“It’s clearly in the interest of the government to create uncertainty… and in the media to report those stories… There’s a little bit of co-conspiracy here”

Sir John Curtice dispels rumours of a July election, saying that he still believes it will be in mid-November

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.Anushka Asthana: You took Putin to the judo…You had beers with Xi….is there any way back for them?

David Cameron: I think with Putin, absolutely not

The Foreign Secretary says that whilst Putin’s actions are unforgivable, it's right for the UK to engage with China

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DC: We had a situation where you could return people to France... that's the most sensible thing… that's not available at the moment

Anushka Asthana: Because of Brexit?

DC: Because of the situation we're in.

David Cameron on if he'd have gone for Rwanda policy as PM

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.Robert Peston: Is there a feedback loop...between polls & outcomes?

Sir John Curtice (@whatukthinks): No…take the example of 2017…Theresa May was not a very good campaigner...polls tempted her to call the election, sure, but it was her campaign that probably threw it away

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.Robert Peston: In Deputy PMQs today, right at the end of Angela Rayner’s bit, she described the Prime Minister as a ‘pint-sized loser’… personalising attacks, is that sensible?

John McDonnell MP: ...I don’t do that sort of thing, I think that tarnished it a little bit.

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🚨NEW

Tonight was the debut of our first ever AI focus group with Whitestone Insight

Watch Anushka Asthana break down our exclusive findings, incl. the public's worries about global conflict and whether they believe politicians can deal with them👇

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.Robert Peston: Quite a lot of your colleagues cannot stand David Cameron, has he just damaged Rishi Sunak by anointing him his political heir?

Thérèse Coffey: Far from it… I’m pleased he’s back in govt & pretty much agree with every word he’s just said. He’s a class act”

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.Thérèse Coffey: There’s still a substantial number of people who voted Conservative at the last election who haven't made their mind up…

Sir John Curtice: When more people of one side say ‘don’t know' that's a symptom of your problem… they aren't guaranteed to return

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.Anushka Asthana: Do you sometimes miss being PM?

David Cameron: No.

The Foreign Secretary says he is enjoying his current role and the fact he’s just got one job.

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“I think they’re trying to make sure that they reflect the priorities people have”

Labour’s John McDonnell MP says that £75bn is a lot to spend immediately on defence as a single issue advising Labour to be realistic with what can be afforded

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.Thérèse Coffey: There’s still a substantial number of people who voted Conservative at the last election who haven't made their mind up…

Sir John Curtice: When more people of one side say ‘don’t know' that's a symptom of your problem… they aren't guaranteed to return

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“It doesn't work, you need the Foreign Secretary there [in the Commons]”

Labour’s John McDonnell MP tells Robert Peston MPs aren't able to hold David Cameron to account, because he sits in the Lords and not the Commons.

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🚨Chinese exports to Russia have boomed since the West introduced sanctions in 2022

Analysis from Haver Analytics shows that sanctions have reduced exports from the UK, USA and Germany; while Chinese trade has risen following the invasion of Ukraine.

📺Anushka Asthana

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“He’s certainly an interesting guy”

Foreign Secretary David Cameron tells Anushka Asthana what he thinks of Republican of Presidential Nominee Donald Trump after meeting with him recently

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“It's not legitimate to sell them to Russia”

Foreign Secretary David Cameron calls on central Asian countries to stop sending banned equipment, such as British drones and heavy machinery, to Russia.

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“I don't think it's necessary to leave the ECHR. I don't think that needs to happen to make this policy work”

Foreign Secretary David Cameron says the UK doesn’t need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights in order for the Rwanda Bill to be a success.

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“Trump’s a racist, misogynist, demagogue… but you have to deal with him if he’s elected”

Labour’s John McDonnell MP advises Sir Keir Starmer to be “straight” with the US Presidential hopeful if they both win power.

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“Instinctively most Conservatives would prefer a Republican to a Democrat… but I think it’s safer for British politicians to stay out of other people’s elections”

Conservative Thérèse Coffey on the possibility of Donald Trump winning the US election

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“The rumours are rife within the Commons now that it could be a June or July election…”

Labour’s John McDonnell MP says that some Conservative MPs have “had enough” and just want to “move on”

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.Anushka Asthana: George Osborne used to call you the heir to Blair, he now says Rachel Reeves is the heir to Cameron

David Cameron: Since he's been doing this blog, he's been nothing but trouble to me… I think the heir to me... is Rishi Sunak

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