The Peston Podcast

When will Boris Johnson follow Nicola Sturgeon's lead and close pubs in the North of England? What does Lisa Nandy think of Unite's decision to reduce their funding of the Labour Party? And what impact will there be on the US elections (if any) in the extraordinary way that Donald Trump dealt with his recent COVID illness?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy, leader of the Conservative Party in Holyrood Ruth Davidson, US political commentator Bill Kristol, Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom and former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth.

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Why are infection rates rising at different rates across the UK? When will we know if the new COVID restrictions are actually working? Are we facing an unemployment catastrophe? Why are so many Tory MPs turning against the Prime Minister? And what do we make of the US Presidential debates?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, US political strategist Rick Wilson, Labour MP Rupa Huq, and former Chief of Staff to Theresa May - Nick Timothy.

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On this week's Peston Podcast we're asking whether the Prime Minister has done enough to suppress the virus, will he do enough to protect our jobs, and does he have a rebellion on his hands? Does Keir Starmer disagree with anything that the Government is doing, and would he dob in his neighbours if they broke COVID rules?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to the Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer, Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, CEO of Ryan Air Michael O'Leary, Tory MP Steve Baker and Labour MP Nadia Whittome.

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On this week's Peston Podcast, Robert Jenrick confirms the North East of England will be going into lockdown at midnight on Thursday, we discuss furlough coming to an end at the end of October and asking has our test and trace gone from world class, to world farce?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Secretary of State Robert Jenrick, CEO of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Dr Richard Hatchett, Unite Union leader Len McCluskey, Gavin Barwell and Yvette Cooper.

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This week we're asking is COVID turning us into a latter-day East Germany, grassing our neighbours up for holding elicit parties of more than 6? Can the PM simultaneously demand we follow social distancing rules and say he is happy to breach international law? And are young people really to blame for the rise in COVID infection rates?

Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to former Brexit Minister and Tory MP David Davis, Shadow Minister Jess Phillips, Deputy CMO Dr Jenny Harries and chart-topping musician Declan Mckenna whose music has made waves for lyricising about political issues.

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Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, American civil rights activist Deray Mckesson, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Labour MP Peter Kyle.

This week we're asking how soon we could all be getting against COVID 19? What role will Black Lives Matter in the US election? And if we have a surge in coronavirus in England, will Nicola Sturgeon really insist that English people going to Scotland have to go into quarantine for 14 days?

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Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Business Secretary Alok Sharma, former Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Independent SAGE Sir David King, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Tory MP Caroline Nokes.

This week we're asking whether the Chancellor has done enough to dampen down the scourge of unemployment that we're all fearing with his Summer Statement, and whether his policies are affordable? We're also discussing how scientific advice plays a role in political decision making, along with whether the Prime Minister was right to say what he said about care homes not following the correct procedures.

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Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth, SAGE member Professor John Edmunds, former Downing St Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell and Tory Peer Baroness Morgan.


This week we're discussing how many Hong Kong residents will take up the Foreign Secretary’s offer to come to the UK, whether the government locked down Leicester early enough, and whether or not there’s going to be a second wave with another national lockdown?


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Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston on this week's Peston Podcast as he interviews Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Nobel Prize Winner Sir Paul Nurse, Tory MP Greg Clarke and Cherie Blair.

Are we testing enough people to avoid a second national lockdown? How will test and trace work with restaurants reopening in the next few weeks? Are the Government's priorities right? And will there ever be a functioning app?

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Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as we talk to Robert Buckland (Justice Secretary), Anne Longfield (The Children's Commissioner for England ), football legend John Barnes, Labour MP Jess Phillips and Tory Peer Gavin Barwell.

This week we're discussing the Government's u-turn on free school meals and asking when children can get back to school, and what impact that may have on their long term education. We're also talking to John Barnes about implicit racial bias, creating systematic change and changing perceptions.

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