Tonight with Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr speaks to former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States about the rising in tensions in the Middle East after Houthi Rebels kill three American soldiers and Biden is urged to punish Iran.

The government today announced a ban on zombie knives - but is this going to solve the problem entirely when youth centres and services have been cut. Labour have announced a £100million plan to bring together youth services under one hub which they'd implement when they get into the power. But, overshadowing all of this is the spring budget - the Institute for Fiscal studies published a report suggesting whoever wins the election will inherit the worst government finances in 70 years, especially if they Chancellor decides to cut taxes in the budget. So, what can Labour actually do? We speak to Yvette Cooper, the Shadow Home Secretary, LBC Political Editor Natasha Clark and the IFS Director Paul Johnson.

Senior Conservative MP Simon Clarke has warned that the party is heading for a political "iceberg" with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, Andrew speaks to Greg Hands and Miriam Cates about unity in the party.

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that to escape poverty in Britain you would need to double your income. Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Philipson joins the programme.

And an exclusive interview with the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak who yesterday called on the current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign.

The Israeli Prime Minister over the weekend has rejected calls for a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a means of ensuring long-term peace and bringing decades of conflict to an end. The Israeli Foreign Minister also suggested to European Union officials that Israel could build an artificial island in the mediterranean to relocate Gazans too after the war. Senior Adviser to the Israeli Prime Minsiter Mark Regev joins the programme.

The Prime Minister faces another hurdle in delivering his flagship Rwanda legislation. But how long could it take to get through?

Sunak faces down rebels in his own party threatening to vote down his flagship Rwanda migration legislation

As we approach the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Andrew sits down with the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin

The Defence Secretary has warned that the world is in a pre-war phase - that conflict could erupt within 5 years between the West on one side and China, Iran and North Korea on the other. The warning comes days after the UK and US hit Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Are we at risk of a wider war? Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge MP & Dr. Richard Haass President Emeritus at the Council for Foreign Relations join the programme.

The Labour MP Jess Phillips discusses the latest revelations about the failures of Greater Manchester Police in responding to and handling off the child sexual offences in the Greater Manchester Area.

And Sir Tim Martin, Chairman of Wetherspoons on why he thinks Dry January is becoming a cult.

How could a Trump 2024 Presidential win impact the UK and the world? The race for the US Republican nomination heats up with Nikki Haley emerging as Trump's main competition, but the former President still dominates in the polls