This week Boris Johnson outlined his security and defence strategy for the post-Brexit world. It included a plan to lift the number of nuclear warheads the UK is prepared to stockpile, a proposal to strengthen trade links with China and an ambition to make Britain a science and tech superpower. Adam Boulton is joined by Patricia Lewis, who leads in the International Security Programme at Chatham House; Sir Lawrence Freedman, the Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and Sky'...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min
This week, politics and royalty collide as Adam Boulton and guests discuss the fallout from the interview given by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Oprah Winfrey. They discus the rise of opinion-led broadcasting and they touch on the controversial issue of nurses pay. Joining Adam this week are the columnist Tim Walker, The Economist's senior editor Anne McElvoy and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
Mar 11, 2021•48 min
Adam Boulton and guests focus on the complicated row at the heart of politics in Scotland where - in the past week - Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have given lengthy evidence to a Holyrood inquiry investigating the handling of harassment complaints against Mr Salmond. What's been happening in the Scottish Parliament and where does it leave the First Minister, the SNP and the future of the independence movement? Joining Adam this week are the editor and publisher of Reaction Iain Martin, journ...
Mar 04, 2021•52 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the different approaches to easing lockdown in England and Scotland and whether power should come from the centre or be fairly dispersed in Edinburgh and London. Also this week, have the old left versus right battles over tax now disappeared as we prepare for the Chancellor's Budget next week? Joining Adam for political discussion and analysis are Professor of Political Science at the University of Southampton - and Sky News election analyst - Dr Will Jennings; Co...
Feb 25, 2021•50 min
Adam Boulton and guests assess Boris Johnson's options ahead of his announcement on lockdown restrictions next week and the longer term prospects for Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader after his big speech on the economy. Joining Adam this week are the chief leader writer at The Observer, Sonia Sodha; Conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
Feb 18, 2021•45 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the Cabinet's messaging on summer holidays and the recent Parliamentary rows over Freedom of Information and genocide. What links the Trade Bill and the government's position on genocide and why have newspapers formed an alliance to raise concerns about FoI requests? Joining Adam this week are the Labour MP for Rhondda Chris Bryant, the Mail on Sunday's deputy political editor Anna Mikhailova and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
Feb 11, 2021•49 min
What next for the United Kingdom? This week, there's a state of the union flavour to the podcast with Brexit tensions in Northern Ireland following the row over vaccine exports AND issues in the Scottish National party following the sacking of Joanna Cherry from the front bench. That as the 'who knew what and when' row between Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond continues and threatens to derail any momentum being built for another independence referendum. Adam Boulton and guests examine the border...
Feb 04, 2021•58 min
In the week when the UK officially recorded 100 thousand Covid-19 related deaths and worldwide infections topped 100 million, Adam Boulton and guests discuss the response to the pandemic and the European vaccines row. The UK has a good vaccines story to tell with more than 7 million people having received their first jab. But an argument has been brewing between the European Commission and the drugs firm AstraZeneca over an apparent shortfall in vaccine doses being planned for the EU. Joing Adam...
Jan 28, 2021•49 min
Adam Boulton hosts from Washington DC where Joe Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. Adam and guests discuss the immediate priorities for the Biden administration but the main focus this week is on the coronavirus pandemic, the political decisions that lie ahead and the continuing impact on the economy. What is the data telling us about the virus and is the ground being prepared for tax rises in March's Budget to pay for the borrowing bill? Joining Ad...
Jan 21, 2021•54 min
Adam Boulton hosts a US Special from Washington DC and this week the panel discuss the extraordinary events in Congress as Donald Trumps is impeached for a second time - and in his final week as President. They also assess whether the Joe Biden era will mark the beginning of the Kamala Harris effect on international relations and what is in store for the UK/US relationship. And what next for the post-Trump Republican party? Joining Adam this week are: The former deputy editor of The Sunday Times...
Jan 14, 2021•49 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss a significant couple of weeks in politics in the UK and the US and look ahead to the political events of 2021. They reflect on the shocking scenes in Washington DC as Congress prepared to confirm Joe Biden as the next US President, the free trade agreement between the UK and the EU and the latest on the Coronavirus pandemic as the vaccine rollout coincides with the majority of people in the UK in lockdown. And they'll assess what's in store in 2021 with local elec...
Jan 07, 2021•58 min
Adam Boulton and guests review a significant political year choosing their people and moments of the past 12 months. Coronavirus has dominated the political landscape and as well as the domestic developments, there have been some seismic moments in the US too. Joining Adam in the final episode of 2020 are the journalist and author Rob Hutton, the comment editor of City AM Rachel Cunliffe and Sky News' chief political correspondent Jon Craig.
Dec 17, 2020•58 min
Adam Boulton and guests are on familiar territory this week as we await an outcome on talks about a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union. 'Major differences' remain, we're told, after a meeting between the Prime Minister and the European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen in Brussels. They DID agree for their negotiators to continue discussions and for a 'firm decision' to be made by this Sunday whether a deal can be agreed. So what hope of a deal given the lack of...
Dec 10, 2020•45 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the political fallout from the Tory rebellion over England's covid 'tier' system which replaced the national lockdown. They also assess the delicate state of the Brexit negotiations as the end of the transition period looms. Plus, was it 'thanks to Brexit' that the the UK was able to move quickly on regulatory approval for a vaccine? And what about the timetable for a return to normality as Boris Johnson and Jonathan Van Tam appear to have somewhat different opini...
Dec 04, 2020•50 min
Adam Boulton and guests assess the Chancellor's Spending Review with a particular focus on the decision to cut the international budget from 0.7 to 0.5 percent. The move breaks a Conservative manifesto commitment and causes the Prime Minister some political discomfort with the threat of a backbench rebellion. And what of the Brexit endgame? No mention of the 'B' word in Rishi Sunak's statement but plenty of discussion among the panel as they ponder what this week's events mean for 'Global Britai...
Nov 26, 2020•46 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the Prime Minister's 'relaunch' after the rather public behind the scenes battles in Number Ten. Where does the command lie in the corridors of power? The plans were derailed somewhat by Boris Johnson having to self-isolate in Downing Street before apparently telling a group of Conservative MPs in northern England that 'devolution had been a disaster north of the border.' So what now for the 'United' Kingdom? Joining Adam this week are the former Conservative Spec...
Nov 19, 2020•48 min
Adam Boulton and guests assess the fallout from the US Presidential election and examine what the near future holds for the UK's 'special relationship' with America under a Joe Biden administration. They also discuss the challenges ahead on handling the coronavirus pandemic during a week in which we have edged closer to vaccine but also marked the sad milestone of 50 thousand Covid-related deaths in the UK. Plus, what happened inside Number Ten that forced Boris Johnson's Director Communications...
Nov 12, 2020•52 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss an extraordinary week for Labour as the party suspends its former leader Jeremy Corbyn following his response to a report by the human rights watchdog on anti-Semitism. They also assess the state of play in the United States as America prepares to decide between another four years of Donald Trump or a change of direction with the Democrat challenger Joe Biden. Joining Adam this week are Dr Kevin Yuill, Assistant Professor of History, University of Sunderland and c...
Oct 30, 2020•49 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the devolution deals across England as the Prime Minister battles on several fronts over coronavirus restrictions. They discuss the government's financial fight with Greater Manchester's Mayor Andy Burnham and assess how damaging this row could be to Boris Johnson particularly in northern England where red wall Conservative MPs have been in mutinous mood. Also, divisions across the House as a Labour frontbencher apologises for calling a Conservative MP 'scum.' In ...
Oct 22, 2020•34 min
Brexit and Covid collide on this week's episode as Adam Boulton and guests examine the political movements on both topics. Boris Johnson's deadline for a free trade agreement is upon us and we're not quite in the so-called 'tunnel' phase of the negotiations. So where are we? Also this week, more tension between the government, scientists and regional leaders over coronavirus restrictions as the Prime Minister favours localised lockdowns rather than a national equivalent. Joining Adam this week a...
Oct 15, 2020•49 min
As Nicola Sturgeon introduces tighter restrictions across Scotland in response to rising cases of Covid-19, the government is reportedly planning to close pubs and restaurants in parts of northern England from next week. Adam Boulton and guests assess the politics of the decision making as the burden of fighting the coronavirus appears to fall on those 'red wall' areas which helped Boris Johnson secure that 80 seat majority. They also discuss the virtual Conservative party conference as the Prim...
Oct 08, 2020•45 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the fall out from the chaotic 'interruptathon' - the first US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden - and examine the significance of the US election to the UK. Also, the Prime Minister and his government are reprimanded by the Speaker of the House of Commons over Coronavirus legislation - on the day Boris Johnson asks the country for forbearance and sacrifice in the ongoing battle against COVID 19. Is the ground being prepared for a second nation...
Oct 01, 2020•46 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the new restrictions imposed across the UK in response to the rising cases of coronavirus. Too far or not far enough? And with differences of approach by the devolved nations as Scotland and Northern Ireland go further than England, are we starting to witness the slow motion evaporation of the Union? Also, this would have been the week in which the Labour leader was front and centre of the political discourse with a major party conference speech. The panel assesse...
Sep 24, 2020•40 min
Adam Boulton and guests examine what the Prime Minister calls 'huge problems' with the coronavirus testing system as infections increase across the UK. They also discuss this week's movements on Brexit and the topic that's got much of Westminster chatting - the diaries of Sasha Swire, the wife of former Tory minister Hugo Swire, which have been serialised this week. Joining Adam this week are the author of 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?' Timandra Harkness; Science writer at UnHerd Tom Chivers and ...
Sep 17, 2020•45 min
The All Out Politics podcast returns with new issues on old favourites. Is Operation Moonshot a long-shot as the Prime Minister points to enhanced testing as a way out of the current rise in coronavirus? And what about the admission by a Cabinet minister that the government is attempting to 'break international law' by introducing a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal with the EU? The panel assesses the political impact of the 'Internal Market Bill' as negotiations on a free trade agreement w...
Sep 10, 2020•46 min
Two Russians agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim? For the full series, search 'Polonium & the Piano Player.' From Sky News StoryCast.
Aug 20, 2020•2 min
In the week the Prime Minister begins a campaign to help people lose weight after the coronavirus outbreak, Adam Boulton and guests assess whether the PM's war on fat will have the desired effect. The plans include a ban on junk food advert before 9pm and clearer labelling of calories on alcoholic drinks. The panel also reveal their defining political moments of the year so far as this season of All Out Politics takes a break for the summer. Joining Adam this week are: the Director of the Academ...
Jul 30, 2020•41 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the relationship between the UK and Russia after a parliamentary report on Moscow's activities. It concluded the British government took its eye off the ball and was slow to recognise the potential threat to its democratic process. And as parliament goes into recess, they assess the dynamic of Boris Johnson versus Sir Keir Starmer after the final PMQs of this term. Joining Adam on the podcast are the author of 'The New Cold War - Putin's Russia and the Threat to t...
Jul 23, 2020•45 min
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the UK's delicate relations with China and Russia after the Huawei news and claims of Russian hacking. The government's decision to remove Huawei technology from the 5G network by 2027 has added to tensions with China following the country's security crackdown in Hong Kong. That as Russia is accused of interfering in last year's general election and trying to steal vaccine ideas from the UK, US and Canada. They also discuss the clarity - or lack of it - over the w...
Jul 16, 2020•46 min
As the economy becomes the focal point of the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, Adam Boulton and guests examine the measures outlined by the Chancellor to boost consumer spending and jobs. They also discuss the fallout from the Prime Minister's assertion that too many care homes failed to follow the correct procedures in dealing with the virus as Labour accuse Boris Johnson of 'trying to shift the blame' for his own shortcomings. Joining Adam this week are the Director of the Ce...
Jul 09, 2020•44 min
