This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ What kind of impact will Dominic Cummings’s renewed criticism have on the popularity and credibility of the government? ❷ How much are politicians in the UK exploiting ‘culture wars’? ❸ Will we get back to something that looks like 'normal' on July 19th? All this and more as we join ITV’s Politic…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Should wealthier countries do more to fight COVID? And when will the whole world be vaccinated? ❷ Does the UK Government still hope to find a negotiated settlement with the EU to resolve the sausage import dilemma? All this and more as we join ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston with former Prim…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ After Dominic Cummings’ 7-hour testimony, we’re asking Is the PM incompetent? Should the Health Secretary resign? How many additional lives were lost as a result of the PM’s refusal to go for a 2nd lockdown? ❷ How do we eliminate hate from social media? All this and more as we join ITV’s Politica…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Will the Indian variant prevent the final unlocking on the 21st June? ❷ Why can’t we go to amber list countries in Europe for our holidays given that it’s no longer illegal? ❸ Could Keir Starmer survive as Labour leader if they lose the Batley and Spen by-election? All this and more as we join IT…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Can Labour recover from its dreadful performance in last week’s elections? ❷ How will the Online Harms Bill protect vulnerable people and young children from toxic material online? ❸ Is there a role for banks in tackling climate change? All this and more as we join ITV’s Political Editor Robert P…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Is there any chance we can be COVID safe in the UK with the pandemic still raging across the rest of the world? ❷ What prospects are there for us to have summer holidays abroad this year? All this and more as we join ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston. as he sits down with Chief Executive of Ea…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ How damaged is the Prime Minister by the disclosures that he borrowed money from the Tory party to finance the redecoration of his Downing Street home? And also by the charge that he made extraordinary remarks before the 2nd lockdown that he would rather see ‘bodies piling high in the streets’ ra…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing three big topics: ❶ Why did Johnny Mercer resign as minister in charge of improving the lives of veterans? ❷ How will the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon get her independence referendum? ❸ What is the significance of the conviction of George Floyd’s murderer in America? Join ITV's Politic…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing two important topics: ❶ How do we prevent a third COVID19 wave? ❷ How should lobbying rules be changed after the David Cameron - Greensil Capital debacle? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Epidemiologist Professor John Edmunds, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ What will our economic recovery look like? How quick will it be? ❷ Has peace broken out in the vaccine war between the UK and EU? ❸ Are the new asylum laws brought forward by the Home Secretary humane or heartless? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with International Trade…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ How do we make our streets and homes safer for women? ❷ Has the #MeToo movement led to a reduction in sexism? ❸ Why are the under 50s being asked to wait longer for their vaccinations? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down Home Secretary Priti Patel MP, Director of the Francis…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Is there racism in the Royal family? Is there racism in the tabloid press? ❷ Are relations with the European Union only going to get worse since we left the European Union? ❸ Are nurses getting the right pay rise? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Actor and campaigner…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing two big topics: ❶ Is Rishi Sunak’s current splurge in spending, and proposed tax increases a few years later, the right recipe to fix Britain’s economy after covid? ❷ What impact will the battle between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have on the SNP’s hopes of making Scotland independent and the u…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Is the Prime Minister’s route out of lockdown too fast or too slow? ❷ Will we be able to escape to the sun this summer? ❸ How is the pandemic affecting young people’s mental health? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP, Epidemiologist,…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ What can we learn from Israel on how and when to ease lockdown? ❷ Will we need vaccine ‘passports’ to go to the pub in the UK? ❸ And will dishonest holiday-makers really have to spend ten years in prison for breaking the rules? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Justic…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ When will it be safe to ease lockdown and relax social distancing measures? ❷ Has the Northern Ireland protocol started a process that will inevitably lead to Northern Ireland leaving the UK? ❸ Is the government doing enough to protect people who are living in unsafe buildings? Join ITV's Politic…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re reflecting on the way out of the COVID19 crisis, and discussing how life will, possibly, change forever. Also: ❶ Are we winning against the virus? There’s been a, so far, successful vaccination programme in the UK, but we’re seeing the emergence of mutations across the country, what does that mean? ❷ How safe …

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Has the Prime Minister really done everything he could to protect us from the virus? ❷ Will schools reopen on March 8th? ❸ Are there going to be problems down the track with the supply of the vaccine? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ What does the end of Trump and the beginning of Biden mean for America? ❷ What are the prospects of a UK-US free trade deal? ❸ What will Trump’s legacy be? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he sits down with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD, Secretary of State for In…

This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing: ❶ Is lockdown working in driving down the rate of infection? ❷ When will schools reopen? ❸ What does Trump's impeachment mean for him and America? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston, and Anushka Asthana, as they sit down with Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, former British Amba…

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, Wor…

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 do…

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 Nic…

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, …

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 Pe…

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-el…

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 th…

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 R…

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 wi…

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 …

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 Edit…

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 Se…

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 Edito…

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 J…

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 Po…

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 elec…

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 fe…

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 …

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 Gove…

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 sch…

This week on The Peston Podcast we're discussing how Boris Johnson has broken his promise to get primary school children back to school by July, why the Government can't stop people pooing in parks (yep, you read that right), and which statues (if any) should be toppled? Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston in conversation with Oliver Dowden (…

Join Robert Peston as he speaks to Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, about what Priti Patel's latest travel quarantine means for the aviation industry and what the future of flying will look like for all of us. Does Trump want America to tear itself apart? Robert is also joined by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to discuss the ripples felt acro…

Join Peston as he interviews Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock as he explains how his Track and Trace programme will give us some of our freedoms back. Peston also speaks to political playwright James Graham, who some would say created the Dominic Cummings myth with his portrayal of him in Brexit: The Uncivil War. And shoul…

Join Robert Peston as he speaks with Anthony Costello, the former Director of the World Health Organisation, about whether testing, tracking and tracing really can make us safe? Will the Premier League return as soon as everyone thinks it will? Peston is also joined by former England Manager Big Sam Allardyce to discuss how, when and in what form f…

Join Robert Peston as he speaks to Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, about what the BOE is doing to protect our livelihoods during COVID19, and whether there’s anything the bank can do to prevent austerity. Would Labour do things any differently? Robert is also joined by the Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds to discuss what her pa…