discuss the interviews in which she pressed them both on their support for airstrikes in Yemen.

Starmer was also pressed on accusations he’d changed his mind over foreign and domestic policies.

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We look at how Westminster is reacting to the US and UK airstrikes in Yemen.

Laura and Paddy discuss why the UK got involved, Sunak’s decision not to ask Parliament first, and Labour backing the military action.

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Today, we look at why the UK and US have launched airstrikes on Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the strikes were "necessary and proportionate" to protect the global shipping routes in response to a series of attacks by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis say they have been supporting Hamas by targeting ships on route to Israel.

Meanwhile, the UK have announced a £2.5bn aid package to Ukraine with Rishi Sunak visiting Kyiv. This weekend also marks one of the first big elections of the year as people go to the polls in Taiwan, with China closely watching the result.

Adam talks to Sophia Gaston, head of foreign policy at the Policy Exchange and Sir Mark Lyall Grant, former permanent representative of the UK to the UN. They are also joined by the former NATO commander, Rear Admiral Dr Christopher Parry.

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Today, we look at the return of the Rwanda Bill as the Prime Minister faces a significant potential rebellion from his own side. More than 40 Tory MPs on the right of the party, including Liz Truss, argue the legislation must be toughened up. But former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland, from the centrist One Nation group of MPs, has backed three changes which would tone down some measures.

James and Chris talk to Robert Jenrick the former Immigration Minister who resigned over the policy in December.

And they are joined by Conservative Peer Lord Ed Vaizey, Pollster Scarlett Maguire and Former Labour MP Mary Creagh to discuss the coming weeks and months in Westminster.

Today, we look at Rishi Sunak’s plan to bring in a new law that will overturn convictions for victims of the Horizon IT scandal.

James and Chris talk to Rebecca Thomson, the journalist who first broke the story back in 2009.

Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee is also on, after having grilled Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, over the UK’s approach to the war in the middle east, as well as military support for Ukraine.