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Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel brings politics from Downing Street to your street

Each Sunday, the Politics Show presents reports and interviews on politics from Downing Street to your street on BBC One.

Throughout the series, politicians of all colours and opinions have been interviewed.

Click on the links below to open the interview pages.

Interviews, video highlights and features - 2009

13th September 2009... Alan Johnson, Home Secretary
13th September 2009... Brendan Barber, TUC
13th September 2009... David Frost, British Chambers of Commerce
12 July 2009... Sir Gus O'Donnell interview

12 July 2009... Lord Drayson interview

28 June 2009... MPs' second jobs

28 June 2009... Che Guavara photos

28 June 2009... Yvette Cooper interview

21 June 2009... LibDem donations

21 June 2009... Assisted suicide

14 June 2009... Commons Speaker controversy

14 June 2009... An insight into the role of the Commons' Speaker

14 June 2009... Vince Cable interview

14 June 2009... Ken Clarke interview

14 June 2009... Katie Hopkins

7 June 2009... Lord Falconer interview

7 June 2009... Alan Johnson interview

31 May 2009... David Cameron interview

31 May 2009... Lord Mandelson

24 May 2009... Alistair Darling interview

24 May 2009... Nick Clegg interview

24 May 2009... Max Cotton's European election guide

24 May 2009... MPs pay offs and allowances

17 May 2009... Nigel Farage interview

17 May 2009... Andrew Lansley interview

10 May 2009... MPs' expenses - your views

10 May 2009... Margaret Moran and MPs' expenses

26 April 2009... Margaret Thatcher cartoons

26 April 2009... MPs and the London Marathon

3 May 2009... Interview with Margaret Beckett

26 April 2009... Interview with David Cameron

29 March 2009... Interview with Alistair Darling

29 March 2009... Interview Stuart Wheeler

22 March 2009... Interview with Jacqui Smith MP

15 March 2009... Interview with John Hutton MP

15 March 2009... Interview with James Purnell MP

15 March 2009... Interview with Andrew Lawnsley MP

8 March 2009... Interview with Shaun Woodward MP


8 March 2009... Interview with Declan Ganley

1 March 2009... Interview with Cherie Blair

1 March 2009... Interview with George Osborne MP

22 February 2009... Interview with Lord Myners

22 February 2009... Interview with Lord Richards

15 February 2009... Interview with David Cameron MP

15 February 2009... Interview with Tony McNulty MP

8 February 2009... Interview with Nick Clegg MP

1 February 2009... Interview with Gordon Brown MP

25 January 2009... Interview with John Prescott MP

25 January 2009... Interview with Chris Grayling MP

18 January 2009... Interview with Tony McNulty and Michael Howard

18 January 2009... Interview with Robert Tuttle, American Ambassador

Politics Show interviews - 2008

7 December 2008... Discusssion with David Davis, Ken Livingstone and Vince Cable

7 December 2008... Interview with Ed Balls MP

30 November 2008... Interview with William Hague

30 November 2008... Interview with Nick Clegg

23 November 2008... Interview with Gordon Brown

16 November 2008... Interview with Alistair Darling

16 November 2008... Interview with Ann Widdecombe and Christine Hamilton

16 November 2008... Interview with Vince Cable

9 November 2008... Interview with Alan Johnson

9 November 2008... Interview with Liam Fox

26 October 2008... Interview with Gordon Brown

26 October 2008... Interview with Iain Gray

26 October 2008... Interview with John Swinney

19 October 2008... Interview with Phil Woolas

19 October 2008... Interview with Nigel Farage

12 October 2008... Interview with Nick Clegg

12 October 2008... Interview with Alex Salmond

5 October 2008... Interview with David Cameron

5 October 2008... Interview with Harriet Harman

5 October 2008... Interview with Boris Johnson

28 September... Interview with Yvette Cooper

21 September... Live debate with John Prescott, Charles Clarke and Polly Toynbee

14 September... Interview with David Miliband

14 September... Interview with Nigel Kennedy

14 September... Interview with David Miliband

14 September... Interview with Nigel Kennedy

13 July... Interview with Hilary Benn

13 July... Interview with Antony Worrall Thompson

29 June... Interview with Alan Johnson

29 June... Interview with Andrew Lansley

22 June... Interview with Nick Clegg

22 June... Interview with Mark Walport

15 June... Interview with William Hague

15 June... Interview with Andy Burnham

08 June... Interview with David Davis

08 June... Interview with Tony Lloyd

01 June... Interview with Pat McFadden

01 June... Interview with Simon Burns

18 May 2008... Q&A with the viewer panel: how did they get on?

18 May 2008, Harriet Harmon

18 May 2008, Chris Huhne

11 May 2008, David Miliband

11 May 2008, Kirstie Allssop

04 May 2008, Harriet Harman

04 May 2008, Michael Gove

27 April 2008, William Hague

27 April 2008, Vince Cable

20 April 2008, London Mayoral Debate

13 April 2008, Alan Johnson

13 April 2008, Adrian Ramsay

16 March 2008, David Cameron

16 March 2008, Admiral West

09 March 2008, Theresa May

09 March 2008, Vince Cable

02 March 2008, Michael Gove

02 March 2008, Derek Scott and Bill Rammell

24 February 2008, John Hutton

24 February 2008, Caroline Flint

17 February 2008, Jacqui Smith

17 February 2008, David Gauke

17 February 2008, Eddie Izzard

10 February 2008, Nick Clegg

10 February 2008, Michael Wills

10 February 2008, Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin

03 February 2008, The Reverend Jesse Jackson

03 February 2008, Fritz Wenzel

03 February 2008, Ralph Reed

27 January 2008, The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown

20 January 2008, David Miliband

20 January 2008, Professor Roger Boyle

13 January 2008, Alex Salmond

13 January 2008, Wendy Alexander

Politics Show interviews - 2007

09 December 2007, John Hutton

09 December 2007, Alan Duncan

02 December 2007, Geoff Hoon

02 December 2007, Beverley Hughes

25 November 2007, Douglas Alexander

25 November 2007, Andrew Lansley

25 November 2007, Vince Cable

18 November 2007, Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne

11 November 2007, Ed Miliband

11 November 2007, Sue Freeth

04 November 2007, Lord West

04 November 2007, Harriet Harman

28 October 2007, Lord Carlile

28 October 2007, Caroline Spelman

21 October 2007, Chris Grayling

21 October 2007, David Blunkett

14 October 2007, Nigel Farage

14 October 2007, Ivan Lewis

07 October 2007, Sir Menzies Campbell

07 October 2007, Alistair Darling

07 October 2007, George Osborne

30 September 2007, William Hague

30 September 2007, John Turner

30 September 2007, Alex Salmond

23 September 2007, David Miliband

16 September 2007, David Laws

15 July 2007, David Laws

15 July 2007, Yvette Cooper

01 July 2007, William Hague

24 June 2007, Gordon Brown

17 June 2007, Hariette Harman

17 June 2007, George Osborne

10 June 2007, Ruth Kelly

03 June 2007, Peter Hain

03 June 2007, Lord McNally

20 May 2007, Alistair Darling

13 May 2007, John McDonnell

13 May 2007, George Osborne

13 May 2006, Matthew Taylor

06 May 2007, Derek Simpson

06 May 2007, John Reid

29 April 2007, Alex Salmond and Sir Menzies Campbell

22 April 2007, David Cameron

15 April 2007, Tony Blair

25 March 2007, Alan Johnson

18 March 2007, Margaret Beckett

11 March 2007, Des Browne and George Osborne

04 March 2007, David Willetts

25 February 2007, Hazel Blears

25 February 2007, Trevor Phillips

18 February 2007, David Cameron

11 February 2007, John Reid

11 February 2007, George Osborne

04 February 2007, Dame Pauline Neville-Jones

28 January 2007, Tony Blair

21 January 2007, Ben Bradshaw and Andrew Lansley

14 January 2007, Tony Benn

14 January 2007, Matthew Taylor

14 January 2007, John Hutton

Politics Show interviews - 2006

10 December 2006, Iain Duncan Smith

10 December 2006, Sir Menzies Campbell

03 December 2006, David Davis

03 December 2006, Sian Berry

26 November 2006, Lord Drayson

19 November 2006, Peter Hain

19 November 2006, Nick Clegg

12 November 2006, John Prescott

12 November 2006, William Hague

05 November 2006, Tom Ridge

05 November 2006, Jesse Jackson

29 October 2006, David Cameron

22 October 2006, Tony Benn and Liam Fox

15 October 2006, Phil Woolas and Nigel Griffiths

08 October 2006, Patricia Hewitt and David Willetts

01 October 2006, Oliver Letwin and John Hutton

24 September 2006, Tony Woodley, Leader of the TGWU

24 September 2006, The Chancellor, Gordon Brown

17 September 2006, Hazel Blears and Simon Hughes

16 July 2006, The Prime Minister, Tony Blair MP

02 July 2006, Alan Duncan MP, Shadow DTI Minister and Ian Davidson MP

25 June 2006, Phil Wheatley and Hilary Benn MP

18 June 2006, Michael Meacher MP and Theresa May MP

11 June 2006, Hazel Blears MP and James Arbuthnot MP

04 June 2006, Bernard Jenkin MP and Geoff Hoon MP

21 May 2006, Jim Knight MP and Nick Clegg MP

14 May 2006, Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Jack McConnell MSP and Alex Salmond MP

07 May 2006, Lynne Jones MP, Dr John Reid MP and Caroline Spelman MP

30 April 2006, David Cameron MP; Tessa Jowell MP and Darren Johnson

23 April 2006, John Prescott MP

02 April 2006, Francis Maude MP and Sir Menzies Campbell MP

26 March 2006, John Prescott MP and Peter Hain MP

19 March 2006, John Hutton MP and Liam Fox MP

12 March 2006, Ruth Kelly MP and Alastair Campbell

05 March 2006, Gordon Brown MP

26 February 2006, David Willets MP and Lord Falconer

19 February 2006, George Osbourne MP and Chris Huhne MP

12 February 2006, Charles Clarke MP and David Davis MP

05 February 2006, Sir Menzies Campbell MP and Alistair Darling MP

29 January 2006, William Hague MP and Hilary Benn MP

22 January 2006, David Miliband MP and Theresa Villiers MP

15 January 2006, Barry Sheerman MP, David Willetts MP and Simon Hughes MP

Politics Show interviews - 2005

11 December 2005, Ken Clarke MP, Oliver Letwin MP and Douglas Alexander MP

04 December 2005, John Reid MP, Defence Secretary

27 November 2005, Jacqui Smith MP and George Osborne MP

20 November 2005, Margaret Beckett, MP, Lord Strathclyde, Lord McNally and Vincent Cable MP

13 November 2005, John Hutton MP, David Cameron MP and Charles Kennedy MP

06 November 2005, Patricia Hewitt MP, Health Secretary

30 October 2005, George Osborne MP, Shadow Chancellor and Damian Green MP

23 October 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Jack Straw MP

16 October 2005, Kenneth Clarke MP and David Miliband MP

09 October 2005, Dr Liam Fox MP and Mark Oaten MP

02 October 2005, Derek Simpson, John Hutton MP and Lord Ashcroft

25 September 2005, Peter Hain MP and Theresa May MP

18 September 2005, Simon Hughes MP

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Politics Show interviews from 2005

16 January, Dr Liam Fox MP, Robert Jackson MP and Glenys Kinnock, MEP

23 January, David Davis, MP and Phil Willis, MP

30 January, Robin Cook, MP, Richard Shelby and Yahia Said

06 February, Peter Mandelson

13 February, Mark Oaten MP

20 February, Michael Howard MP

27 February John Reid, MP and Vince Cable, MP

06 March, Andrew Lansley, MP and Charles Kennedy, MP

13 March, David Cameron, MP and Keith Taylor, Green Party

20 March, Patricia Hewitt, MP

10 April, Alan Milburn, MP and Sir Menzies Campbell, MP

17 April, Liam Fox MP and Nigel Farage MEP

24 April, David Blunkett MP and Dr Caroline Lucas ere

01 May, Theresa May MP and Baroness Shirley Williams

08 May, Robin Cook MP and Lord Parkinson

15 May, Andrew Lansley MP and Denis MacShane MP

22 May, Iain Duncan Smith MP and Simon Hughes MP

12 June, Peter Hain MP and Theresa May MP

19 June

26 June, Hilary Benn MP

10 July, David Davis MP and John Hutton MP

17 July, Hazel Blears MP

Politics Show interviews - 2004

11/01/2004 Michael Howard MP

18/01/2004 Nick Raynsford MP

01/02/2004 Peter Hain MP

08/02/2004 Lord Falconer

22/02/2004 Beverley Hughes, MP and John Bercow MP

29/02/2004 Theresa May, MP and Rhodri Morgan AM

07/03/2004 David Willets MP

14/03/2004 Geoff Hoon MP

21/03/2004 Antonio Vitorino and Alan Duncan MP

04/04/2004 David Davis MP

25/04/2004 Neil Kinnock

09/05/2004 Charles Kennedy MP

16/05/2004 Menzies Campbell MP, Liam Fox MP and Jean Lambert MEP

23/05/2004 John Prescott MP and Michael Howard MP

13/06/2004 Alistair Darling MP and David Willetts MP

20/06/2004 Jonathan Evans MEP and Andrew Smith MP

27/06/2004 David Richmond

11/07/2004 Tessa Jowell MP and Theresa May MP

12/09/2004 Patricia Hewitt MP

19/09/2004 Simon Hughes MP

26/09/2004 Dr John Reid MP

03/10/2004 Liam Fox MP

10/10/2004 Tony Benn, Lord Strathclyde and Rodney Bickerstaffe

17/10/2004 Presidential election

24/10/2004 John Prescott MP and Roger Knapman MEP

31/10/2004 Lord McIntosh of Haringey and John Whittingdale MP

07/11/2004 Margaret Beckett MP

14/11/2004 David Blunkett, Home Secretary

21/11/2004 Oliver Letwin MP

28/11/2004 Ruth Kelly MP and Lord Rennard

05/12/2004 Alan Johnson MP

12/12/2004 Geoff Hoon MP and Simon Hughes MP

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