About this season
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Episodes (15)
1. Interview with the Prime Minister
Aired 8 September 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg interviews prime minister Sir Keir Starmer MP, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat and Kate Winslet.
2. Should we send missiles to Ukraine?
Aired 15 September 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by foreign secretary David Lammy, Sir Ed Davey MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, shadow home secretary James Cleverly MP, Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati.
3. The deputy Prime Minister and the Labour Conference
Aired 22 September 2024 • 59 min
Live from Labour Conference in Liverpool, Laura Kuenssberg's guests include Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister, as well as Vladimir Kara-Murza and Evgenia Kara-Murza.
4. A Labour resignation, the Tory leadership and the Lebanon conflict
Aired 29 September 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg's guests include Conservative Party leadership candidates Robert Jenrick MP and Kemi Badenoch MP, as well as Pat McFadden MP, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
5. What next for the Middle East conflict?
Aired 6 October 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK; Amin Salam, Lebanon’s economics and trade minister; Peter Kyle MP, science and technology secretary and Andrew Mitchell MP, shadow foreign secretary.
6. The Death of Alex Salmond
Aired 13 October 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Scotland's first minister John Swinney, the business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, the CEO of Lloyds Banking Group, and Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick.
7. The NHS, obesity and the Russian ambassador
Aired 20 October 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by health secretary Wes Streeting, shadow business and trade secretary Kevin Hollinrake and Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin.
8. ‘Working people’, Schools and Steve Coogan
Aired 27 October 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg's guests include education secretary Bridget Phillipson MP, shadow secretary for science and technology Andrew Griffith MP, Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci.
9. The Budget and the new Conservative leader
Aired 3 November 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg interviews the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch.
10. Trump’s Victory, Ukraine and Defence Spend
Aired 10 November 2024 • 74 min
Laura Kuenssberg's guests include Darren Jones MP, chief secretary to the Treasury, Priti Patel MP, shadow foreign secretary, Kristen Michal, prime minister of Estonia, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, and actor Damian Lewis.
11. Keeping Britain Moving, Plus Social Care
Aired 17 November 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg with transport secretary Louise Haigh MP, shadow home secretary Chris Philp MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey MP and Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Hrynchuk.
12. Assisted Dying, Welfare and Ukraine
Aired 24 November 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall MP, shadow secretary for housing and levelling up Kevin Hollinrake MP, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Belgium’s health minister Frank Vandenbroucke.
13. Haigh, Labour's Missions and Cate Blanchett
Aired 1 December 2024 • 60 min
Victoria Derbyshire talks to Pat McFadden MP, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Victoria Atkins MP, shadow secretary for Environment, Food and Farming. Also, Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin.
14. Can the government build 1.5 million houses?
Aired 8 December 2024 • 59 min
Laura Kuenssberg's guests include Angela Rayner MP, deputy prime minister, and Richard Fuller MP, shadow chief secretary to the treasury.
15. Can Labour stop the boats?
Aired 15 December 2024 • 59 min
With home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow home secretary, Chris Philp. AI bosses Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor and mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.