Tonight with Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr speaks to James Heappey, Former Armed Forces Minister and Conservative MP for Wells about what the Prime Minister's promise of 2.5% of GDP spending on defence by 2030 will do to ward off further aggression from Russia. He also speaks to former leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, about her new book, Another England and St George's Day.

Tonight, Andrew Marr speaks to three individuals on all sides of the Rwanda bill debate. MP Danny Kruger of the right of the Conservatives who has been pushing for further measures against migrants, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, a former barrister who describes voting for the bill as voting for a "lie" and Lord Ricketts, one of several individuals who signed an open letter calling for exemption of A...

On this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr, he speaks to the former Chief of Defence Staff Nick Houghton about Britain's defence spending in spite of rising geopolitical tensions around the world. He also speaks to Andrew O'Hagan, Scottish author of books such as Mayflies about his new novel.

On this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr, he speaks to Bim Afolami, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury about the new inflation figures showing it is set to decrease, but trade research shows new costs for EU imports of food may inflate food further. He is also joined by the comedian, actor, author and writer behind Blackadder, Ben Elton, about his new stand up tour Authentic Stupidity.

In this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr, Sir Jake Berry explains his reasoning for being against the ban on smoking for those born in or after 2009. He is also joined by Alan Johnson, the former Secretary of State for Health under Tony Blair and Love Island star Sharon Gaffka on young people registering to vote for the local elections.

In this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr, Tzipi Hotovely tells Andrew that Iran is a threat to the West and that Israel is a peace loving nation. He also speaks to the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey and an artist who was invited to paint Team GB athletes who has pulled out of the Olympics to protest Russia's involvement.

Labour launch their local election campaign on a promise to finish what Boris Johnson started with levelling up. Sir Keir Starmer says the former PM's failure to deliver was 'unforgivable', but the idea itself was 'right'. Andrew speaks to the Chair of the Conservative Party, and the Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

A new survey has revealed the lowest ever satisfaction figures with the National Health Service. Just 24% of people said they were satisfied with the health service in 2023, with poor access to GPs and long wait times for hospital treatment the main reasons for dissatisfaction. Are we falling out of love with the NHS - or bad management? Former Health Secretary Lord Lansley and the Journalist and...

On the last day of parliament before Easter Recess, Sunak is dealt a fresh blow with two shock ministerial resignations. James Heappey and Robert Halfon resign as Minister for Armed Forces and Minister for Skills respectively. Andrew asks - is Rishi Sunak really going to be the Tory leader going into the next election?

The government today announced that China-affiliated hackers had attempted to steal election data from the Electoral Commission and also targetted British MPs who were critical of their government. But will this threat grow as China's economy and influence grow? Joining to discuss are Stewart McDonald, the SNP MP for Glasgow South who was hacked by a Russian linked group last year, Nigel Inkster,...

On this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr, Andrew speaks to Angela Madden about the ombudsman's recommendation to the government to give compensation to the WASPI women who lost money due to pension changes. He also speaks to one of Britain's leading demographers about a study that has found Britain will be dependent on migration to maintain the population until the next century.

In this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC, he speaks to Hein De Hass and Sir John Hayes about the government's continued push for the Rwanda Bill through the House of Lords.

Rachel Reeves sets out Labour's economic vision for Britain, comparing the challenge faced by Labour as similar to that faced by Thatcher in 1979. Andrew speaks to Shadow Minister, Nick Thomas Symonds, and economist Mariana Mazzucato.

In this episode of Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC, Andrew speaks to Lord Deben about the amendments to the Rwanda bill in the House of Lords and the Conservative party's response to Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbot. He also speaks to former editor of Conservative Home about a plot to replace Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt.

Andrew tears into the government's new extremism legislation, saying it's impractical them to 'police thought'. He gets the reaction from the Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, and Palestinian Solidarity Campaign Director, Ben Jamal

Rishi Sunak faces a grilling at PMQ's as he insists that the 'remorse' of Tory donor Frank Hester should be accepted by politicians and the public, after alleged racist remarks towards MP Diane Abbott. Andrew speaks to Lord Frost and SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn, who calls for the Speaker to go after not allowing Abbott to contribute to the Commons debate.

The Conservative Party have once again, in a matter of just a few weeks, landed themselves in a racism row. Businessman Frank Hester, who has donated £10million to the Tories made some allegedely racist remarks about Labour MP Dianne Abbott. He reportedly told a meeting at his company's headqaurters that "It's like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you're just like… y...

The Reform Party have gained their first MP in the House of Commons as former Deputy Chair of the Conservatives, Lee Anderson, confirmed he was defecting. Anderson had the Tory whip removed after comments he made about London Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming he was being 'controlled by Islamists'. Andrew gets the reaction from Sadiq Khan, and the leader of Reform, Richard Tice.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses both the Conservatives and Labour of being dishonest about the economic difficulties facing the UK

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled what could possibly be his last budget before a General Election - a budget that many Conservatives hoped would help turn around the fortunes of his party which are trailing behind Labour by around 20 points. Was this a game-changer? Treasury Minister Bim Afolami, Labour National Coordinator Pat McFadden, LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clarke, and Businessman an...

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tomorrow will unveil what could be his last budget before the general election. The Treasury briefings to the media suggest there will be a 2p cut to national insurance contributions but nothing on tax cuts since the Office of Budget Responsibility said the headroom for tax cuts was reduced due to lower economic growth. But is this what the public really wants? Or do the...

Andrew speaks to the government's Independent Advisor on Political Violence and Disruption about new measures the government are considering to restrict politicians' engagement with groups responsible for 'disruptive' protests. The proposals would call for a 'zero-tolerance approach' to MPs engaging with the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, the organisers of the pro-Palestine marches across the ca...

A scathing report exposes three police forces for missing 'red flags' around Wayne Couzens, who went on to rape and murder Sarah Everard. Andrew reflects on how pivotal the Everard case was for shining a light on violence against women and girls in the UK.

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls to increase defence spending from military chiefs concerned about the prospect of further Russian agression in Europe following Putin's invasion of Ukriane. Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey and the German Ambassador to the UK Miguel Berger join the programme. And concerned head teacher from Manchester shares experiences from his school following a...

Andrew Marr speaks to John Vine the former head of Borders about David Neal's appearance in front of the Home Affairs Committee and Labour's Jonathan Reynolds about making the British economy competitive outside of the EU.