Synopsis
Nick Robinson talks about whats really going on in British politics.
Episodes
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The Rishi Sunak One - Revisited
21/07/2022 Duration: 32minNick Robinson revisits his interview with Rishi Sunak from November 2019. The then-chief secretary to the treasury discusses working in his mother’s pharmacy, why he chose to vote Leave and his knowledge of The Force
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The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One - Revisited
21/07/2022 Duration: 42minNick Robinson revisits his interview with Liz Truss from December 2021. The foreign secretary discusses facing down Russia on the global stage, the way we view British history and comparisons with Mrs Thatcher
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The Johnson Succession One
08/07/2022 Duration: 30minWith Boris Johnson having resigned as Conservative leader, Nick Robinson takes a look through the Political Thinking archives, to see what has shaped the thinking of the men and women hoping to become the UK’s next prime minister
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The David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary One
01/07/2022 Duration: 37minNick Robinson talks to the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, about loneliness, belonging and Britain's place in the world
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The Martin Lewis One
22/06/2022 Duration: 42minNick Robinson talks to the journalist and founder of Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis, about his love of numbers, the cost of living crisis and his application to become a crossbench peer
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The Naomi Long One
17/06/2022 Duration: 37minNick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party and Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, about growing up during the Troubles, the ongoing implications of Brexit and her decision not to identify as nationalist or unionist
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The Yvette Cooper One
10/06/2022 Duration: 37minNick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, about immigration policy, being a working mum in politics and Labour's chances of winning back power.
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The Sara Khan One
03/06/2022 Duration: 34minNick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sarah Khan, about her efforts to counter extremism and the upcoming review of the Prevent counter-terror strategy
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The Mick Lynch One
27/05/2022 Duration: 35minNick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT, about his union's planned strike action this summer
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The Nimco Ali One
20/05/2022 Duration: 34minNick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, the government's adviser on violence against women and girls about her campaigning on female genital mutilation, calls for street harassment to be made a crime and her friendship with Carrie Johnson.
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The Nadine Dorries One
13/05/2022 Duration: 36minNick Robinson speaks to the Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries MP about her efforts to clean up social media, her upbringing in Liverpool, and being a bestselling author.Producer: Jack Fenwick.
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The Jacob Rees-Mogg Leadership Crisis One
28/01/2022 Duration: 46minNick Robinson talks to Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival, cake, dead cats and banned words
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The Steve Baker One
21/01/2022 Duration: 39minNick Robinson talks to Conservative MP Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes
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The Gary Neville One
14/01/2022 Duration: 24minNick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about his footballing career, the state of English football and his own political ambitions
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The Wes Streeting One
07/01/2022 Duration: 49minThe Shadow Health Secretary on bouncing back after illness, living with Covid and his connection to Christine Keeler
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The 2022 New Year Special One
01/01/2022 Duration: 24minNick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021 including interviews with leading politicians and public figures
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The Ed Balls Christmas Special One
27/12/2021 Duration: 37minThe former Cabinet Minister on his passion for cooking, dancing, documentary-making and his previous career in politics.
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The Katharine Birbalsingh One
17/12/2021 Duration: 42minThe Chair of the Social Mobility Commission on why she ‘came out’ as a conservative, the purpose of education and the perils of smartphones
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The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One
10/12/2021 Duration: 46minThe Foreign Secretary on the ‘network of liberty’, those Mrs Thatcher-styled photoshoots and being too busy to hold Christmas parties
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The Chris Bryant One
03/12/2021 Duration: 43minThe Chair of the Commons Standards Committee on upholding the rules, being gay and why he could never have been 007