Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. It’s vibes versus facts on the Tuesday episode. Vibes – Downing Street seem happy with the Trump-Marcon meeting. Facts – didn't the US just side with Russia on UN resolutions on Ukraine? Also on this episode – is it the current Tory leader or a previous one getting the most attention at the moment Kemi Badenoch gives a speech on foreign policy today – but has it been ov...
Feb 25, 2025•23 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. On the third anniversary of Ukraine’s invasion, Sam and Anne take stock on the milestone’s significance for global politics. With transatlantic tensions remaining, from a controversial UN vote to high stakes talks at the White House, they break down the fresh wave of sanctions and domestic drama. How will Starmer manage Trump when he visits later this week? And conserva...
Feb 24, 2025•23 min
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Although it's recess, Sam and Anne explain why this week could be a major moment in British politics as they discuss whether the Transatlantic alliance has collapsed. Anne shares her insider analysis from the Munich Security Conference where Ukraine was top of the agenda, and Sam breaks down what the implications from the dramatic conference are for Britain. Plus, they outline what...
Feb 17, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Chancellor Rachel Reeves starts her birthday with good news – the economy grew slightly at the end of last year, according to the early showing of official figures. So where does the glimmer leave her big plan for growth? And what can we read into how the Tories are responding – and who’s responding for them? And, ahead of the Munich security conference, we discuss some of the UK r...
Feb 13, 2025•22 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Growth spends another day on the agenda – as Heathrow gets ready to announce multibillion pound expansion plan. How feasible are some of the proposals and the timescale for them? At the same time – there’s a warning to Rachel Reeves that her fiscal plans could mean a squeeze on spending. And who’s the person up for the borders watchdog job who's based in Finland? You can send us a ...
Feb 12, 2025•19 min
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today they discuss the sudden major changes to the assisted dying bill from MP Kim Leadbeater which means cases would not need signing off by a High Court judge and whether this could change how MPs vote on the bill. Plus, Sam has been investigating whether Keir Starmer can really deliver his promises to end future bat tunnels. They also discuss the latest on Trump, and friend of t...
Feb 11, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, President Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into America would come into affect "soon". Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of its steel to the US and whether reverse tariffs could be on the cards. Meanwhile, as Kemi Badenoch celebrates 100 days as Conservative party leader, Sam shares what senior Conservativ...
Feb 10, 2025•18 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Sam and Anne discuss Starmer’s plans to break down barriers to building nuclear reactors in the UK, and Kemi Badenoch’s new proposals for stricter immigration rules in a possible bid to win back voters moving towards Reform. Elsewhere, Jonathan Powell, Starmer’s National Security Advisor, goes to Washington to discuss plans for the Chagos Islands. You can send us a WhatsApp on 0751...
Feb 06, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today, the fallout from President Trump’s claim that the US should take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, and how Labour might respond. Gabriel Pogrund of The Sunday Times sheds light on Starmer's approach to the Middle East via his WhatsApp correspondence. Elsewhere, Labour are trying to keep their plans for flood defences on the agenda, and control the narrative around the Cha...
Feb 05, 2025•22 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, President Trump decided paused tariffs on Canada and Mexico but pressed ahead with imposing them on China. They've retaliated by putting imports on American gas, coal, oil and farming equipment. But will be the consequences for the UK? Sam and Anne discuss how the UK maps outs its position and asks if the UK could come out on top of this global shootout thanks to Brexit ...
Feb 04, 2025•18 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Donald Trump has been speaking about Keir Starmer and tariffs overnight - announcing the UK would stay tariff free 'for now', hours before our PM heads to Brussels to attend the first summit since Brexit. Sam and Anne discuss what's on the agenda at the EU summit including what the UK government actually want from Brussels post-Brexit and what the EU is actually prepared to give us...
Feb 03, 2025•19 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics. The Labour party has descended on Hull for the funeral of John Prescott. Sky News' chief political correspondent Jon Craig had many a run-in with the former deputy prime minister and shares some of his best stories - including one involving a pork pie. Elsewhere, Sam and Dan look at the reaction to Rachel Reeves’ big economy speech and Sam bemoans government embargoes. You can send us...
Jan 30, 2025•21 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today's the day for Rachel Reeves, as she aims to get the economy growing with a big speech this morning. There's the heavily trailed backing of a third runway at Heathrow, as well as the news this morning the government is breathing fresh life into another big project in the south of England - the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor. How will it go down with her party around the coun...
Jan 29, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. As Rachel Reeves puts the finishing touches to her big speech on boosting economic growth tomorrow, new pension rules mean 'trapped surplus funds' can be invested in the wider economy – something proposed by her predecessor Jeremy Hunt. Elsewhere, there is a backlash over a leaked internal Home Office report which has advised widening the definition of extremism to include environm...
Jan 28, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. The week beings on Holocaust Memorial Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. For that reason, there are no big government announcements today, but Sam and Anne will take you through Westminster’s agenda for the week – a big one for Rachel Reeves. The future of the economy is likely to dominate again with the chancellor giving a speech on Wednesday. An ann...
Jan 27, 2025•19 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics. Today Sir Keir Starmer is on the NIMBY offensive to boost economic growth, with plans to reduce the number of times people can go to the courts to block infrastructure schemes. The government hopes it will mean projects like nuclear power stations, wind farms and railway lines can call get built quicker. But can they do it and will it work? Meanwhile with latest borrowing figures surp...
Jan 23, 2025•21 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Anne is in Davos where Rachel Reeves is kickstarting her economic fightback. The chair of the Competition and Markets Authority has been moved on and there are big moves on AI, nature and unemployment. But will it all create the growth the chancellor is desperately seeking? Meanwhile, back in Westminster, how will Sir Keir Starmer fare in his first PMQs since Axel Rudakubana's guil...
Jan 22, 2025•21 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics. Anne is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where powerful figures in finance convene. Sam and Anne unpick President Donald Trump's inauguration announcements of executive orders and their potential impact on UK trade and politics. And Sam and Anne discuss last year's Southport murders and the failures that fueled nationwide unrest. They break down Axel Rudakubana's g...
Jan 21, 2025•23 min
On the day of Donald Trump's second inauguration, Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard have their guide to the day ahead in both British politics, and politics across the pond. So how is Trump 2.0 going to influence the UK? Can Sir Keir Starmer’s government work with President Trump? And with Peter Mandelson due to start as our ambassador to the US, Sam has the inside track on how he got the job. But will the MAGA crowd block his appointment? Meanwhile, what...
Jan 20, 2025•18 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard have their guide to the day ahead in British politics – for one last time, because Jack has some big news. Once that’s out of the way, Sam and Jack turn to the state of the UK economy. With growth sitting around zero - what could be about to happen? And how tricky is this going to be for Chancellor Rachel Reeves? Meanwhile, why is prime minister focusing on artificial intelligence? You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam ...
Jan 13, 2025•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. How are global events like Trump's moves, China's policies, and the world economy shaping UK politics? Foreign Secretary David Lammy hopes to show Labour and Sir Keir Starmer are in the driving seat - Jack and Sam discuss if he can. Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules are under scrutiny, with concerns of higher taxes or spending cuts ...
Jan 09, 2025•22 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. The economy is back in focus today in Westminster, if borrowing continues to rise, will more department spending cuts have to follow? The Conservatives are putting forward their amendment to the Children's’ Wellbeing Bill as groom gangs, and the man really driving the agenda, Elon Musk, continues to be hotly debated. And will accounts of ...
Jan 08, 2025•19 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. As the prime minister attacked those spreading misinformation online about child grooming gangs, how will the backlash from his opponents roll on? The Conservative Party is attempting to force a vote on a new national inquiry into child sexual exploitation, but does it have any legs? The government is already planning to tighten the law i...
Jan 07, 2025•19 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. The drama is also back - with Elon Musk causing more than a stir in British politics after changing his mind about Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. It comes after Musk launched an attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his safeguarding minister Jess Phillips over their handling of past grooming gang cases. How can the government resp...
Jan 06, 2025•20 min
On this special episode, Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard preview the year ahead in politics. They predict what Nigel Farage will be up to in 2025, weigh up whether things could look better for the economy and discuss what Kemi Badenoch has up her sleeve. Plus, how will the UK government handle the return of President Trump? You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email them: [email protected]...
Dec 23, 2024•22 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. As parliament winds down for recess, Jack and Sam have also reached the final day of the term. They discuss the challenges facing Keir Starmer before his debut at the liaison committee - will his own party give him a tougher time than the Tories? And following a lacklustre PMQs on Wednesday, Jack and Sam look at Labour's plans for NHS reform, housin...
Dec 19, 2024•19 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Today is the last PMQs before Christmas and Jack and Sam discuss how Keir Starmer is leaving things in Westminster, including an RMT strike on Avanti West Coast planned for the end of the month and into next year. The pair discuss the current state of Britain's rail network and how essential it is for the prime minister to follow through on his prom...
Dec 18, 2024•20 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. As the Prime Minister makes his final foreign trip of the year to Estonia, Jack and Sam discuss foreign policy and Trump’s possible plans for Ukraine, and his views on what’s happening in Syria. Plus, Sam reveals Labour’s controversial plans for AI regulation, and explains why the creative industries are very concerned. You can send a WhatsApp to Ja...
Dec 17, 2024•22 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Will MPs name the alleged spy who links China with the royal family? What did the Prime Minister know about “H6”? Why can’t they be named? And what does this story mean for Keir Starmer’s plan to “reset” relations with China? Plus, Angela Rayner plan’s to overhaul local government. You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email th...
Dec 16, 2024•21 min
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Keir Starmer is the latest PM to present a plan to boost the UK’s housing supply while Kemi Badenoch shares her views on the state of Britain…to lunch! Plus, Jack and Sam have an update on Rachel Reeves’ spending plans. You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email them: [email protected]...
Dec 12, 2024•20 min
