Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Nick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party and Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, about growing up during the Troubles, the ongoing implications of Brexit and her decision not to identify as nationalist or unionist
Nick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, about immigration policy, being a working mum in politics and Labour's chances of winning back power.
Nick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sarah Khan, about her efforts to counter extremism and the upcoming review of the Prevent counter-terror strategy
Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT, about his union's planned strike action this summer
Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, the government's adviser on violence against women and girls about her campaigning on female genital mutilation, calls for street harassment to be made a crime and her friendship with Carrie Johnson.
Nick Robinson speaks to the Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries MP about her efforts to clean up social media, her upbringing in Liverpool, and being a bestselling author. Producer: Jack Fenwick.
Nick Robinson talks to Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival, cake, dead cats and banned words
Nick Robinson talks to Conservative MP Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes
Nick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about his footballing career, the state of English football and his own political ambitions
The Shadow Health Secretary on bouncing back after illness, living with Covid and his connection to Christine Keeler
Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021 including interviews with leading politicians and public figures
The former Cabinet Minister on his passion for cooking, dancing, documentary-making and his previous career in politics.
The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission on why she ‘came out’ as a conservative, the purpose of education and the perils of smartphones
The Foreign Secretary on the ‘network of liberty’, those Mrs Thatcher-styled photoshoots and being too busy to hold Christmas parties
The Chair of the Commons Standards Committee on upholding the rules, being gay and why he could never have been 007
The Labour leader on his family, the migrant boats crisis and why Boris Johnson makes him angry
The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, and being kicked out of his school's cadet force for playing golf.
The Shadow Chancellor on learning from Labour’s defeats, playing aggressive chess and that ‘boring snoring’ Tweet
The Health Secretary on the reshuffle, health inequalities after the pandemic and a missing pair of scissors
The DUP leader on his fear of further unrest in Northern Ireland, what he learned from Boris Johnson and the Mountains of Mourne
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain
The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburban values, football heritage and treading the boards
The COP26 President on the ‘decisive decade’ to tackle climate change, why Swampy runs Britain’s boardrooms and being Mr Boring
The former Prime Minister on tips for chairing the G7, footballers taking the knee and ‘not being silent’ on Scotland’s future
The Shadow Business Secretary and former Labour leader on thinking ‘big’, standing against his brother and emergency-charging his electric car
The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, the art of negotiation and words of advice for Labour
The Scottish Finance Secretary on growing up in India, her faith and how another independence referendum will be fought
The Children’s Commissioner on tackling failing schools, online safety and knowing your Aristotle
The Unite General Secretary on Labour’s electoral woes, Starmer’s ‘failure’ and the politics of football
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour’s ‘vast’ challenge, having an autistic child and why he would like to run Sunderland FC
