Adam Boulton and guests assess the next steps as Theresa May faces accusations of more 'can kicking' over Brexit. The Prime Minister's opened the door to potential votes on taking 'no deal' off the table AND extending Article 50. Inevitably the issue is dividing the Conservatives but there are also problems for Labour as Jeremy Corbyn pivots towards backing a second referendum against the backdrop of more claims of anti-Semitism. Plenty to talk about as usual and joining Adam this week are The T...
Feb 28, 2019•45 min
It was meant to be recess. So with Adam Boulton on his own recess, several Labour and Conservative MPs decided to resign from their parties to join the new Independent Group. Some blamed Brexit, others the culture with their parties. All were convinced that it's time for a change. To examine a tumultuous week in politics, Sophy Ridge took time out from her Sunday show to host this week's edition of AOP and she was joined by former Labour adviser and author of 'Punch and Judy Politics' Ayesha Haz...
Feb 21, 2019•42 min
With just six weeks to go until Brexit - and in the week in which the International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox signed the 4th of the 40 deals he expects to seal before 29th March - Adam Boulton and guests discuss post-Brexit trade, tariffs and the relationship with the World Trade Organisation. They also examine the latest controversy involving the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling after a multi-million pound shipping contract - to a company with no ships - was cancelled. Joining Adam this wee...
Feb 14, 2019•43 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the diplomatic tensions between the UK and the European Union after the EU Council President Donald Tusk said there was a 'special place in hell' for politicians who promoted Brexit without a plan to deliver it. They'll assess the Labour party's positions on Venezuela - where the country's opposition leader has declared himself interim president - and antisemitism. And in the week Sky News announced that Beth Rigby is to become its new political editor, Adam recal...
Feb 07, 2019•45 min
We are weeks away from the date the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union but the shape of Brexit is still unclear. There was light at the end of a Eurotunnel for Theresa May this week as MPs backed an amendment on the Irish backstop which could be enough to get her deal through Parliament...BUT...the EU has made it clear there will be no renegotiation of the Withdrawal Agreement. So where does that leave us? Joining Adam Boulton to discuss the options are Anand Menon, Professor of Europea...
Jan 31, 2019•43 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the options available to Theresa May as she tries to win support for a Brexit 'Plan B' among her parliamentary colleagues. With the clock ticking towards 29th March, can the Prime Minister secure a deal? Will Article 50 be delayed? Can and will a 'No Deal Brexit' be taken off the table? Will the hard Brexiteers be left with no option but to back some form of deal? We know there won't be a 'second referendum' amendment which has raised questions about the Labour le...
Jan 24, 2019•50 min
What a week it's been in Westminster as the Brexit crisis started to bite harder. A thumping defeat for Theresa May's Brexit plan prompted Jeremy Corbyn to table a motion of no confidence in the government....which was rejected by MPs. So where now? What is plan B? How can Parliament honour the referendum of 2016? Plenty to talk about this week and joining Adam Boulton to go over it all are the Labour MP Stella Creasy, Conservative MP George Freeman, Sky's political reporter Rob Powell and the H...
Jan 17, 2019•49 min
In this first episode of 2019, Adam Boulton and guests question the boundaries of protest and ask what can be done about the harassment of MPs and journalists in Westminster. With the meaningful vote on Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement on the horizon, there's an assessment of this week's government defeats in the Commons and there are questions over whether the Speaker was out of order in agreeing to give MPs more sway over the process. Joining Adam this week are the Conservative MPs An...
Jan 15, 2019•55 min
In the final episode of the year Adam Boulton and guests discuss the row over whether Jeremy Corbyn did or did not call the Prime Minister a 'stupid woman' and they reflect on a monumental political year in the UK and abroad. Joining Adam to pick their stories of the year, their moments of 2018, the winners and losers of the past 12 months and their predictions for 2019 are Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen, the deputy editor of The Article Olivia Utley, the director of Demos Polly Mack...
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss another dramatic week in politics which started with the deferral of the Meaningful Vote on Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, progressed into a confidence vote among Conservative MPs on Mrs May's leadership and culminates in further discussions with the EU about the Irish backstop. So, with accusations of kicking the can down the road ringing in he ears, the Prime Minister looks likely to be politically live and kicking for some time to come (or at l...
Dec 13, 2018•22 min
It's another Brexit special as we count down to next week's Meaningful Vote on the deal agreed between the UK and the EU. In the lead up, the Government's been found in contempt of Parliament for the first time over its failure to publish its full legal advice on the deal and MPs backed a call for the Commons to have a direct say in what happens if - as expected - the Prime Minister's proposal is rejected. Joining Adam Boulton to discuss the political and legal implications of this week's events...
Dec 06, 2018•31 min
Adam Boulton and guests attempt to map out the next steps in the Brexit process as Theresa May tries to convince MPs to back the deal she secured wit the European Union over the weekend. What can MPs do if they're not happy with it? What can the government do if it's rejected after the meaningful vote? Joining Adam this week are Dr Joelle Grogan, Senior Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University; Philip Cowley, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary's University London; Sky's political correspondent L...
Nov 28, 2018•48 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the progress that's been made over the Withdrawal Agreement and the deal on the post-Brexit relationship between the UK and the EU. Simmering in the background is the waiting game over whether 48 Conservative MPs submit a 'no confidence in the Prime Minister' letter to the chair of the backbench 1922 Committee. The charge is being led by Jacob Rees-Mogg and the European Research Group but so far, there has been little sign of Theresa May facing an imminent threat ...
Nov 22, 2018•37 min
It's a Brexit special this week as Adam Boulton and guests try to make sense of the political landscape following the publication of the draft Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the European Union. Despite front bench resignations in response to the deal, Theresa May is promising to see Brexit through. But what are the implications of this week's developments both politically and legaly? Joining Adam this week are David Allen Green, contributing editor of the FT and solicitor at Preiskel &a...
Nov 15, 2018•52 min
Adam Boulton hosts this week's podcast from Washington DC where Donald Trump has come out fighting following the US Midterms in which the Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives but retained the Senate. The President's described it as a 'tremendous success' but the results were soon overshadowed by a typically feisty news conference in which he clashed, most notably, with CNN reporter Jim Acosta...not to mention the sacking of his Attorney General Jeff Sessions. It makes the lat...
Nov 08, 2018•49 min
Adam Boulton and guests dissect the week's big political issues in the UK and beyond. This week, they reflect on Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget and whether it was the big giveaway that has been described in some quarters. What next for Germany as Angela Merkel announces she'll slowly fade out of office and not seek re election in 2021? And there's a look ahead to next week's US Midterm elections where Donald Trump's Republicans are fighting to keep control of both houses of Congress. Joining...
Nov 02, 2018•47 min
Adam Boulton and guests focus on the culture in Westminster this week as the House of Commons Commission confirms it's backing the recommendations of the Cox report on bullying and harassment in Parliament. "Assassination is in the air" and "the moment is coming when the knife gets heated, stuck in her front and twisted" are two anonymous quotes attributed to MPs in relation to Theresa May's future this week - the panel will examine whether those in public life ought to watch their words. And we...
Oct 25, 2018•39 min
Adam Boulton presents this week's All Out Politics podcast from Brussels as another big week in the Brexit negotiations reaches its climax. But before the panel assess the current state of play, there's a discussion about the safety of journalists around the world following the disappearance of the Saudi reporter Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey and the recent murders of Viktoria Marinova in Bulgaria and Jan Kuciak in Slovakia. Joining Adam this week are Sky's Europe correspondent Mark Stone, The Times...
Oct 18, 2018•30 min
This week’s All Out Politics podcast takes us from Northern Ireland, to Scotland, then all the way to South America. Brexit threats from the DUP, Nicola Sturgeon pleading for SNP patience, and Brazil’s presidential election are all discussed by Adam Boulton and his guests. We’ll also find out the latest in Sky News' #MakeDebatesHappen campaign to establish an independent commission to oversee televised leaders' debates ahead of general elections. Adam’s joined in the studio by the freelance jour...
Oct 11, 2018•36 min
Take a chance on this week's All Out Politics podcast from Sky News as Adam Boulton and guests review the Tory conference in Birmingham, look ahead to the Scottish National Party's gathering in Glasgow and assess the Sky News campaign for an independent commission to organise leaders' debates at future general elections. Joining Adam this week are Sky's political correspondent Laura Bundock and the Head of Sky Data Harry Carr. #CPC18 #SNP #MakeDebatesHappen #SkyNews
Oct 04, 2018•34 min
With the party conference season in full swing, Adam Boulton and guests reflect on Labour's gathering in Liverpool and preview a difficult looking event for Theresa May and her Conservatives in Birmingham. There's plenty to discuss on Brexit as Jeremy Corbyn shifts his party's position on a potential second referendum - although Labour says it's ready for a general election. The Prime Minister's been promoting a post-Brexit Britain at the United Nations but it's President Trump who's dominated t...
Sep 27, 2018•41 min
An exotic spresm of political discussion on this week's All Out Politics podcast as Adam Boulton and guests reflect on this week's Liberal Democrat conference and look ahead to Labour's gathering in Liverpool. There's also more on Sky News' #MakeDebatesHappen campaign to establish an independent commission to oversee televised leaders' debates ahead of general elections. Joining Adam this week are Sky's deputy political editor Beth Rigby, political correspondent - and author of the new book 'Lef...
Sep 20, 2018•38 min
Adam Boulton hosts the Sky News podcast on the week's big political talking points. There are mutinous mutterings on the Conservative backbenches but it's the Prime Minister's Chequers compromise rather than the PM herself which is causing consternation as the UK heads towards a possible 'No Deal Brexit.' That's despite a leading group of Brexiteers apparently talking openly about ousting Theresa May. And Brighton is the first stop on the party conference season tour as the Liberal Democrats gat...
Sep 13, 2018•31 min
We're back after after the summer break but just to shake things up, Adam Boulton and guests discuss Brexit, the antisemitism crisis engulfing the Labour Party and the apparent internal dissent from an anonymous source in Donald Trump's White House. A fascinating week in politics and joining Adam to assess the big issues are Sky's deputy political editor Beth Rigby, Tony Blair's former adviser Matthew Doyle, The Telegraph's Brexit editor Dia Chakravarty and our resident statto, the Head of Sky D...
Sep 06, 2018•43 min
Another year of Parliament is up so ahead of the summer break, Adam Boulton and guests look ahead to the possible outcomes of the tangled web that is Brexit. Will the UK, as planned, leave the EU? If so, what form will it take and what will be the consequences? What next for Theresa May? And will UKIP return to its former heights? Joining Adam in attempting to answer those questions are Sky's senior political correspondent Jason Farrell, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent Matthew Go...
Aug 02, 2018•57 min
Adam Boulton hosts the weekly podcast discussing and analysing the big political issues of our time. This week, it appears the Labour leadership still can't seem to shake off accusations of anti-semitism with the controversy over its adoption - or not - of the 'gold standard' International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition. And what chance of a No Deal Brexit - or even a World Trade Brexit? The new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab have had their say his w...
Jul 26, 2018•32 min
Adam Boulton hosts the weekly All Out Politics podcast from Sky News. This week, Theresa May survives key Commons votes but her Chequers deal continues to be scrutinised by all sides; Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's accused of anti-semitism over the wording of the party's new guidelines on the issue; and coulda woulda shoulda - what IS Donald Trump's position on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election following his controversial summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki? Joinin...
Jul 19, 2018•42 min
Adam Boulton hosts the Sky News political podcast and with the publication of a Brexit White Paper imminent, Adam and guests examine the sticking points for the PM and the mood among her Cabinet ahead of its release. There's a discussion about the NHS on its 70th birthday as the panel compares the health service to that in Germany and the US and we capitalise on the feel good factor (in England at least) generated by the World Cup in Russia. Joining Adam this week are Sky's political editor Fais...
Jul 05, 2018•41 min
Adam Boulton hosts the weekly politics podcast from Sky News. This week - Angela Merkel is looking for bilateral deals with other European countries to take back some asylum seekers as she comes under pressure from CSU, is the cabinet here in chaos after Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reportedly used some fruity language and Liz Truss made jokes at Michael Gove's expense and how does the World Cup compare to the political landscape. Joining Adam this week are Sky News’ Europe Correspondent Mich...
Jun 28, 2018•38 min
Adam Boulton hosts the weekly politics podcast from Sky News. This week - a funding increase for the NHS in England but there's an argument over whether a 'Brexit dividend' actually exists; the EU Withdrawal Bill passes through both Houses of Parliament thanks in part to non-rebellious rebels; President Trump u-turns on immigration but questions whether being strong means you lack heart; and the Home Secretary's rejection of Lord Hague's suggestion that cannabis should be legalised for medicinal...
Jun 21, 2018•41 min
