Politics At Sam and Anne's

Sam and Anne started this episode wonder if Starmer and Trump relations were showing signs of being back on track.
And as they were recording – the latest Trump Truth Social post calls the UK Chagos Islands deal “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”.
A move that’ll dominate the day – Sam explains how it’ll land in Westminster and Anne explains what people will be saying at Davos.
There’s also more u-turn talk after ministers confirm a consultation on banning social media for under-16s and Sam hears of possible changes to the plan to scale back jury trials.

After a weekend tariff assault by President Trump on the UK and Europe – triggered by the fallout from the U.S. ambition to buy Greenland – the Prime Minister rips up the agenda to hold an emergency news conference in Downing Street.
Sam in London and Anne in Davos to go through what options Sir Keir Starmer has on the table and assess whether the PM should retaliate or find a diplomatic way through the choppy waters?
Back in the Commons, Sam has the latest on the row over the Hillsborough law as the government pulls the legislation amid a battle with campaigners over how “watered down” the bill would be.
Plus, what’s in-store on the defection front this week after a late night move by Andrew Rossindell to Reform from the Tories?

Is the theme of anger and unhappiness dominating British politics and what, if anything, is the Prime Minister doing to quell the mood amongst his party and the public?
Sam has details of misery and irritation within the Labour ranks over plans to overhaul parts of the jury system to cut the courts backlog – but is another u-turn or rebellion on the horizon?
Elsewhere, will the assisted dying bill make it over the line before the Kings speech in May?
Is a former British Prime Minister about to be handed a senior role to oversee the governance of Gaza?
And, we get reaction from the shadow chancellor to the state of the UK's economy.

Another day and another u-turn – what does the climbdown on digital ID say about the credibility and authority of the Prime Minister?
Sam and Anne also get you up to speed on another government idea that you’ll have heard a lot about before – rail investment in the north of England.
Can links between big cities ever be improved?
And why is the Chancellor trying to whip up excitement like it’s not been mentioned before?

A row is brewing between the government, Labour backbenchers and the security services over the Hillsborough law. Sam has the intel on why MPs want it to go even further, leaving No10 in a tricky position.
After several policy U-turns and potentially more on the horizon – is the Prime Minister still in the driving seat and to what extent?
Plus, as Reform UK claims its most high-profile scalp so far in Nadhim Zahawi, why are the polls heading in the wrong direction and could the party be accused of being the “same team, new badge” equivalent of Boris Johnson’s Conservatives?