Can Keir Starmer recover from Labourโs catastrophic Gorton and Denton by-election result? ๐น
Here's @Peston's take ๐
Watch #Peston on Wednesday at 9pm on YouTube and X or 10.45pm on ITV1 for more analysis ๐บ
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:
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๐@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
๐ตFormer Scottish Conservative Leader, Ruth Davidson
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Will the government have to u-turn on student loans? โฉ๏ธ
Kemi Badenoch just asked Keir Starmer at #PMQs
What did you make of it? #ThreeWordReviews please! ๐
We're back tonight to discuss this and more
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Should the government reform student loan repayments? ๐
+ Are the Conservatives wrong to focus on voters lost to Reform? โก๏ธ
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? ๐ท
+ Is keeping the pension triple lock unfair on young people? ๐
Reformโs economic spokesperson Robert Jenrick speaks to
Peston tonight
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Who will win the Gorton and Denton by-election? ๐ณ๏ธ
+ Will Labour backbenchers support the governmentโs special education reforms? ๐
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 โgo it aloneโ in response? ๐ฌ๐ง
On โLiberation Dayโ in April, Economist Mariana Mazzucato warned that Trump was too unreliable to depend on his preferential treatment
Is she right? ๐ค
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Will Starmer stay or could another contender slide into leadership? ๐ฅ
Inspired by the Winter Olympics our guests took a shot at predicting who will lead Labour into the next election ๐ฎ
Will anyone get a gold medal for their predictions? ๐ฅ
Let us know yours โ๏ธ
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โWe donโt know how to keep control of these things when theyโre smarter than usโ๐ค
In April, โGodfather of AIโ Geoffrey Hinton warned that we needed to do much more to regulate artificial intelligence
Watch the FULL INTERVIEW on YouTube ๐ youtu.be/XznmHde7e7Y
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Reform UKโs new โShadow Chancellorโ Robert Jenrick has signalled support for the pension triple lock ๐
Back at the Budget, Richard Tice told Robert that โwe canโt guaranteeโ it ๐ค
Where do you stand on the future of the triple lock?
#Peston
Nigel Farage has announced Robert Jenrick as his Shadow Chancellor with Richard Tice as prospective Deputy PM โก๏ธ
So no need for a low alcohol wine on Budget Day quite yet! ๐ท
Was it the right choice?
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๐จ EXCLUSIVE ๐จ
#ITVYouthTracker leader favourability among 16-25 year olds ๐ณ๏ธ
Net Favourability:
๐ขPolanski: 1%
๐ถDavey: -4%
๐ณBadenoch: -10%
โก๏ธFarage: -26%
๐นStarmer: -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 โcolonised by immigrantsโ offended people
Watch to see what Zack Polanski, Sir David Davis MP and Polly Billington MP made of his comments ๐
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Should social media be banned for Under-16s? ๐ต
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 ๐: youtu.be/6dYMsBeKWmE
Has Keir Starmer shored up his position as PM?
Hereโs Robertโs take on whether Starmer was right not to resign?๐
Catch up on ITVX or YouTube ๐บ๐: linktr.ee/itvpeston
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Tonight Robert Peston and Pippa Crerar will be joined by:
๐ญ Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP
๐ Sir John Curtice
๐น Polly Billington MP
๐ต Conservative, Sir David Davis MP
๐ข 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 Mandelsonโs 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
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#ITVYouthTracker headline voting intention for 16-25 year olds๐ณ๏ธ
๐ขGRN: 34%
๐นLAB: 28%
โก๏ธREF: 18%
๐ณCON: 10%
๐ธLD: 8%
๐ณ๏ธOTHER: 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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Is Downing Street a โboyโs clubโ?๐ช
+ How do you depose a Prime Minister? ๐
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 โdid not give a full account of his actionsโ in campaigning on behalf of a man charged with child sex offences
Kemi Badenoch accused the PM of โalways putting the Downing Street boys club firstโ
What did you make of it? Share your #ThreeWordReviews๐
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Can Keir Starmer reset his government? ๐
+ Will the UK ban social media for under 16s? ๐ต
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will tell us tonight
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Will Anas Sarwarโs political gamble pay off in Scotland? ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
+ Can Keir Starmer hold on past the by-election? ๐
Polling Expert Professor Sir John Curtice will appear on the show tonight
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Photo of Green Party Leader Zack Polanski on ITV's Peston
Would splitting the left-wing vote with Labour be a gift to Reform? ๐น
+ Does our exclusive #ITVYouthTracker suggest young people are still going Green? ๐
Green Party Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social will discuss on the show tonight
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Robert and Pippa have a clear mandate, to deliver a programme that tries to make sense of a chaotic time in politics
We must not be distracted from that mission, which continues tonight ๐
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Quote graphic text reads: Starmerโs payroll colleagues may well be right that most British people donโt want a new PM... But Sarwar would say that desperate times require desperate measures. The only people laughing are the leaders of every other party.
The Scottish Labour Leader says Keir Starmer should resign as PM. The Cabinet say he should not.
But what do you think? ๐ค
Read Robertโs full blog here and let us know what you think in the comments below๐
๐: itv.com/news/2026-02...
Weโll be back with the all the latest on Wednesday
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๐ Why are the Epstein files hitting the UK so much harder than the US?
Following the downfall of Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Piers Morgan calls for heads to roll in America too ๐บ๐ธ
WATCH the FULL INTERVIEW on YouTube ๐ youtu.be/XkH_xZmUXl4?siโฆ
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The Prime Minister warned the Peter Mandelson scandal could cause the public to โlose faith in all politicians and weaken trust still further.โ
Polling by @yougov.co.uk from last year suggests itโs already too late ๐
67% of people think that politicians are out merely for themselves ๐ท
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It appears a few of you noticed an unexpected star on last nightโs showโฆ ๐ญ
Does Kemi Badenoch MP need to appoint a Shadow Chief Mouser to Larry the Cat?
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Why does Piers Morgan think Mandelson-Epstein is the worst political scandal of his lifetime?
+ Can President Trump really be trusted to release the Epstein files in full?
Watch the FULL INTERVIEW on YouTube now ๐: youtu.be/XkH_xZmUXl4
