Mel Stride will be questioned this week on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. The shadow chancellor’s appearance comes as viewers of the political programme also hear Rachel Reeves discuss Andy Burnham.
Reeves said: “It is important that when Andy walks through that door, he has a worked-through plan because governing is hard in Britain,” adding that she wants him “to be a success”.
Laura Kuenssberg panel
The programme includes Miatta Fahnbulleh alongside Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi. Fahnbulleh resigned as a junior minister for communities after the May elections and has been working on policy ideas for a potential Andy Burnham government.
That gives the interview a clear split-screen shape for viewers of the: one senior opposition figure facing questions about his own line, and another political exchange built around what Reeves says Burnham must present before he can govern.
Rachel Reeves interview
Reeves also reflected on her hardest day as chancellor, saying: “Don’t cry on national television.” The remarks sit inside an interview that is treated as potentially her final one in that role.
The practical point for viewers is simple. Stride will be on the programme live, and Reeves’ comments set the terms for the Burnham discussion before the questions begin.
Ann Widdecombe case
Police said a 28-year-old man was arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe, and Devon and Cornwall Police said he is a white British national in custody. Widdecombe was found dead with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Devon at 11:40 BST on Thursday, and police believe she was attacked almost 24 hours earlier.
A 26-year-old man arrested earlier in Newton Abbot was released on Saturday and is no longer part of the investigation. For readers following the story, the latest step is the custody of the 28-year-old suspect while the programme moves ahead with questions for Stride and the rest of the panel.
