With news overnight that a peace conference in London today would be going ahead without UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy or US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are peace talks over Ukraine going backwards? Sam and Anne discuss what’s going on. And Rachel Reeves is landing in Washington today for what promises to be one of the most important IMF spring meeting in years – will she make any progress on a trade deal for the UK? Also, Sam has obtained a leaked recording of former Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick vowing to “bring this coalition together” to ensure that Conservatives and Reform UK are no longer fighting each other for votes.
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Making Rachel Reeves great again
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Returning from an Easter break for a new season, Sam and Anne begin by discussing how British and global politics will react to the death of Pope Francis. They discuss the Pope's own role in politics around the world and the legacy he leaves behind.Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves is heading to Washington ahead of her first IMF spring meetings, amid pessimistic predictions for the UK's own economy. Sam and Anne discuss if the chancellor can bring Trump's tariffs on the UK down and keep hopes high for a US-UK trade deal.
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The art of the steel
It's the Monday after a dramatic weekend in the House of Commons and Sam and Anne are here to bring you up to speed on the race to keep the furnaces on at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe. So what happens now after emergency legislation was passed on Saturday to give the government control of the plant and stop its Chinese owners from shutting it off? And does the UK have a future as a serious manufacturing country? Also, a new report from MPs hits back at claims of "two-tier policing" during last summer's riots - calling them "disgraceful".
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Sam and PM – what did Starmer actually mean?
It’s the final episode before recess so Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy wonder, given the turbulent times, who’ll be the first to call for Parliament to be recalled? And talking of the Lib Dems, there's some new polling which might put a spring into the step of Ed Davey – is his party’s position on Trump and trade doing them some favours? Of course, there’s plenty of time to talk about the onslaught of US tariffs and implications for the UK – watch out what if the PM is asked about fiscal headroom in the liaison committee later. Sam and Anne also ponder the PM’s response to Sam at a Q&A yesterday.
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Starmer can see no quick Trump deal
Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy look ahead to the day in British politics.It's the day Sir Keir Starmer is due to deliver a speech which answers if globalisation as we know it is over, as financial markets plummet for a third day in a row following the announcement of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.Sam and Anne discuss what to expect from the speech following the prime minister’s weekend at Chequers with other world leaders discussing how to avoid an all-out trade war and the first projections of the impact from tariffs on the UK.They also discuss the prime minister’s decision to water down green policy on UK cars and ask if the decision is a 'quick-fix' which could scupper the UK's net-zero plans.
Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy 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.
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