Politics At Jack And Sam's

Politics At Jack And Sam's

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with what you need to know about the day ahead in British politics. All in under 20 minutes and in your feed around 7.30am. They're across the key interviews, the main stories and what the parties are saying. Send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511867633

Episodes

February 10, 2025 18 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.

Overnight, President Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into America would come into affect "soon". Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of its steel to the US and whether reverse tariffs could be on the cards.

Meanwhile, as Kemi Badenoch celebrates 100 days a...
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. 
  
Sam and Anne discuss Starmer’s plans to break down barriers to building nuclear reactors in the UK, and Kemi Badenoch’s new proposals for stricter immigration rules in a possible bid to win back voters moving towards Reform. 
  
Elsewhere, Jonathan Powell, Starmer’s National Security Advisor, goes to Washington to dis...
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. 
  
Today, the fallout from President Trump’s claim that the US should take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, and how Labour might respond. Gabriel Pogrund of The Sunday Times sheds light on Starmer's approach to the Middle East via his WhatsApp correspondence. 
  
Elsewhere, Labour are trying to keep their plans for f...
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February 4, 2025 17 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.    

Overnight, President Trump decided paused tariffs on Canada and Mexico but pressed ahead with imposing them on China. They've retaliated by putting imports on American gas, coal, oil and farming equipment. 

But will be the consequences for the UK? Sam and Anne discuss how the UK maps outs its position and asks if th...
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.      

Donald Trump has been speaking about Keir Starmer and tariffs overnight - announcing  the UK would stay tariff free 'for now', hours before our PM heads to Brussels to attend the first summit since Brexit. 

Sam and Anne discuss what's on the agenda at the EU summit including what the UK government actually want fr...
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January 30, 2025 20 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics. 
  
The Labour party has descended on Hull for the funeral of John Prescott. Sky News' chief political correspondent Jon Craig had many a run-in with the former deputy prime minister and shares some of his best stories - including one involving a pork pie. 
  
Elsewhere, Sam and Dan look at the reaction to Rachel Reeves’ big...
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January 29, 2025 19 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.    
 
Today's the day for Rachel Reeves, as she aims to get the economy growing with a big speech this morning. There's the heavily trailed backing of a third runway at Heathrow, as well as the news this morning the government is breathing fresh life into another big project in the south of England - the Oxford-Cambridg...
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January 28, 2025 19 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.    
  
As Rachel Reeves puts the finishing touches to her big speech on boosting economic growth tomorrow, new pension rules mean 'trapped surplus funds' can be invested in the wider economy – something proposed by her predecessor Jeremy Hunt.   
   
Elsewhere, there is a backlash over a leaked internal Home Office report...
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January 27, 2025 18 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. 
 
The week beings on Holocaust Memorial Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. For that reason, there are no big government announcements today, but Sam and Anne will take you through Westminster’s agenda for the week – a big one for Rachel Reeves. 
 
The future of the economy is likely to domi...
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January 23, 2025 21 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics.   
  
Today Sir Keir Starmer is on the NIMBY offensive to boost economic growth, with plans to reduce the number of times people can go to the courts to block infrastructure schemes. The government hopes it will mean projects like nuclear power stations, wind farms and railway lines can call get built quicker. But can they...
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January 22, 2025 21 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics.
 
Anne is in Davos where Rachel Reeves is kickstarting her economic fightback. The chair of the Competition and Markets Authority has been moved on and there are big moves on AI, nature and unemployment. But will it all create the growth the chancellor is desperately seeking?
 
Meanwhile, back in Westminster, how will Sir...
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January 21, 2025 23 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics.


Anne is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where powerful figures in finance convene. Sam and Anne unpick President Donald Trump's inauguration announcements of executive orders and their potential impact on UK trade and politics.

And Sam and Anne discuss last year's Southport murders and the failures tha...
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January 20, 2025 17 mins
On the day of Donald Trump's second inauguration, Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard have their guide to the day ahead in both British politics, and politics across the pond. 
So how is Trump 2.0 going to influence the UK? Can Sir Keir Starmer’s government work with President Trump?

And with Peter Mandelson due to start as our ambassador to the US, Sam has the inside track on how he got the job...
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January 13, 2025 20 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard have their guide to the day ahead in British politics – for one last time, because Jack has some big news.  

Once that’s out of the way, Sam and Jack turn to the state of the UK economy. With growth sitting around zero - what could be about to happen? And how tricky is this going to be for Chancellor Rachel Reeves? 

Meanwhile, why is prime minister focusing on...
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January 9, 2025 21 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. 
  
How are global events like Trump's moves, China's policies, and the world economy shaping UK politics? Foreign Secretary David Lammy hopes to show Labour and Sir Keir Starmer are in the driving seat - Jack and Sam discuss if he can.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules a...
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January 8, 2025 19 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. 
  
The economy is back in focus today in Westminster, if borrowing continues to rise, will more department spending cuts have to follow? 
 
The Conservatives are putting forward their amendment to the Children's’ Wellbeing Bill as groom gangs, and the man really driving the age...
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January 7, 2025 19 mins
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. 

As the prime minister attacked those spreading misinformation online about child grooming gangs, how will the backlash from his opponents roll on?

The Conservative Party is attempting to force a vote on a new national inquiry into child sexual exploitation, but does it have a...
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January 6, 2025 20 mins
  Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are back for 2025 with their guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. 
  
The drama is also back - with Elon Musk causing more than a stir in British politics after changing his mind about Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. 
  
It comes after Musk launched an attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his safeguarding minister Jess Phillips over ...
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December 23, 2024 22 mins
On this special episode, Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard preview the year ahead in politics. 

They predict what Nigel Farage will be up to in 2025, weigh up whether things could look better for the economy and discuss what Kemi Badenoch has up her sleeve. 

Plus, how will the UK government handle the return of President Trump? 

You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email ...
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December 19, 2024 19 mins
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 parliament winds down for recess, Jack and Sam have also reached the final day of the term. They discuss the challenges facing Keir Starmer before his debut at the liaison committee - will his own party give him a tougher time than the Tories?

And following a lacklustre PMQs on Wednes...
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