Talking Politics

Anushka Asthana and Robert Peston join Tom Bradby to discuss the shock defection by Conservative MP for Dover, Natalie Elphicke, to Labour after she crossed the floor at the beginning of PMQs.How damaging is this for the Prime Minister?And how will Labour MPs feel about an MP usually more associated with the right of the Tory party joining their ranks? Plus - is Sunak's warning of

In a local elections special, ITV News analysts Professor Jane Green and Professor Colin Rallings join Julie Etchingham as the results roll in and the Conservatives lose hundreds of council seats.Plus, Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana discuss a bruising by-election, the 'Reform factor' and what the future looks like for Rishi Sunak.All that and more in this week's episode of Talki

Political Correspondents Shehab Khan and Carl Dinnen join Tom Bradby as the first failed asylum seeker heads to Rwanda. Can the first deportations to Rwanda save Rishi Sunak's election chances?And how does the prime minister plan to pay for what Labour calls the unfunded £46bn plan to scrap National Insurance? All that and more in this week's episode of Talking Politics.New episod

Elections expert Jane Green is a special guest this week, as we approach the local elections. Along with Tom and Robert, she looks at whether anything can save the Conservatives from a predicted wipeout. And are Tory attacks on Angela Rayner really damaging for Labour? All that and more in this week's episode of Talking Politics.New episodes every Wednesday - subscribe so you don't

The smoking ban and Rwanda deportations are expected to soon become law - but will they save Rishi Sunak? In this week's episode, Tom, Anushka and Carl Dinnen discuss whether the tide is finally turning for the prime minister.New episodes every Wednesday - remember to subscribe so you don't forget!

Nina Hossain is joined by Robert Peston and election analyst Professor Colin Rallings to analyse what might happen in May's local elections. Plus, which high-profile cabinet ministers are nervously looking over their shoulders, after the latest major poll?New episodes every Wednesday - remember to subscribe so you don't forget!

The PM claims the economy has turned a corner but when will families start to feel the benefits?And will the government's plan to expand free childcare actually work?Nina Hossain hears from Consumer Editor Chris Choi and Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana.Parliament is in recess but Talking Politics is not. New episodes every Wednesday - remember to subscribe so you don't forg

The Tories are in turmoil and could be facing an electoral wipeout - but will their attack ad strategy undermine Labour's lead in the polls?And is it time for Labour to start making spending commitments to fund the NHS and other essential services? Tom, Robert and Anushka discuss all that and more in this week's Talking Politics.

For how much longer can Rishi Sunak hold on to power?Could the prime minister be forced to step aside by his unruly MPs?Or could he be bounced into an early election as the political tide continues to turn against him?And what would Labour do with the economy if it wins? Plus, Taoiseach shock in Ireland and inflation drop in the UK.Julie Etchingham, Robert and Anushka discuss all t

Does Rishi Sunak's handling of the Tory donor racism row show he is hopeless at politics?That's what Tom asks Robert and Anushka in this week's episode after Tory donor Frank Hester was accused of making racist remarks about black MP Diane Abbott.And with the deadline for a May election just around the corner, the journalists also discuss when would be the most likely date for the