The Peston Podcast

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:

❶ How serious is the assault on democracy in America?
❷ Why didn’t Boris Johnson lock down earlier?
❸ How concerned should we be about the crisis in NHS hospitals?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston, and Anushka Asthana, as they sit down with Human Rights Activist Martin Luther King III, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey MP, CEO of Ryanair Michael O’Leary, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Former Shadow Chancellor and Labour MP John McDonnell MP and Conservative Peer Baroness Warsi.

This podcast features the best interviews and political commentary from Wednesday night’s Peston show on ITV.

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:

❶ After that fish supper between Boris Johnson and Ursula Von Der Leyen - will we have a deal or no deal?
❷ How quickly will the vaccine give us back our lives?
❸ Should we be worried about reports of allergic reactions?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston, and Anushka Asthana, as they sit down with Housing and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP, W.H.O. Director of Vaccines Professor Katherine O’Brien, Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green MP and Former Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

This podcast features the best interviews and political commentary from Wednesday night’s Peston show on ITV. Subscribe and rate 5 stars.

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:

❶ Who in the UK will get the vaccine first?
❷ What does the world will look like when enough of us are vaccinated?
❸ What are some of the challenges we'll need to overcome?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana, and Paul Brand in conversation with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Shadow Minister for Schools & Labour MP Wes Streeting, ex-England footballer Gary Neville, and Conservative MP & Chair of Commons Health Select Committee Jeremy Hunt.

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This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:

❶ The looming economic crisis with former Chancellor Ken Clarke
❷ The Spending Review 2020 with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Clarke
❸ The new tier system with Professor Tim Spector

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Clarke, former Chancellor Lord Ken Clarke, epidemiologist Professor Tim Spector, Shadow Minister for Social Care Liz Kendall and chef Angela Hartnett.

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This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:

❶ Was Keir Starmer right or wrong in telling Jeremy Corbyn that he’s not welcome back in the Parliamentary Labour Party?
❷ Are we going to get any escape from lockdown over Christmas?
❸ Why has the Government banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with SAGE advisor Professor John Edmunds, Environment Secretary George Eustice, Shelter's Legal Services Ambassador Robert Rinder (aka Judge Rinder), David Cameron’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Baroness Fall and Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey.

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This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:

❶ What does the resignation of Lee Cain, the PM's Director of Communications, mean for Dominic Cummings?
❷ Is the vaccine going to save us? At what point will our lives be allowed to return to normal?
❸ Can Britain establish a relationship with America, considering the PM has never met the President-elect?

And for those of you that listen far enough, keep an ear out for #AskKen where we put our Twitter audience's questions to the man who (probably) knows British politics best.

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with former UK Ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch, activist and author Naomi Klein, former Chancellor Ken Clarke, Labour MP Angela Eagle and Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Therese Coffey.

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This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:

❶ How far could Donald Trump go to claim victory in the US Presidential elections?
❷ What are the consequences of a potentially long dispute for the American people?
❸ Are there lessons the Labour party can learn from Joe Biden?
❹ How does the UK Government feel about the possibility of Trump losing the election?
❺ And will the Conservative Party accept a longer return to lockdown?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Shadow International Trade Secretary Emily Thornberry, Activist and Campaigner DeRay Mckesson, plus former shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Baroness Morgan.

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This week on the Peston Podcast - can this second wave of COVID19 that's building across Europe be dampened? Can it be suppressed in time for Christmas? Will there be a new President in the White House by next Wednesday? And what does Kit Harington think about the impact of COVID on the arts & the future of UK culture?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Actor Kit Harington, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland MP, Senate Democratic Whip Senator Dick Durbin, Labour’s Rosie Duffield MP and Former Downing Street Chief of Staff Lord Barwell.

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What is Serco's involvement with the Test & Trace system? How effectively do Serco think they’ve been delivering on their brief? Why is the Government picking a fight with Marcus Rashford over free school meals? How can people in Tier 2 be allowed to meet for business lunches but can’t meet relatives from different households in restaurants? And will there be more money for those people unable to work?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston in conversation with Serco CEO Rupert Soames, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, CEO of The Crick Institute and Nobel prize-winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse, Shadow Minister for Mental Health Dr Rosena Allin-Khan and Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns

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Why is Northern Ireland going for a short lockdown and what are the reasons behind the decision? Why does Boris Johnson think going to the pub is more dangerous than going to a restaurant? And what does the Head of Independent Sage, Sir David King, think of the new three-tiered system?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston in conversation with former Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of Independent Sage Sir David King, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill, Environment Sec George Eustice, former Brexit Secretary David Davis and Labour MP for Leicester West Liz Kendall.

This podcast features the best interviews and political commentary from Wednesday night’s Peston show on ITV. Remember to subscribe and rate 5 stars.