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British political television programme
BBC Politics Live
is a weekday
BBC News
lunchtime political programme which launched on 3 September 2018. It broadcasts when the
Parliament
is in session and during the three-week
party conference season
.
The 45-minute programme is presented by
Jo Coburn
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 carry
live
coverage of
Prime Minister's Questions
. much of the Wednesday edition is simulcasted on
BBC News
as UK opt-out of the main
BBC News Channel
. The Friday edition broadcasts highlights from proceedings from
the UK Parliament
, the
Scottish Parliament
, the
Senedd
and the
Northern Ireland Assembly
and is called
Politics 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.
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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 replaced
Daily Politics
which ran in the same time-slot for the previous 15 years. 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, ensuring
BBC Politics Live
connects with the lives of people around the country."
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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 for
BBC 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 down
BBC Politics Live
to 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday with the same times as before), with a review programme,
BBC
Politics UK
airing in the timeslot on Fridays.
Since the start of 2023, most of the Wednesday edition of
BBC Politics Live
is simulcasted on
BBC News
.
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