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| BBC Politics Live | |
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| Genre | Politics Current affairs |
| Presented by | Vicki Young (2025–present) Jo Coburn (2018–2025) Andrew Neil (2018–2020) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | BBC Millbank (Monday–Thursday) Palace of Westminster (Wednesday forPMQs) |
| Running time | 45–105 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC News |
| Release | 3 September 2018 (2018-09-03) – present |
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BBC Politics Live (often known simply asPolitics Live) is a weekdayBBC News lunchtime political programme which launched on 3 September 2018. It broadcasts when theParliament is in session and during the three-weekparty conference season.
The 45-minute programme is presented byVicki Young and features at least four guests debating the political stories of the day alongside reports and other content. The Wednesday edition is extended by an hour - coming on air at 11.15am, as opposed to 12.15pm, to carrylive coverage ofPrime Minister's Questions. much of the Wednesday edition is simulcasted onBBC News as UK opt-out of the mainBBC News Channel. The Friday edition broadcasts highlights from proceedings fromthe UK Parliament, theScottish Parliament, theSenedd and theNorthern Ireland Assembly and is calledPolitics UK. And during the party conference season, special additional editions are aired to provide live coverage of the leader's speeches. These editions can air at other times of the day, depending on the timing of those leadership speeches.
BBC Politics Live was first announced on 12 July 2018 in a statement from the BBC's press office.[1] as the BBC's new lunchtime political programme. The series replacedDaily Politics which ran in the same time-slot for the previous 15 years and was presented byJo Coburn andAndrew Neil. In the announcement, the BBC stated that the new series "will offer viewers a fast-moving, conversational show, featuring a blend of political interviews, discussion and video content designed to be shared digitally, ensuringBBC Politics Live connects with the lives of people around the country."[2]
In March 2020,BBC Politics Live broadcasts was suspended by the BBC, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PMQ's restarted,BBC Politics Live did not as Coburn anchored PMQ's forBBC Newsroom Live, directly from the Commons lobby in Westminster for BBC News which was on air during the pandemic.[3]BBC Politics Live resumed in May 2020 on Wednesdays only with Coburn hosting with guests at home or in the studio two meters away from each other because of UK lockdown rules. After the summer recess, the BBC changed their programming plan by scaling downBBC Politics Live to 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday with the same times as before), with a review programme,BBCPolitics UK airing in the timeslot on Fridays.
Since the start of 2023, most of the Wednesday edition ofBBC Politics Live is simulcasted onBBC News.
In March 2025, it was announced that Jo Coburn would step down as presenter ofBBC Politics Live from May 2025.[4] On 4 April 2025, theBBC announced appointment ofVicki Young as the new presenter ofPolitics Live.[5]
On 22 September 2025,BBC Politics Live premiered a new logo, opening titles and a revamped studio, located within the BBC's Millbank centre in Westminster.[6]
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