Donald Trump has his particular way, his particular rhetoric… But the world goes on” 🇺🇸
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy says that the ‘special relationship’ is intact despite President Trump’s criticism of the Prime Minister🇬🇧
Watch on ITV1 at 1045PM or catch up on YouTube @ITVPeston 📺
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Tonight Robert Peston and Pippa Crerar will be joined by:
⚖️Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy MP
💷Former Bank of England Chief Economist, Andy Haldane
🌹Labour MP, John McDonnell
🌍Former Pentagon Middle East Adviser, Jasmine El-Gamal
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Will Trump's war on Iran be as disastrous as the Iraq war? Can the UK avoid being sucked in further? How serious is Trump & Starmer's rift?
Robert & Pippa discuss all the latest with:
⚖️David Lammy MP
💷Andy Haldane
🌹John McDonnell MP
🌍Jasmine El-Gamal
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
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At #PMQs Kemi Badenoch asked Sir Keir Starmer why he won’t allow the RAF to take offensive action to defend British territory 🇬🇧
The PM insisted the protection of UK nationals is always “number one priority"
What did you make of it? #ThreeWordReviews please! 👇
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President Trump is “very disappointed” with Keir Starmer😬
He lashed out at the Chagos Islands deal calling it “a very woke thing”
David Lammy MP told Robert last year it would not go forward if Trump doesn’t like it
So with the deal on pause, what happens now? We’ll ask him tomorrow👇
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🌹 Rachel Reeves MP says she has “the right economic plan” for the country
🔵 Sir Mel Stride MP says her handling of the economy is a “like a fiscal twister ripping up everything in its path”
But what did you make of the #SpringStatement? We want your Three Word Reviews 💬👇
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Will the US-Israeli action in Iran really provoke regime change? 🇮🇷
Earlier this year Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Dame Emily Thornberry warned Robert that even if the Iranian regime were decapitated, it has deep roots
Join us for the latest on Wednesday
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Should British assets be used to support Donald Trump striking in Iran? 🤔
Last year former National Security Advisor Lord Ricketts warned against it, telling Robert history shows we must be “very careful” before getting pulled into a war
Is it different this time?
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Photo of Robert Peston with the text: “This government does not believe in regime change from the skies.” So said the PM to the “father of the House of Commons”, the Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh, about why UK jets are not bombing Iran. This was the prime minister declaring independence from the US President Donald Trump. It was a big moment.
Has Keir Starmer just made a declaration of independence from President Trump? 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Robert thinks so
Read his full blog on the UK’s Iran stance here: itv.com/news/2026-03...
And watch #Peston on Wednesday at 9pm on X and YouTube or at 10.45pm on ITV1 as we discuss the latest 📺
Can Keir Starmer recover from Labour’s catastrophic Gorton and Denton by-election result? 🌹
Here's @Peston's take 👇
Watch #Peston on Wednesday at 9pm on YouTube and X or 10.45pm on ITV1 for more analysis 📺
Read Robert's blog here: www.itv.com/news/2026-02...
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Tonight Robert Peston and Pippa Crerar will be joined by:
🌹@lucympowell.bsky.social
➡️Robert Jenrick
📊@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
🔵Former Scottish Conservative Leader, Ruth Davidson
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Will the government have to u-turn on student loans? ↩️
Kemi Badenoch just asked Keir Starmer at #PMQs
What did you make of it? #ThreeWordReviews please! 👇
We're back tonight to discuss this and more
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
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Should the government reform student loan repayments? 🎓
+ Are the Conservatives wrong to focus on voters lost to Reform? ➡️
Labour MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & Former Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson will discuss on the show tonight
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How would a Reform Chancellor run the economy? 💷
+ Is keeping the pension triple lock unfair on young people? 🔒
Reform’s economic spokesperson Robert Jenrick speaks to
Peston tonight
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Who will win the Gorton and Denton by-election? 🗳️
+ Will Labour backbenchers support the government’s special education reforms? 📚
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party @lucympowell.bsky.social will tell us tonight
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With President Trump imposing new tariffs is the UK too small to ‘go it alone’ in response? 🇬🇧
On ‘Liberation Day’ in April, Economist Mariana Mazzucato warned that Trump was too unreliable to depend on his preferential treatment
Is she right? 🤔
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Will Starmer stay or could another contender slide into leadership? 🥌
Inspired by the Winter Olympics our guests took a shot at predicting who will lead Labour into the next election 🔮
Will anyone get a gold medal for their predictions? 🥇
Let us know yours ✍️
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“We don’t know how to keep control of these things when they’re smarter than us”🤖
In April, ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton warned that we needed to do much more to regulate artificial intelligence
Watch the FULL INTERVIEW on YouTube 🔗 youtu.be/XznmHde7e7Y
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Reform UK’s new ‘Shadow Chancellor’ Robert Jenrick has signalled support for the pension triple lock 🔒
Back at the Budget, Richard Tice told Robert that “we can’t guarantee” it 🤔
Where do you stand on the future of the triple lock?
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Nigel Farage has announced Robert Jenrick as his Shadow Chancellor with Richard Tice as prospective Deputy PM ➡️
So no need for a low alcohol wine on Budget Day quite yet! 🍷
Was it the right choice?
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨
#ITVYouthTracker leader favourability among 16-25 year olds 🗳️
Net Favourability:
🟢Polanski: 1%
🔶Davey: -4%
🌳Badenoch: -10%
➡️Farage: -26%
🌹Starmer: -29%
Savanta for ITV Youth Tracker, Sample Size: 1,040 UK based 16-25 year-olds, Fieldwork 4-9 February 2026.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Man Utd, has apologised if his language describing the U.K. as ‘colonised by immigrants’ offended people
Watch to see what Zack Polanski, Sir David Davis MP and Polly Billington MP made of his comments 👇
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Should social media be banned for Under-16s? 📵
Last night, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP reacted to findings from the #ITVYouthTracker on social media, graphic violence and deep-fakes online
Watch on YouTube now 🔗: youtu.be/6dYMsBeKWmE
Has Keir Starmer shored up his position as PM?
Here’s Robert’s take on whether Starmer was right not to resign?👇
Catch up on ITVX or YouTube 📺🔗: linktr.ee/itvpeston
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Tonight Robert Peston and Pippa Crerar will be joined by:
🎭 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP
📊 Sir John Curtice
🌹 Polly Billington MP
🔵 Conservative, Sir David Davis MP
🟢 Green Party Leader, Zack Polanski
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Robert Peston: "How proud are you to be in a Cabinet that gave the second most important job to a man who was an enabler to one of the worst pedophiles in history?"
Lisa Nandy: "Absolutely not proud at all."
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on Peter Mandelson’s appointment.
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Bar chart. Text reads: Green Light? Youth Voting Intention GRN: 34% LAB: 28% REF: 18% CON: 10% LD: 8% OTHER: 3% Source: Savanta for ITV Youth Tracker, Sample Size: 1,040 UK based 16-25 year-olds, Fieldwork 4-9 February 2026
🚨 NEW 🚨
#ITVYouthTracker headline voting intention for 16-25 year olds🗳️
🟢GRN: 34%
🌹LAB: 28%
➡️REF: 18%
🌳CON: 10%
🔸LD: 8%
🗳️OTHER: 3%
Source: Savanta for ITV Youth Tracker, Sample Size: 1,040 UK based 16-25 year-olds, Fieldwork 4-9 February 2026
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Photo of Labour MP Polly Billington and Conservative MP Sir David Davis on Peston
Is Downing Street a ‘boy’s club’?🚪
+ How do you depose a Prime Minister? 🚚
Labour MP Polly Billington and Conservative Sir David DavisMP
will discuss on the show tonight
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At #PMQs, Keir Starmer said Lord Doyle “did not give a full account of his actions” in campaigning on behalf of a man charged with child sex offences
Kemi Badenoch accused the PM of “always putting the Downing Street boys club first”
What did you make of it? Share your #ThreeWordReviews👇
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