Season 2

E1. Can Rishi Sunak Solve NHS Problems?

Jan 8, 2023 · 65m

Laura Kuenssberg's guests are prime minister Rishi Sunak MP, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting MP and film director Sam Mendes.

E2. Will Keir Starmer Reform the NHS?

Jan 15, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Sir Keir Starmer MP, leader of the Labour Party; Mark Harper MP, transport secretary; Brian Cox, actor; Caroline Nokes MP; Conservative and chair of the women and equalities committee; and Sir Howard Davies; chair of NatWest.

E3. The Latest on Nadhim Zahawi's Tax Affairs

Jan 22, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews first minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon MSP and shadow chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP.

E4. When will the strikes finally end?

Jan 29, 2023 · 62m

On a dramatic morning when Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi was sacked, Laura Kuenssberg interviews Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, and US Ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley. She has an interview with Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner, and discusses events with the panel of Michel Barnier, Mary Bousted, and Katharine Birbalsingh

E5. Can the Tories get on with governing?

Feb 5, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews Business Secretary Grant Shapps, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, General Secretary of the Unite union Sharon Graham, and Ukrainian TV presenter Timur Miroshnychenko. The panel consists of Labour MP Liz Kendall, former Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry, and businesswoman Kate Bingham.

E6. What are the UK's responsibilities in Turkey and Ukraine?

Feb 12, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews the foreign office minister Andrew Mitchell, Labour's Shadow Levelling up Secretary Lisa Nandy, the Polish Prime Minister, Andrzej Duda, and the broadcaster Erue Leith. She discusses current events and the interviews with the panel of the SNP MP John Nicolson, the Ukrainian politician Vadym Prystaiko, and the author and entrepreneur Priya Lakhani.

E7. Are we in a new political world?

Feb 19, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews the Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, and actor Hugh Jackman

E8. Can Sunak Get NI Brexit Deal Done?

Feb 26, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Dominic Raab MP, deputy prime minister and justice secretary; David Lammy MP, shadow foreign secretary; and Humza Yousaf MSP, SNP leadership candidate and Scottish health secretary. Panellists include Dave Penman, FDA general secretary; Thomasina Miers, chef and restaurateur; and George Eustice MP, former cabinet minister.

E9. Can the government escape its past?

Mar 5, 2023 · 58m

Laura Kuenssberg’s guests are Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris MP, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth MP, and online safety campaigners Judy Thomas and Baroness Kidron.

E10. Can politicians show the economy is alive and kicking?

Mar 12, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg’s is joined by chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP and shadow chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves MP. Panellists are Simon Clarke MP, Nadia Whittome MP and general manager of eBay UK Murray Lambell.

E11. Are the Tories getting back on track?

Mar 19, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Oliver Dowden MP, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lisa Nandy MP, shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, Kate Forbes MSP, cabinet secretary for finance and the economy, and Georgia Harrison, campaigner and former reality TV star.

E12. When will people start to feel better off?

Mar 26, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove MP and Shadow Culture secretary Lucy Powell MP.

E13. How should politicians manage migration?

Apr 2, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg's guests include home secretary Suella Braverman MP and Lisa Nandy MP, shadow communities secretary.

E14. Can we avoid a summer of strikes?

Apr 16, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews shadow health secretary Wes Streeting MP and chairman of the Conservative Party Greg Hands MP.

E15. What's Going On In Our Schools?

Apr 23, 2023 · 61m

Laura Kuenssberg interviews Amanda Spielman, Ofsted chief inspector; Oliver Dowden MP, deputy prime minister; Sir Ed Davey MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats; and Jonathan Ashworth MP, shadow Work and Pensions secretary.

E16. What state are our political parties in ahead of the local elections?

Apr 30, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg's guests are transport secretary Mark Harper MP, Labour national campaign coordinator Shabana Mahmood MP, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay, and actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi.

E17. What Next for Politicians After Local Elections?

May 7, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to culture secretary Lucy Frazer MP, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting MP and New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins. On the panel are Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips and academic Jason Arday.

E18. Will It Be Hard to Make a Living for Years to Come?

May 14, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to energy secretary Grant Shapps, shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, founder and CEO of Stability AI Emad Mostaque, and executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain. On the panel are Greg Jackson, Pippa Crear and Thomasina Miers.

E19. Do Politicians Really Care About Saving the Earth?

May 21, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Thérèse Coffey, shadow secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting and actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. Panellists include broadcaster and MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, Green New Deal Rising co-founder Fatima Ibrahim, and Conservative MP Jake Berry.

E20. Can The Government Grip the NHS's Problems?

May 28, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to Andrey Kelin, ambassador of Russia to the UK, Steve Barclay MP, secretary of state for Health and Social Care, and Jonathan Ashworth MP, shadow secretary of state for Work and Pensions.

E21. Is the Government Getting to Grips with Migration?

Jun 4, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks with Robert Jenrick MP, minister of state for immigration, Jonathan Reynolds MP, shadow secretary of state for business and industrial strategy, Joseph Wu, Taiwanese minister of foreign affairs, and actor Brian Cox.

E22. Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Jun 11, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg talks to cabinet minister Grant Shapps, David Lammy and Nigel Farage about what’s next. She is also joined by actor Alan Cumming and former Conservative leader Michael Howard.

E23. Boris Johnson, Partygate and Rising Mortgage Costs

Jun 18, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to housing secretary Michael Gove, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, actor Mark Rylance and Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of a jailed Russian opposition activist. On the panel are historian Simon Schama, former Boris Johnson adviser Samuel Kasumu and former cabinet minister Justine Greening.

E24. Rishi Sunak on NHS, Inflation and Russia

Jun 25, 2023 · 60m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to prime minister Rishi Sunak, shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy, BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg and singer Rick Astley. On the panel are activist Marina Litvinenko, comedian Ben Elton and pollster Luke Tryl.

E25. How Do We Fix the NHS?

Jul 2, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard, health secretary Steve Barclay, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson and Nasa astronaut Christina Koch. On the panel are TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley, former health minister Lord Bethell and online safety campaigner Baroness Kidron.

E26. What Are Labour's Plans for the Economy?

Jul 9, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Victoria Atkins MP, financial secretary to the treasury; Rachel Reeves MP, shadow chancellor of the exchequer; and John Kerry, US special presidential envoy for climate and former secretary of state. Plus actors James Norton and Luke Thompson.

E27. How Would Keir Starmer Govern?

Jul 16, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to Labour leader Keir Starmer, business secretary Kemi Badenoch and Australian footballer Sarah Walsh. On the panel are John Lewis chair Sharon White, PoliticsJOE editor Oli Dugmore and former cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom.

E28. Crumbling schools and cost of living

Sep 3, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg's guests are chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and shadow secretary of state for education Bridget Phillipson, actor Timothy Spall and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE.

E29. Escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife and public

Sep 10, 2023 · 59m

How was it possible for Daniel Khalife, accused of terror-related crimes, to escape from Wandsworth Prison? Laura Kuenssberg asks justice secretary Alex Chalk MP. She also talks to US General Mark Milley, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Stephen Fry, former government adviser Salma Shah and chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor.

E30. Foreign Aid, Russell Brand and Online Harms

Sep 17, 2023 · 59m

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to foreign secretary James Cleverly, Labour's Pat McFadden and online safety campaigner Ian Russell. On the panel are journalist Jane Moore, author Irvine Welsh and activist Nimco Ali.