British political discussion programme on ITV
Peston is the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV , usually recorded live on Wednesday evenings at 9 pm. It is broadcast live on Twitter (the first terrestrial UK programme to do so) and then played out after the News at Ten at 10.45pm (usually later on STV ). It was announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would launch in the autumn of that year as a continuation of Peston on Sunday .[ 1] The programme is presented by Robert Peston , the Political Editor of ITV News , and features a combination of interviews with politicians and public figures alongside analysis of the major news events of the week.
According to ITV, Peston intends to "provide viewers with a fresh, intelligent and lively perspective on the big matters of the day."[ 2] Political and cultural guests join Robert Peston in the studio or remotely for interviews, with analysis from Anushka Asthana and 'Screeny', the show's large touchscreen which also features social media interaction.
The show launched on 26 September 2018 with its own emoji on Twitter promoting the launch. The emoji appears when any user tweets " #Peston. " [ 3]
The show launched on 26 September 2018 for its initial run.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
26 September 2018
Matt Hancock , Barry Gardiner , Amber Rudd and Rose McGowan with Nadine Dorries and Alastair Campbell
2
3 October 2018
Andrea Leadsom , Dawn Butler , Nigel Dodds and Steve Baker with Stella Creasy and Anna Soubry
3
10 October 2018
David Davis , Nick Clegg and David Lidington with Sarah Wollaston and Gloria de Piero
4
17 October 2018
John McDonnell , Nigel Farage , Helen McEntee and James Cleverly with Lisa Nandy and Andrea Jenkyns
5
24 October 2018
Sadiq Khan , Johnny Mercer and Sebastian Coe with Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint
6
31 October 2018
Sajid Javid , John McDonnell and Julia Neuberger with Chuka Umunna and Antoinette Sandbach
7
7 November 2018
Matt Hancock , Emily Thornberry , Jacob Rees-Mogg and Stanley McChrystal with Angela Eagle and Oliver Letwin
8
14 November 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg , Nicola Sturgeon and Brandon Lewis with Nadine Dorries , Jess Phillips and Heidi Allen
9
21 November 2018
Philip Hammond , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Nigel Dodds with John Whittingdale , David Lammy and Nicky Morgan
10
28 November 2018
Greg Clark , Barry Gardiner , Jo Johnson and Professor Green with Hilary Benn and Suella Braverman
11
5 December 2018
David Gauke , Iain Duncan Smith , Nigel Dodds and Ian Hislop with Sam Gyimah and Lisa Nandy
12
12 December 2018
James Brokenshire , John McDonnell , Steve Baker and Nigel Dodds with Gus O'Donnell , Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint
13
19 December 2018
Amber Rudd and Angela Rayner with Nadine Dorries , Chuka Umunna and Justine Greening
Peston returned in the New Year to cover the run-up to Britain's scheduled departure from the EU on 29 March.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
9 January 2019
Andrea Leadsom , Tom Watson and Dominic Grieve with Lucy Powell , Maria Caulfield and Femi Oluwole
2
16 January 2019
John McDonnell , Liz Truss and Nigel Dodds with Lisa Nandy , Ben Bradshaw , Sam Gyimah and John Whittingdale
3
23 January 2019
Keir Starmer , Matt Hancock and Nigel Farage with Jess Phillips , Jo Swinson , Nicky Morgan and Gareth Johnson
4
30 January 2019
Greg Clark , Jon Trickett and Philippe Lamberts with Nadine Dorries , Oliver Letwin , Lisa Nandy and Peter Kyle
5
6 February 2019
David Davis , Damian Hinds , Tom Watson and Michelle O'Neill with Luciana Berger and Andrea Jenkins
6
13 February 2019
Nicola Sturgeon , Len McCluskey , Yvette Cooper and John Allan with Jess Phillips , Steve Double and Henry Newman
7
20 February 2019
Sajid Javid and Peter Mandelson with Heidi Allen , Gavin Shuker , Maria Caulfield and Stephen Doughty
8
27 February 2019
John McDonnell , Matt Hancock and Oliver Letwin with Lisa Nandy , Wes Streeting , John Whittingdale and Anna Soubry
9
6 March 2019
Sadiq Khan , David Miliband and Tracey Emin with John Mann , Antoinette Sandbach , Mark Francois and Lloyd Russell-Moyle
10
13 March 2019
Greg Clark , Steve Baker and Angela Rayner with Andrea Jenkyns , Sam Gyimah and Lucy Powell
11
20 March 2019
Emily Thornberry , Nigel Farage , William Hague and Suella Braverman with Lisa Nandy and Phillip Lee
12
27 March 2019
Liz Truss , Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chris Wilkins with Nicky Morgan , Heidi Allen and Justin Madders
13
3 April 2019
Philip Hammond , Tom Watson and Steve Baker with Alastair Campbell , Anand Menon, Jill Rutter, Nadine Dorries and Ed Vaizey
14
10 April 2019
Jeremy Hunt , John McDonnell and Mairead McGuinness with Justine Greening , Melanie Onn and John Whittingdale
Peston returned after Easter in 2019, covering a period including the Local and European elections and the Conservative Leadership race to replace Theresa May as PM.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
1 May 2019
Rory Stewart , Barry Gardiner , Jonathan Powell and Felix Ottaway O'Mahony with Wes Streeting , Nicky Morgan , Jo Swinson and Steve Double
2
8 May 2019
George Osborne , Nigel Farage and Jon Ronson with Caroline Flint , Andrea Jenkyns and Caroline Lucas
3
15 May 2019
Emily Thornberry , Nicola Sturgeon , Vince Cable and Anthony Scaramucci with Lisa Nandy , Ed Vaizey and Andrew Bridgen
4
22 May 2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg , Johnny Mercer and Alastair Campbell with Wes Streeting , Dominic Grieve , Laura Parker, Alexandra Phillips and Gavin Esler
5
29 May 2019
Jeremy Hunt , Len McCluskey and James Cleverly with Ben Bradshaw , Mims Davies and Mark Francois
6
5 June 2019
Rory Stewart , John McDonnell Steve Baker and Heidi Allen with Theresa Villiers and Peter Kyle
7
12 June 2019
Andrea Leadsom , Priti Patel and Mark Harper with Lisa Nandy , Sam Gyimah and Annunziata Rees-Mogg
8
19 June 2019
Rory Stewart , Tom Watson and Jo Swinson with Lucy Powell , Andrea Jenkyns and Dominic Grieve
9
26 June 2019
Jeremy Hunt , David Gauke , Dawn Butler and Will Young with Ben Bradshaw and Mark Francois
10
3 July 2019
Dominic Raab , Nigel Farage , Jon Ashworth and Richard Ratcliffe with Jess Phillips and Nicky Morgan
11
10 July 2019
Philip Hammond , Emily Thornberry and Sean Spicer with Nicholas Soames and Melanie Onn
12
17 July 2019
Boris Johnson , Peter Hain and Greg Swenson with Lisa Nandy , Nadine Dorries and Sam Gyimah
13
24 July 2019
Rory Stewart , John McDonnell and Jacob Rees-Mogg with Caroline Flint , Mark Francois and Ed Vaizey
Peston was back on air after the summer on 4 September 2019, returning with an interview with the PM Boris Johnson and ending with coverage of the snap UK General Election
Episode
Date
Guests
1
4 September 2019
Boris Johnson , John McDonnell and Ian Blackford with Dominic Grieve , Jess Phillips and Salma Shah
2
11 September 2019
Robert Jenrick , Nigel Farage , Emily Thornberry and David Gauke with Lisa Nandy , Luciana Berger and Jason Stein
3
18 September 2019
Nicky Morgan , Rachel Riley and Sam Gyimah with Mark Francois , Gloria de Piero and Joanna Cherry
4
25 September 2019
Boris Johnson , Amber Rudd and Barry Gardiner with Jess Phillips , Dominic Grieve and Alexandra Phillips
5
2 October 2019
Michael Gove , Nicola Sturgeon and Richard Burgon with Sarah Wollaston , John Whittingdale and Melanie Onn
6
9 October 2019
Andrea Leadsom , Rory Stewart and Julia Gillard with Damian Green , Heidi Allen and Peter Kyle
7
16 October 2019
Nicky Morgan , Steve Baker , Mairead McGuinness and Stephen Kinnock with David Lammy and Andrea Jenkyns
8
20 October 2019 ('Brextra Edition')
Matt Hancock , Emily Thornberry and Joanna Cherry with Bernard Jenkin and Antoinette Sandbach
9
23 October 2019
Sajid Javid and John McDonnell with Lisa Nandy , Mark Francois and Dominic Grieve
10
30 October 2019
Robert Buckland and Dawn Butler with Sayeeda Warsi , Chuku Umunna , Melanie Onn and Gavin Barwell [ 4]
11
6 November 2019
Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham with Luciana Berger , Ben Bradshaw , Alexandra Phillips and Ed Vaizey
12
13 November 2019
Andrea Leadsom , Jon Trickett and Conrad Black with Caroline Lucas , Matthew Elliot and Ali Milani
13
20 November 2019
Nicky Morgan , Len McCluskey and Petronella Wyatt with Ed Davey , Catherine West and John Whittingdale
14
27 November 2019
Jonathan Ashworth , Robert Jenrick and David Gauke with Sayeeda Warsi , Lucy Powell and John Nicolson
15
4 December 2019
Boris Johnson , Nicola Sturgeon and Barry Gardiner with Mark Francois and Gloria De Piero
16
11 December 2019
Jo Swinson , John McDonnell and Brandon Lewis with Adam Price , Rosie Duffield and John Whittingdale
17
18 December 2019
Emily Thornberry , Matt Hancock and David Baddiel with Andrea Jenkyns and Melanie Onn
The show returned to air on 15 January 2020 staying on air throughout lockdown to cover the COVID-19 pandemic, including a number of episodes with Robert Peston himself in isolation.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
15 January 2020
James Cleverly , Jonathan Ashworth , Soweto Kinch , Nadia Whittome and Tom Tugendhat
2
22 January 2020
Brandon Lewis , Lisa Nandy , Arlene Foster , Lucy Powell and Suella Braverman
3
29 January 2020
Grant Shapps , Emily Thornberry , Cherie Blair , Gloria De Piero and Andrea Jenkyns
4
5 February 2020
Robert Buckland , Rebecca Long-Bailey , Jess Phillips , Rosie Duffield and Damian Green
5
12 February 2020
Nicky Morgan , Len McCluskey , Jeremy Hunt , Rosena Allin-Khan and Sayeeda Warsi
6
26 February 2020
Grant Shapps , Keir Starmer , Zelda Perkins, Liz Kendall and Justine Greening
7
4 March 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , Sir Patrick Vallance , Seb Gorka , Jonathan Ashworth , Huw Merriman and Poppy Trowbridge
8
11 March 2020
Alistair Darling , Steve Barclay , Dr Margaret Harris, Tobias Ellwood , Alison McGovern and Poppy Trowbridge
9
18 March 2020
Mark Walport , Johan Lundgren , Anthony Scaramucci , Tobias Ellwood and Jess Phillips
10
25 March 2020
Robert Jenrick , Jeremy Hunt , Angela Rayner , Mikhail Varshavski , George Freeman and Wes Streeting
11
1 April 2020
Jonathan Van-Tam , Lisa Nandy , Rick Wilson and Nick Timothy
12
8 April 2020
Thérèse Coffey , Keir Starmer , Pascal Soriot , Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Nicky Morgan
13
15 April 2020
Matt Hancock , Jeremy Howard, Ai WeiWei , Jess Phillips and Gavin Barwell
14
22 April 2020
John Newton , Jeremy Hunt , Jonathan Sacks , Liz Kendall and David Davis
15
29 April 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , Robert Jenrick , Jonathan Ashworth , Cherie Blair and Tobias Ellwood
16
6 May 2020
Gordon Brown , Robert Buckland , Joe Tracini , Jeremy King and Steve Baker
17
13 May 2020
Andrew Bailey , Anneliese Dodds , Matt Forde , Ed Davey and Nicky Morgan
18
20 May 2020
Anthony Costello , Sam Allardyce , Andy Puddicombe , David Miliband and Andrea Leadsom
19
27 May 2020
Matt Hancock , Stephen Reicher , James Graham , Yvette Cooper and Amber Rudd
20
3 June 2020
Jeremy Hunt , Michael O'Leary , Sheila Jackson Lee , David Lammy and Nick Timothy
21
10 June 2020
Oliver Dowden , Lisa Nandy , Tinchy Stryder , Dawn Butler and David Davis
22
17 June 2020
Robert Buckland , Anne Longfield , John Barnes , Jess Phillips and Gavin Barwell
23
24 June 2020
Matt Hancock , Paul Nurse , David Frum , Greg Clark and Cherie Blair
24
1 July 2020
Dominic Raab , Jonathan Ashworth , John Edmunds , Nicky Morgan and Jonathan Powell
25
8 July 2020
Alok Sharma , David King , Simon Emeny, Caroline Nokes and Ed Balls
26
15 July 2020
Matt Hancock , Nicola Sturgeon , DeRay Mckesson , Peter Kyle and Sayeeda Warsi
Peston returned following the summer break in September 2020 to discuss the ongoing management of the COVID-19 pandemic, UK-EU Free Trade Deal negotiations and the US Presidential Election.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
9 September 2020
Jenny Harries , Gina Miller , Declan McKenna , Jess Phillips and David Davis
2
16 September 2020
Robert Jenrick , Richard Hatchett , Len McCluskey , Yvette Cooper and Gavin Barwell
3
23 September 2020
Michael Gove , Keir Starmer , Michael Gove , Michael O'Leary , Steve Baker and Nadia Whittome
4
30 September 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , Liz Truss , Rick Wilson , Rupa Huq , and Nick Timothy
5
7 October 2020
Lisa Nandy , Ruth Davidson , Bill Kristol , Andrea Leadsom , and Ruth Smeeth
6
14 October 2020
George Eustice , Michelle O'Neill , David King , Liz Kendall , and David Davis
7
21 October 2020
Oliver Dowden , Rupert Soames , Paul Nurse , Rosena Allin-Khan , and Andrea Jenkyns
8
28 October 2020
Robert Buckland , Dick Durbin , Kit Harington , Rosie Duffield , and Gavin Barwell
9
4 November 2020
Anthony Scaramucci , Grant Shapps , Emily Thornberry , DeRay Mckesson , Ed Balls and Nicky Morgan
10
11 November 2020
Thérèse Coffey , Kim Darroch , Naomi Klein , Ken Clarke and Angela Eagle
11
18 November 2020
John Edmunds , George Eustice , Robert Rinder , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Kate Fall
12
25 November 2020
Steve Barclay , Tim Spector , Angela Hartnett , Liz Kendall and Ken Clarke
13
2 December 2020
Nicola Sturgeon , Gary Neville , Jeremy Hunt and Wes Streeting
14
9 December 2020
Nigel Farage , Robert Jenrick , Katherine O'Brien , Kate Green and Amber Rudd
The show returned from a Christmas break as the UK returned to Covid lockdown to combat a severe second wave of the virus.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
6 January 2021
Jeremy Hunt , Thérèse Coffey , Michael O'Leary , Martin Luther King III , John McDonnell and Sayeeda Warsi
2
13 January 2021
Patrick Vallance , Kim Darroch , Nicky Morgan and Wes Streeting
3
20 January 2021
Liz Truss , Simon Coveney , Armando Iannucci , Charles Walker and Ed Balls
4
27 January 2021
Kwasi Kwarteng , Robin Shattock , Ephraim Mirvis , Jess Phillips and Dehenna Davison
5
3 February 2021
Nadine Dorries , Anders Tegnell , Dawn Butler and David Davis
6
10 February 2021
John Edmunds , Arlene Foster , Robert Jenrick , Liz Kendall and David Davis
7
17 February 2021
Robert Buckland , Yuli Edelstein , Russell T Davies , Naz Shah and Steve Baker
8
24 February 2021
Grant Shapps , Neil Ferguson , Alex George , Lucy Powell and Mark Harper
9
3 March 2021
Steve Barclay , Lisa Nandy , John Curtice , John McDonnell and Nicky Morgan
10
10 March 2021
Steve Coogan , Joao Vale de Almeida , John Barnes , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Caroline Nokes
11
17 March 2021
Priti Patel , Paul Nurse , Roxane Gay , Jess Phillips and Maria Miller
12
24 March 2021
Liz Truss , Andy Haldane , Jason Isaacs , Yvette Cooper and Amber Rudd
13
14 April 2021
Professor John Edmunds, Rachel Reeves , Iain Anderson, Dawn Butler and Lord Vaizey
14
21 April 2021
Johnny Mercer , Nicola Sturgeon , David Lammy , Andrea Jenkyns and John McDonnell
15
28 April 2021
Sir Keir Starmer , Nadhim Zahawi , David McGoldrick , Jon Cruddas , Dehenna Davison
16
5 May 2021
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, Johan Lundgren, Sir Ed Davey , Lord Gavin Barwell and Tom Watson
17
12 May 2021
Oliver Dowden , Lisa Nandy , Mark Carney , Ruth Davidson and John Mcdonnell
18
19 May 2021
Robert Buckland , Professor Neil Ferguson , Michael O'Leary , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Nick Timothy
19
26 May 2021
Robert Jenrick , Professor John Edmunds, Rio Ferdinand , Jonathon Ashworth and David Davis
20
2 June 2021
Nadhim Zahawi , Lord Sebastian Coe , Fred Sireix , Caroline Nokes and David Miliband
21
9 June 2021
Gordon Brown , Brandon Lewis , Seth Berkley , Nicola Adams , Tracy Brabin and Amber Rudd
22
16 June 2021
Samuel Kasumu, Kwasi Kwarteng , Professor Green , Dawn Butler and Jeremy Hunt
The show returned from a summer break in September 2021.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
15 September 2021
Professor John Edmunds, Caroline Nokes and Emily Thornberry
2
22 September 2021
John McDonnell , John Allan, Ruth Davidson , Lisa Nandy and Deborah Meaden .
3
29 September 2021
Tom Watson , Steve Barclay , Khalida Popal , Tobias Ellwood and Anas Sarwar
4
6 October 2021
Sir Keir Starmer , Andy Street , Bernardine Evaristo , Jess Philips and Steve Baker
5
13 October 2021
Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Damian Hinds , Rep. Ilhan Omar , Arlene Foster and Rebecca Long-Bailey .
6
20 October 2021
Mark Drakeford , Prof. Salman Zarka , Tracy-Ann Oberman , Jonathon Ashworth and Theresa Villiers
7
27 October 2021
Rishi Sunak , Rachel Reeves , Lord Clarke and Ed Balls
8
2 November 2021
Kwasi Kwarteng , Professor Brian Cox , Frans Timmermans , Robert Buckland and Rosena Alin-Khan
9
10 November 2021
Ed Miliband , Liz Kendall , David Gauke , John Bolton , Chris Packham and Allegra Stratton
10
17 November 2021
Len McCluskey , Robert Jenrick , Naz Shah , Andy Burnham and Nadhim Zahawi
11
24 November 2021
Brandon Lewis , Mark Carney , Amber Rudd and Yvette Cooper
12
1 December 2021
Mark Harper , Jess Philips , Thérèse Coffey and Matt Hancock
12
8 December 2021
Nadhim Zahawi , Dawn Butler , David Davis , Lisa Nandy and Chris Hopson
The show returned from a Christmas break in January 2022.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
12 January 2022
Caroline Nokes , John McDonnell , Armando Iannucci , Faith Birol and Nadhim Zahawi
2
19 January 2022
Daisy Cooper , Gavin Barwell , Angela Raynor and Grant Shapps
3
26 January 2022
Emily Thornberry , Damian Green , Peter Ricketts , John Bolton and Kwasi Kwarteng
4
2 February 2022
Amber Rudd , Rosena Allin-Khan , Andy Haldane , Greg Jackson and Brandon Lewis
5
9 February 2022
Ruth Davidson , Tom Watson , Richard Walker , Simon Clarke and John Edmunds
6
16 February 2022
Emily Thornberry , Bob Seely , Brian Cox, Vadym Prystaiko , Dmitry Polyanskiy and Grant Shapps
7
23 February 2022
Jeremy Hunt , Jess Philips , Rowan Williams and Anders Fogh Rasmussen
8
28 February 2022
David Davis , Chris Bryant , Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya , Priti Patel , Lesia Vasylenko and Garry Kasparov
9
9 March 2022
Johnny Mercer , Diana Johnson , Bill Browder , Kurt Volker and Kira Rudik
10
16 March 2022
Tulip Siddiq , Robert Buckland , Sajid Javid , Lesia Vasylenko and Kim Dorroch
11
23 March 2022
Ed Balls , Mark Harper , Rachel Reeves , Salome Zouranichvili and Simon Clarke
12
30 March 2022
Robert Jenrick , Rosie Duffield , Andriy Shevchenko , Fiona Hill and Brandon Lewis
13
20 April 2022
Nick Timothy , Andrew Mitchell , Bell Riberiro-Addy , Angela Rayner , Ed Davey and Richard Curtis
14
27 April 2022
Emily Thornberry , Tom Kerridge , Keir Starmer and Frans Timmerman
12
4 May 2022
Tulip Siddiq , Robert Jenrick , Richard Walker , Mariana Litvinenko, Ian Blackford and Brandon Lewis
16
11 May 2022
Caroline Nokes , John McDonnell , Howard Davies , Sharon White and Jacob Rees-Mogg
17
18 May 2022
John Whittingdale , Rosena Allin-Khan , Patrick Kielty , Martin Lewis and Jamie Oliver
18
25 May 2022
Jess Phillips , Tobias Ellwood , Peter Ricketts , Torsten Bell and Victoria Prentis
19
8 June 2022
Aaron Bell , John McDonnell , Kwajo, Wes Streeting , Wladimir Klitschko and James Heappey
20
15 June 2022
Peter Kyle , Bob Seely , Jens Stoltenberg , Kaja Kallas and Suella Braverman
21
22 June 2022
Emily Thornberry , Robert Jenrick , Mick Lynch , Mary Bousted and Yolande Makolo
22
29 June 2022
Kim Leadbeater , Gavin Barwell , James Graham , Kwasi Kwarteng and John Bolton
23
6 July 2022
Dehenna Davison , Anas Sarwar , Will Walden, Michael Spicer , Suella Braverman , Matt Hancock and Julian Smith
24
13 July 2022
Steve Baker , Dawn Butler , Lucy Frazer , Victoria Atkins , Lucy Frazer and Bob Seely
The show returned from summer recess in September 2023. Across the series Queen Elizabeth II died, Liz Truss became the shortest-serving prime minister resigning after the results of her mini-budget and subsequently Rishi Sunak became prime minister.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
7 September 2022
Jess Philips , Jeremy Hunt , Jake Berry , Dave Ward, and Torsten Bell
2
21 September 2022
Emily Thornberry , Damian Green , Simon Clarke , Justin King , Lesia Vasyelnko
3
28 September 2022
John McDonnell , Gavin Barwell , Chris Philp , Chris Tucker and Delia Smith
4
5 October 2022
Maria Caulfield , David Gauke , Jonathon Reynolds , Vitali Klitschlo and Robert Buckland
5
12 October 2022
David Davis , Stella Creasy , Paul Johnson , Jacob Rees-Mogg and Gita Gopinath
6
19 October 2022
Henry Newman , Salma Shah, Steve Baker , Omid Dijalili and Yvette Cooper
7
24 October 2022
John Whittingdale , Rebecca Long-Bailey , Lisa Nandy , Sajid David and Geoff Norcott
8
26 October 2022
Ian Blackford , Cleo Watson, Angela Rayner , John Allan, and Alistair Graham
9
2 November 2022
Jess Philips , Gavin Barwell , Ed Davey , Tom Kerridge and Robert Jenrick
10
16 November 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg , Tulip Siddiq , Mel Stride , David Baddiel and Frances O'Grady
11
17 November 2022
Jeremy Hunt , Nicola Sturgeon , Rachel Reeves , Gerard Lyons and John McDonnell
12
23 November 2022
Tobias Ellwood , Liz Kendall , Mark Harper , Mick Lynch and Ruth Davidson
13
28 November 2022
Emily Thornberry , Ed Vaizey , Tom Tugendhat , Kirstie Allsopp and Pat Cullen
14
7 December 2022
Caroline Nokes , Katharine Birbalsingh , Chris Hopson , Wes Streeting and Lord Debden
15
12 December 2022
Christina McAnea , Richard Walker , Keir Starmer , Martin Lewis and Huw Merriman
16
11 January 2023
Jake Berry , Liz Kendall , Mark Harper , Jeremy Corbyn and James Graham
17
18 January 2023
Rebecca Long-Bailey , Ed Vaizey , Yvette Cooper , Mhairi Black and Christina McAnea
18
25 January 2023
Jess Philips , David Davis , Mel Stride , John Curtice and Josh Widdicombe
19
1 February 2023
Frances O'Grady , Justine Greening , Oliver Dowden , Anne Longfield and Dr Antony Fauci
20
8 February 2023
Ruth Davidson , John McDonnell , Peter Ricketts , Lesia Vasylenko , Howard Davies and Sandi Toksvig
21
22 February 2023
Arlene Foster , Nick Timothy , Tom Tugendhat , Alex Younger and Peter Kyle
22
27 February 2023
Naomi Long , Stella Creasy , Jacob Rees-Mogg , Steve Baker and Jay Raynor
23
8 March 2023
Simon Clarke , Rebecca Long-Bailey , Suella Braverman , Bridget Phillipson and Mary Bousted
24
15 March 2023
Jake Berry , Mhairi Black , Miatta Fahnbulleh , Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves
25
22 March 2023
Anas Sarwar , Caroline Nokes , Jacob Rees-Mogg , Greg Hands and Mary Lou McDonald
26
29 March 2023
Tracy Brabin , Conor Burns , Gillian Keegan , Wes Streeting and Eddie Hearn
The show returned after easter recess to cover the local elections, the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and the political issues of the day.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
19 April 2023
Jake Berry , John McDonnell , Lisa Nandy , Pat Cullen and Gerry Adams
2
26 April 2023
Jess Philips , Bob Seely , Andrew Mitchell , Ed Davey and Georgia Harrison
3
3 May 2023
Tobias Ellwood , Christina McAnea , Mhairi Black , Nick Thomas-Symonds and Micheal Gove
4
10 May 2023
Chris Skidmore , Emily Thornberry , Martin Lewis , Robert Jenrick and Nico Rosberg
5
17 May 2023
Damian Green , Jonathon Ashworth , Thérèse Coffey , John Bolton and Vicky Pattison
6
24 May 2023
Rebecca Long-Bailey , Robert Buckland , Yvette Cooper , Nigel Farage and Lord Clarke
7
7 June 2023
Rishi Sunak , Michel Barnier , Justin King , Steve Brine and Anneliese Dodds
8
14 June 2023
Mark Carney , Chris Philp , John Curtice , Caroline Nokes and Jess Philips
9
21 June 2023
Mark Harper , Ed Miliband , Imran Khan , Conor Burns and Dawn Butler
10
28 June 2023
Andy Haldane , Alex Younger , Paul Nurse , Bim Afolami and Jenny Chapman
11
5 July 2023
Mick Lynch , Stephen Flynn , Lord Deben , Tom Kerridge , and Robert Buckland
12
12 July 2023
Jeremy Hunt , Tulip Siddiq , Daisy Cooper , Nick Timothy and Adam Kay
13
19 July 2023
Gillian Keegan , Sir Tony Blair , Jeremy Corbyn , Sir Jake Berry and Liz Kendall
The show returned after summer recess in September 2023 to cover the Conservative and Labour conferences, the return of David Cameron to cabinet and the Supreme Court challenge to the Government's Rwanda policy.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
13 September 2023
Mark Harper , Bridget Phillipson , Mustafa Suleyman , Robert Buckland and Mick Lynch
2
20 September 2023
Alex Chalk , Anders Fogh Rasmussen , Georgia Harrison , Emma Pinchbeck, Tulip Siddiq and Rachel Wolf
3
27 September 2023
Suella Braverman , Gordon Brown , Chris Packham , Tobias Ellwood and Layla Moran
4
2 October 2023
James Cleverly , Andy Burnham , Martin Lewis , Caroline Nokes and Rebecca Long-Bailey
5
9 October 2023
David Lammy , Oliver Dowden , Dale Vince , John McDonnell and Iain Duncan Smith
6
18 October 2023
Alex Younger , David Petraeus , Fleur Hassan-Nahoum , Jan Egeland , Conor Burns and Richard Burgon
7
25 October 2023
Grant Shapps , Mustafa Barghouti , Michel Barnier , David Davis and Rosena Allin-Khan
8
1 November 2023
Rishi Sunak , Lisa Nandy , Mark Lowcock , Andrea Jenkyns and Peter Mandelson
9
8 November 2023
Bridget Phillipson , Kwasi Kwarteng , Michael Sfard , Robert Buckland and Mick Lynch
10
15 November 2023
Robert Jenrick , Peter Kyle , Melanie Dawes , Bob Seely and John McDonnell
11
22 November 2023
Jeremy Hunt , Rachel Reeves , Miatta Fahnbulleh and Simon Clarke
Run 12, January 2024[ edit ]
The show returned for its tenth season in January 2024, covering the UK's General Election from May–July.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
10 January 2024
Alex Chalk , Chris Skidmore , Ian Hislop , Jess Phillips and Sir Jake Berry
2
17 January 2024
Nigel Farage , Jacob Rees-Mogg , Frank Luntz , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lord Gavin Barwell
3
24 January 2024
Keir Starmer , Steve Banon , Victoria Atkins , Tracy Brabin and Conor Burns
4
31 January 2024
Jeremy Hunt , Martin Lewis , Stephen Flynn , Dawn Butler and David Davis
5
5 February 2024
Steve Baker , Andy Burnham , John Mcdonnell and Caroline Nokes
6
21 February 2024
Andrew Mitchell , Deborah Meaden , Christopher Steele , Lord Kinnock and Sir Robert Buckland
7
26 February 2024
Mark Harper , Wes Streeting , Jon Ronson , Jess Philips and Tobias Ellwood
8
6 March 2024
Jeremy Hunt , Rachel Reeves , John McDonnell and Bob Seely
9
13 March 2024
Lord Stuart Rose , Kevin Hollinrake , Feargal Sharkey , Rosena Allin-Khan and Paul Scully
10
15 March 2024
Humza Yousaf , Michael Tomlinson , Armando Iannucci , Harriet Harman and Richard Tice
11
22 March 2024
Gordon Brown , Tim Martin , Andy Haldane , Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Alison McGovern
12
17 April 2024
Liz Truss , Andrew Mitchell , Stephen Flynn , Rebecca Long-Bailey and Robert Buckland
13
24 April 2024
David Cameron , John Curtice , Thérèse Coffey and John McDonnell
14
1 May 2024
Jeremy Hunt , Anas Sarwar , Justin King , Daisy Cooper and Bell Rebeiro-Addy
15
8 May 2024
Claire Coutinho , Robert Jenrick , Jess Phillips and Kwasi Kwarteng
16
15 May 2024
Grant Shapps , Antony Scaramucci , Matt Wrack , Dawn Butler and Jake Berry
17
22 May 2024
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