Pact to the future

Mark Carruthers asks NI Secretary of State Hilary Benn about his political life. 

The former SDLP leader chats to Mark Carruthers about his political influences & inspirations. 

Mark Carruthers talks to Lagan Valley MP Sorcha Eastwood about her political life. 

We talk with The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson, The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold, and McClatchy’s Anita Kumar about the midterms and future investigations by Democrats. 

As the dust settles after the Hartlepool by-election, Jack Blanchard looks back at some of the great by-election contests of recent years — and ponders whether these quintessentially British political battles are always as significant as they seem. Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney recalls ... Show More

Jonathan Reynolds, Labour MP and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, says the party need to be ambitious for the future. He tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts that Labour's plans have to be credible.Bloomberg Opinion Editor Therese Raphael discusses the ... Show More

Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021 including interviews with leading politicians and public figures 

For the final episode of the year, host Jack Blanchard looks ahead to the biggest political stories coming down the track in 2023. Guests include Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies; former U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon; Katy Balls of the Spectator; Stephen B ... Show More

In the wake of Thursday's crunch by-election results, Jack Blanchard considers why Britain always seems to turn against even its most popular prime ministers in the end. The Atlantic's Tom McTague and pollster James Johnson discuss the collapse in Boris Johnson's popularity, and ... Show More

On the last full day of campaigning, legendary broadcaster David Dimbleby joins Newscast.Adam, David and Alex discuss the issues the country faces whoever wins the election, what to expect on Thursday night and what David really thinks about exit polls…Newscast brings you daily a ... Show More

Join old friends and BBC journalists Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel for the latest from the campaign trail of the 2020 US presidential election race.