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Politics At Sam and Anne"s

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy with what you need to know about the day ahead in British politics. All in under 20 minutes and in your feed around 7.30am.They"re across the key interviews, the main stories and what the parties are saying. Whatever they"re talking about, Westminster will be talking about today.

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21:42

Can Streeting stop the doctors strikes?

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2025/07/09

After yesterday’s royal welcome from King Charles, President Macron will get down to business today, meeting the Prime Minister for lunch, after PMQs. But, as Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy discuss on this episode, away from the pomp, Keir Starmer’s in-tray doesn’t look any less challenging. It includes a headache for health secretary Wes Streeting as resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, announce a new strike as well as a punchy warning from the OBR on making promises to the

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20:36

‘Oui’ or ‘non’ for Starmer’s migration deal?

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2025/07/08

The first European state visit since Brexit starts today – as President Macron arrives at Windsor Castle. On this episode, Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at what’s on the agenda beyond the pomp and ceremony. Will the government get its “one in, one out” migration deal over the line? Plus, which one of our presenters needs to make a confession about the 2008 French state visit?

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19:53

Reeves's tax turmoil deepens

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2025/07/07

Could Westminster be on for a quieter week?Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy ponder that as the Prime Minister takes stock after the welfare rebellion - with some in the party telling Sam they're just focussing on getting to recess before a September reset.But the issue they can't shake off - will there be tax rises? With the Chancellor's black hole adding up to far more than £5.5bn - is there any other choice, In fact, could that black hole be more like £20bn?And which taxes would

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23:38

What’s really going on with Rachel Reeves?

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2025/07/03

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. After Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen visibly sobbing in PMQs, the Prime Minister last night confirmed she would be Chancellor for a long time to come – but will that be enough to calm fears in the markets? And what do we think is really going on with the Chancellor? Sam and Anne discuss. And what about Keir Starmer’s fate – are some in his own party questioning his longevity? Also,

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23:22

How does Keir Starmer get out of the crisis?

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2025/07/02

The Prime Minister fended off losing a Commons vote on welfare changes but wakes up with a massive repair job to do within his party – and economically. Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy wonder what the consequences will be after those last-minute concessions to keep Labour MPs on side.   There’ll be new ways of balancing the finances (could they be filling a black hole by sending more?) but ALSO a post-mortem of how the government misjudged the mood of its own MPs.

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22:14

Starmer on a knife edge

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2025/07/01

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Its judgement day for the government's welfare bill and it’s unclear from all sides whether the legislation will pass, despite billions of pounds worth of concessions from the Prime Minister to win over his backbench MPs. The bill could lead to Sir Keir Starmer’s largest rebellion so far, exactly one year on from the day that he came into power, leaving questions about his credibility and

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21:20

Does Starmer read his speeches?

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2025/06/30

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. The Prime Minister has made significant concessions on the welfare bill after the threat of a mass rebellion from his own MPs. The changes have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with another black hole in the public finances and some MPs are still planning on voting against the bill when it comes in front of the House of Commons tomorrow. Also, as Sir Keir Starmer celebrates his first full

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23:27

Who will take the fall for welfare chaos?

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2025/06/26

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. In a statement sent to Sam overnight, the government admits that concessions are on their way after an internal struggle over welfare reforms inside the Labour Party. It seems like meaningful talks are under way. Next Tuesday - the day of a supposed crunch vote on disability cuts that could have seen the government lose a vote - could now be just "the start". As Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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21:46

Inside the blame game as the welfare rebellion worsens

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2025/06/25

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Today, Labour is still reeling by a rebellion by 1 in 4 of its MPs over welfare cuts, how can Chancellor Rachel Reeves and PM Keir Starmer recover the numbers and avoid a political humiliation? The government’s working majority is 165, so it only takes 83 Labour MPs to vote with a united opposition and this bill is dead, and along with it a lot of this government’s political and moral

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20:08

Is Keir Starmer going to have to give in again?

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2025/06/24

A NATO summit will be held in The Hague today, hours after Donald Trump announced Israel and Iran had agreed to a "complete and total" ceasefire. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, more than 100 Labour MPs have shown their hand and vowed to defeat Sir Keir Starmer's disability cuts.On this episode, Sam and Anne discuss what to expect from the NATO summit where defence spending will be top of the agenda - and while the prime minister tries to justify his sums to NATO leaders, at home the biggest

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21:33

The four questions Starmer will be asking on Iran

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2025/06/23

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump about the need for Iran to return to the negotiating table after Tehran's warning of "everlasting consequences" for the US bombing raid on their nuclear sites.On this episode, Sam and Anne discuss the key questions facing the UK government after the military action, including what escalation could look like and whether Britain is ready for the economic blowback.Plus, they also discuss the government's new industrial strategy, with eight industries singled

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21:48

If Trump strikes, what will Starmer do?

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2025/06/19

On this episode – what advice is Keir Starmer getting over Britain’s potential involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict? There are reports that the Attorney General’s legal advice to the PM is to limit what it does to protect its allies from attack - Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy discuss the implications of that. Plus, we hear David Lammy will get a meeting with his Iranian counterpart as part of a diplomatic push to prevent war. Foreign ministers from Germany and France will

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22:27

How much does Starmer know about Trump’s Iran plan?

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2025/06/18

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. They start by picking over what Keir Starmer had to say about the potential for an American attack on Iran – which sounded rather different from the line his German counterpart was taking. So what was going on there then? Back in Westminster, the details of benefit cuts which will impact millions get published – the government needs to convince dozens of Labour MPs to back the

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19:24

G7 - Trump walks out, Starmer holds his breath

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2025/06/17

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. President Donald Trump's made a hasty exit from the G7 conference in Canada leaving questions about collective diplomacy and his promise to bring peace to an increasingly violent Middle East. The White House insists his return is to deal with "important matters", while Mr Trump himself has hinted his swift exit is for something “big”. How will Keir Starmer and allies navigate talks

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20:44

Can Starmer contain Trump on Iran?

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2025/06/16

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. The prime minister is in Canada at the G7 as conflict escalates in the Middle East. Can Sir Keir Starmer contain any further flare-ups between Donald Trump and other allies and attempt to bring some calm to the region?The prime minister is also set to authorise a national inquiry into grooming gangs, six months after he said people calling for one were "jumping on the bandwagon". It comes

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23:37

Economy shock overshadows Reeves' big day

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2025/06/12

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Rachel Reeves has said this morning that the latest GDP figures showing the UK economy has shrunk by more than expected are "disappointing".How much will this overshadow yesterday's major spending announcement?Reeves has now planted Labour's fiscal flag in the sand - and spending mistakes from here on in certainly cannot be blamed on their predecessors. How will Labour react to a potential

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23:53

Economy shock overshadows Reeves' big day

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2025/06/12

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Rachel Reeves has said this morning that the latest GDP figures showing the UK economy has shrunk by more than expected are "disappointing".How much will this overshadow yesterday's major spending announcement?Reeves has now planted Labour's fiscal flag in the sand - and spending mistakes from here on in certainly cannot be blamed on their predecessors. How will Labour react to a potential

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20:08

Who'll win and lose in the spending review

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2025/06/11

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics.After weeks of haggling between government ministers, Labour announce today how they plan to apportion cash around departments for the foreseeable future.Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Labour say this comes as the government has "fixed the foundations" and introduced stability to the economy. They say the economy is "turning a corner". But is that totally true? And which sectors are the big

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21:18

Meltdown? Labour goes nuclear

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2025/06/10

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Negotiations for the spending review are complete - with reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to meet Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's demand for extra police funding.We won't have heard the end of this. Reform UK hold (another!) news conference, and the government announces its intentions to go nuclear - "ushering in a new golden age of nuclear [power]".

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21:17

Can you trust Rachel Reeves' spending review numbers?

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2025/06/09

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics.The Home Office is the last department to finalise their budget with Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Wednesday's spending review. All eyes are on Yvette Cooper and the noise that comes out of Westminster today and tomorrow that will indicate how much cash the home secretary has secured for things like policing.And, with Nigel Farage due to make a speech today, Sam and Anne catch up on a

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