Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

The Health Secretary on the reshuffle, health inequalities after the pandemic and a missing pair of scissors

The DUP leader on his fear of further unrest in Northern Ireland, what he learned from Boris Johnson and the Mountains of Mourne

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain

The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburban values, football heritage and treading the boards

The COP26 President on the ‘decisive decade’ to tackle climate change, why Swampy runs Britain’s boardrooms and being Mr Boring

The former Prime Minister on tips for chairing the G7, footballers taking the knee and ‘not being silent’ on Scotland’s future

The Shadow Business Secretary and former Labour leader on thinking ‘big’, standing against his brother and emergency-charging his electric car

The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, the art of negotiation and words of advice for Labour

The Scottish Finance Secretary on growing up in India, her faith and how another independence referendum will be fought

The Children’s Commissioner on tackling failing schools, online safety and knowing your Aristotle

The Unite General Secretary on Labour’s electoral woes, Starmer’s ‘failure’ and the politics of football

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour’s ‘vast’ challenge, having an autistic child and why he would like to run Sunderland FC

The Archbishop of Canterbury on being involved in politics, how leaders today are more moral than their predecessors, the need for reconciliation, and why he likes The West Wing

The longest-serving LibDem MP on the benefits of island life, why beef farming in Shetland shouldn’t be stopped by fears over global warming, working with Tories, and the perils of nationalism

Scotland’s Health Secretary on her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP; why she says Alex Salmond is not fit to hold office; and what went wrong in Scotland’s care homes over covid

The vaccines minister on fleeing Iraq, losing and making money, the role of entrepreneurs in vaccine development, and Shakespeare.

The new Business Secretary on whether he’s changed his mind on Thatcherite economics, his ‘Sunday’ name, views of Empire, and the quality of Nick’s interview research

Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister and Sinn Fein leader discusses the likely impact of Joe Biden, her Irish Republican childhood and fighting covid

The former Cabinet Secretary on handling crises, the end of the Trump era and speaking frankly to Boris

The former head of the Vaccine Taskforce on finding a vaccine, getting caught in the political crossfire and whether the UK can be ‘world-beating’

The Conservative MP on a year of heartbreak, his friendship with the PM and his ambitions for the North

The Shadow Education Secretary on her despair at Jeremy Corbyn, abolishing Eton and reforming the honours system.

The Liverpool Metro Mayor discusses his city’s image, Hillsborough, class politics, and why he did he a deal with Boris Johnson but won’t shake his hand

The Equalities Minister on redefining Black History Month, racial inequality and her love for Mrs Thatcher

The Green Party co-leader on her childhood love of wildlife, taking on 4x4s and whether the Greens can change politics