Politics At Sam and Anne's

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.     Rachel Reeves gets Westminster in the Christmas spirit as she launches her spending review - will the Chancellor do an ‘Elon Musk’ on government departments?     And Keir Starmer heads to Cyprus as the government makes a decision on Syrian refugee...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. The Assad regime’s 50-year rule in Syria has ended, leaving a region on edge. Jack and Sam unpack what this means for global geopolitics, how Syria’s fall weakens Russia and Iran, as well as the implications for global oil prices, migration, and UK fo...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.    Today Sir Keir Starmer lays out a set of six “milestones” to accompany his previous five “missions” for government. But how memorable are these missions and milestones, and are they set to become millstones?   You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sa...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.   After politicians of all sides gathered in a London hotel for the Spectator Parliamentarian of the year, Jack and Sam go over the best stories from the night and explain why it shone a light on a new era of money in politics.  And they discuss the r...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.   Did we get a window into the prime minister’s attempt at a close relationship with Donald Trump on Monday when he said we will invest “more deeply than ever” in the special relationship with the US?  It comes as Donald Trump announced his pick for U...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.    With just over two weeks to go until parliament breaks for Christmas, the prime minister is planning to set out a new “Plan for Change” for the country this week. Why is Sir Keir Starmer doing this now?  Is this a big reset for the government? And...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.   Net migration figures published this morning are expected to fall in part due to restrictions that were introduced by the Tories. Jack and Sam discuss what the reaction will be to the figures and how it could shape future migration policy.   Plus, t...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. It’s only the third time Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have faced each other at PMQs – how do they both prepare? A busy first appearance for David Lammy at the Foreign Select Committee as a ceasefire is declared in the Middle East.  And, is growth th...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.       How do you get millions of people off benefits and back into work? The government is attempting to solve this age-old problem today as it launches a new white paper to “get Britain working”.      But how robust is its plan? Does the government h...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.  Another week, another opportunity for Rachel Reeves to defend the tax rises in her budget. Today she'll want to reassure business leaders as they complain her plans are putting them off hiring. But as the government announces welfare reforms this wee...

 Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.         This morning Westminster wakes up to the news that John Prescott, Britain's longest-ever holder of the title deputy prime minister, the conscience of New Labour, and - at times - its life and soul, has died. Jack and Sam reflect on his legacy...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.              Jack checks in from Washington, which is still buzzing from Trump’s cabinet picks and 2024 ambitions, which could include a Scottish visit next year.   PM Keir Starmer is now returning from his trip to Brazil but will miss PMQs, leaving A...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Jack is in Washington DC, where in 62 days president-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated for a second time. There’s much anticipation to find out who will be in charge of the US economy. At the G20 meeting in Brazil, PM Keir Starmer navigates relat...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.             Keir Starmer is back on his travels in Brazil for the G20 meeting. On his agenda is the first face-to-face meeting between a UK prime minister and a Chinese president since 2018. More on Starmer’s mind may be the expectation that the UK wi...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.        Today Rachel Reeves is heading to Mansion House for her latest speech on growth and pensions fund reform as she attempts to get back on the front foot following a bumpy couple of weeks after the budget.  They also discuss Health Secretary Wes S...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.             There are new plans from Wes Streeting to reform the NHS - Jack and Sam discuss his league table plan which isn't going down well with all parts of the health service. Does some of it sound a bit like Tony Blair? Donald Trump says he will...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.                Sam calls in from Baku in Azerbaijan today, where he is with the prime minister at the COP climate change summit. The UK government wants to talk about leading the world into a clean energy transition - how ambitious is that? And can th...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.                The prime minister is on his travels today - first to Paris for Armistice Day commemorations and then to Baku in Azerbaijan for the COP climate change summit.     How will Sir Keir Starmer use his visits to deal with the foreign policy...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.              As the reality of a second Trump presidency sinks in, what have the immediate global consequences been? Jack and Sam discuss the various reactions of world leaders to the news as they gather for a summit in Budapest, hosted by Trump suppo...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. With everyone waking up to the possibility of a second Trump presidency in the US, how will the UK government react? There may be huge news across the pond, but Sir Keir Starmer also needs to focus on the House of Commons today as he faces Kemi Badeno...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Kemi Badenoch continues to appoint her frontbench today – all in time for her to chair her first shadow cabinet meeting. With Priti Patel as the shadow foreign secretary – what does it tell us about Ms Badenoch’s attempts to unite the party? And how w...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.           The prime minister is focusing on migration today and announcing more money for his Border Security Command – but will it help the government 'smash the gangs', as they promised during the election?    Also today, the new leader of the Oppos...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.           Jack and Sam go over reaction to Rachel Reeves's first budget - including questions about how money for the NHS will be used. They also discuss the potential risks for the chancellor from here after her "tax and spend" statement.       You c...

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.           Today chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the first Labour budget in 15 years. She’s looking to close a £40bn funding gap – with more details on how tax rises will help that.    With the government insisting there are “no rabbits in the hat”,...

The chancellor will deliver the first Labour budget in 15 years tomorrow. It will be a huge moment for the government, but how will it sit with the public? Will we hear from a government that's raising taxes and borrowing a lot more to fund public services? And how different is that to the tone of the party when it campaigned in the general election?    Plus - it's the final week of the Conservati...