Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips

The Conservative leadership race has been dominated by an apparent row between Boris Johnson and his partner and the Brexit plans of both Mr Johnson and his rival Jeremy Hunt. Do or die by 31st October says Mr Johnson but Mr Hunt is willing to go beyond that IF negotiations with the EU progress well. But what chance of a Halloween deadline being met? Joining Adam Boulton this week are FT columnist...

Most of us will not get a say in who becomes our next Prime Minister. The decision is in the hands of 160,000 members of the Conservative Party who now have to choose between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt. Will Mr Johnson's publicity-shy strategy work? Does he need to campaign hard given he is the only Brexiteer on the ballot paper? And can Jeremy Hunt find a way to cause an upset? Also this week,...

With the results in from the first round of voting in the Tory leadership race, Adam Boulton and guests crunch the numbers and discuss the candidates' chances. Can any of them beat Boris Johnson to the top job? Joining Adam are political commentators Tim Montgomerie and Lucy Thomas, Sky News’ political correspondent Kate McCann and head of Sky Data Harry Carr.

Adam Boulton and guests assess the political impact of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK this week after the President enjoyed the lavish hospitality of the Queen against a backdrop of protests and acrimony. President Trump also waded into the Tory leadership issue as candidates started to drop out of the race to succeed Theresa May. Joining Adam are the deputy political editor of The Sunday Ti...

What a week it's been. Since the last episode, Theresa May has resigned as leader of the Conservatives, her party was thumped in the European Parliament elections in which Nigel Farage's Brexit Party came out on top, Labour has indicated a shift in position over a second EU referendum and the list of candidates to succeed Mrs May as Prime Minister has jumped into double figures. Plenty to assess t...

As we approach the “End of May”, Adam Boulton and guests examine the final episode of Game of Thrones in search of political parallels, and ask if throwing milkshake is a legitimate political protest. Joining Adam are Labour MP Wes Streeting, Telegraph journalist and former Conservative MP Rob Wilson, Sky News correspondent Lucy Cotter and head of Sky Data Harry Carr.

Adam Boulton and guests discuss how inequality should be measured and addressed following a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which suggests the issue has caused an increase in 'deaths of despair.' They also look ahead to next week's European Parliament elections, assessing the potential fallout and the main parties' chances against an emboldened Nigel Farage. Joining Adam this week are S...

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the Tory party's patience - or lack of it - with Theresa May; the future of the 'special relationship' between the US and UK as the American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns about Huawei and Iran - after the birth of an Anglo-American royal baby; and the panel assess the impact of the MPs expenses scandal 10 years on. Joining Adam this week are Sky's political e...

As the main parties suffer what appears to be a Brexit backlash in local elections in England and Northern Ireland, Adam Boulton guests assess the wider political impact of the results. The week, however, has been somewhat dominated by the sacking of the defence secretary Gavin Williamson over the leaking of information from the National Security Council. Both issues are up for discussion and join...

Adam Boulton and guests reflect on sobering week in Northern Ireland following the murder of the journalist Lyra McKee. Remarks at her funeral have reignited the debate over the future of a power sharing government and an end to violence on the streets. Also this week, as the the Extinction Rebellion protests reach their conclusion, have their efforts helped or hindered the climate change cause? A...

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the French response to the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this week and assess the nation's religious literacy which has been scrutinised in the aftermath. And with European Parliament elections on the horizon, there's the fascinating spectacle of the battle for the pro-Leave vote with UKIP up against Nigel Farage's Brexit Party. Joining Adam this week are th...

Adam Boulton and guests examine the implications of a new Brexit deadline after EU leaders suggested a departure by 31st October. The Halloween imagery is far too easy for a story of Brexit's twists and turns but it leaves the Prime Minister having to convince MPs once again that the Withdrawal Agreement must be brought back from the dead to secure what she calls an 'orderly departure.' Throw in t...

Another week another potential delay to Brexit as Parliament struggles to agree a path to honouring the result of 2016 EU referendum. Adam Boulton is joined by an expert panel of guests to look at the short term options available as Theresa May instigates discussions with the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on the way forward, with next week's summit in Brussels critical to satisfying EU deadlines. Jo...

Adam Boulton and guests assess another dramatic week in Westminster in which the Prime Minister was the subject of a Cabinet coup, offered her resignation, saw the government lose control of debates in the Commons, and witnessed MPs fail to agree on a way forward in the Brexit process. Joining Adam to work out where it is all heading are the editor of City AM Christian May, co-host of the Zeitgeis...

Adam Boulton is in Brussels as the clock ticks towards the UK's legal departure from the European Union. 11pm on 29th March 2019 is on the horizon but there is no clear path to Brexit and following another dramatic week, a showdown between the Prime Minister and Parliament is looming. Joining Adam to discuss the prospects for the next week and beyond are Sky's Europe correspondent Mark Stone, Chlo...

At the end of a tumultuous political week, Adam Boulton and guests attempt to navigate their way through the various parliamentary twists and turns in the Brexit process. The votes, the politics and the legalities are all up for discussion as the path to honouring the EU referendum result in 2016 remains unclear. Joining Adam this week are Sky's political correspondent Kate McCann, the Telegraph's...

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the political arguments associated with the rise in knife crime as Theresa May insists there is no direct correlation between 'certain crimes and police numbers.' With another Meaningful Vote on Brexit on the horizon, can Mrs May get her deal through the Commons? And what can we expect from the Chancellor's Spring Statement next week? Joining Adam this week are Sky'...

Adam Boulton and guests assess the next steps as Theresa May faces accusations of more 'can kicking' over Brexit. The Prime Minister's opened the door to potential votes on taking 'no deal' off the table AND extending Article 50. Inevitably the issue is dividing the Conservatives but there are also problems for Labour as Jeremy Corbyn pivots towards backing a second referendum against the backdrop...

It was meant to be recess. So with Adam Boulton on his own recess, several Labour and Conservative MPs decided to resign from their parties to join the new Independent Group. Some blamed Brexit, others the culture with their parties. All were convinced that it's time for a change. To examine a tumultuous week in politics, Sophy Ridge took time out from her Sunday show to host this week's edition o...

With just six weeks to go until Brexit - and in the week in which the International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox signed the 4th of the 40 deals he expects to seal before 29th March - Adam Boulton and guests discuss post-Brexit trade, tariffs and the relationship with the World Trade Organisation. They also examine the latest controversy involving the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling after a multi...

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the diplomatic tensions between the UK and the European Union after the EU Council President Donald Tusk said there was a 'special place in hell' for politicians who promoted Brexit without a plan to deliver it. They'll assess the Labour party's positions on Venezuela - where the country's opposition leader has declared himself interim president - and antisemitism....

We are weeks away from the date the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union but the shape of Brexit is still unclear. There was light at the end of a Eurotunnel for Theresa May this week as MPs backed an amendment on the Irish backstop which could be enough to get her deal through Parliament...BUT...the EU has made it clear there will be no renegotiation of the Withdrawal Agreement. So where d...

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the options available to Theresa May as she tries to win support for a Brexit 'Plan B' among her parliamentary colleagues. With the clock ticking towards 29th March, can the Prime Minister secure a deal? Will Article 50 be delayed? Can and will a 'No Deal Brexit' be taken off the table? Will the hard Brexiteers be left with no option but to back some form of deal? W...

What a week it's been in Westminster as the Brexit crisis started to bite harder. A thumping defeat for Theresa May's Brexit plan prompted Jeremy Corbyn to table a motion of no confidence in the government....which was rejected by MPs. So where now? What is plan B? How can Parliament honour the referendum of 2016? Plenty to talk about this week and joining Adam Boulton to go over it all are the La...

In this first episode of 2019, Adam Boulton and guests question the boundaries of protest and ask what can be done about the harassment of MPs and journalists in Westminster. With the meaningful vote on Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement on the horizon, there's an assessment of this week's government defeats in the Commons and there are questions over whether the Speaker was out of order in...