Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: Season 5

Air Date

January 5, 2025

Episodes

24 episodes

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Season 5

Episodes

Musk, grooming gangs and the NHS

1. Musk, grooming gangs and the NHS

January 5, 2025
59 min

Laura speaks to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.

Can we make social media safer?

2. Can we make social media safer?

January 12, 2025
60 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to technology secretary Peter Kyle, shadow chancellor Mel Stride as well as former California governor Jerry Brown and reality TV star Jason Oppenheim from Selling Sunset.

Cease Fire in Gaza and Trump's Inauguration

3. Cease Fire in Gaza and Trump's Inauguration

January 19, 2025
60 min

As the ceasefire is announced in Gaza, Laura interviews Darren Jones, Priti Patel, Greg Swenson and Sharone Lifschitz, whose father Oded is held hostage in Gaza.

Boosting the Economy, AI and Paul McCartney

4. Boosting the Economy, AI and Paul McCartney

January 26, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg's guests include Rachel Reeves MP, chancellor, and Kemi Badenoch MP, Conservative leader.

Violent Crime, Tariffs and Brexit

5. Violent Crime, Tariffs and Brexit

February 2, 2025
59 min

Laura is joined by home secretary Yvette Cooper MP, shadow business and trade secretary Andrew Griffith MP and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey MP.

Online Safety, Middle East Peace, and Labour's Housebuilding Plans

6. Online Safety, Middle East Peace, and Labour's Housebuilding Plans

February 9, 2025
59 min

Guests include deputy prime minister Angela Rayner MP, Israeli president Isaac Herzog, and four parents who are suing TikTok for the alleged wrongful death of their children.

Trump, Ukraine and Europe

7. Trump, Ukraine and Europe

February 16, 2025
58 min

Victoria Derbyshire's guests are business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel MP and Ilan Gur, CEO of ARIA.

What Should Keir Starmer Say to President Trump?

8. What Should Keir Starmer Say to President Trump?

February 23, 2025
58 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Stephen Fry, Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes and former chief whip Simon Hart.

War and Peace: Interview with the Prime Minister

9. War and Peace: Interview with the Prime Minister

March 2, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch and leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey.

Ukraine, the Civil Service, and Rows in Reform

10. Ukraine, the Civil Service, and Rows in Reform

March 9, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Pat McFadden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chris Philp, shadow home secretary, and Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian foreign minister.

Reforming Welfare and the NHS

11. Reforming Welfare and the NHS

March 16, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Wes Streeting, health secretary, Laura Trott, shadow education secretary, and Alexander Stubb, president of Finland.

Rachel Reeves and the Spring Statement

12. Rachel Reeves and the Spring Statement

March 23, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by chancellor Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor Mel Stride and deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper.

Justin Welby and Abuse in the Church of England

13. Justin Welby and Abuse in the Church of England

March 30, 2025
59 min

Laura talks to Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury in his first interview since his resignation. She is also joined by the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, and the shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Alex Burghart.

Trump’s tariffs: how should the government respond?

14. Trump’s tariffs: how should the government respond?

April 6, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, and Esther Ghey, online safety campaigner.

Can the government keep the steel furnaces open?

15. Can the government keep the steel furnaces open?

April 13, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Jonathan Reynolds, business and trade secretary, Andrew Griffith, shadow business and trade secretary, Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, and Andrei Kelin, Russian ambassador to the UK.

Countdown to the Local Elections

16. Countdown to the Local Elections

April 27, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Pat McFadden, Sir Ed Davey, Kevin Hollinrake, Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden.

Farage’s victory: how will the other parties respond?

17. Farage’s victory: how will the other parties respond?

May 4, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Wes Streeting, health secretary; Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader; Ed Davey, Lib Dem leader; Zia Yusuf, chair Reform UK; and Adrian Ramsay, co-leader of the Green Party.

Immigration, Grooming Gangs and Yungblud

18. Immigration, Grooming Gangs and Yungblud

May 11, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. With home secretary Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary Chris Philp, and Yungblud.

The UK-EU Summit, and Elton John on AI Copyright

19. The UK-EU Summit, and Elton John on AI Copyright

May 18, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Nick Thomas-Symonds, Cabinet Office minister, Alex Burghart, shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chris O’Shea, CEO of Centrica, Elton John, and James Graham.

The Deputy Prime Minister and the Conservative Leader

20. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Conservative Leader

May 25, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister, and Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, plus Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter.

Protecting Britain from global threats

21. Protecting Britain from global threats

June 1, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg's guests include defence secretary John Healey, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick and David Challen, author and son of Sally Challen. On the panel are business owner Kiki McDonough, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti and former cabinet secretary Simon Case.

The Spending Review and why Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to 'stop whining'

22. The Spending Review and why Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to 'stop whining'

June 8, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to science and technology secretary Peter Kyle, shadow home secretary Chris Philp, Reform deputy leader Richard Tice, and actor and climate change activist Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Israel Versus Iran

23. Israel Versus Iran

June 15, 2025
59 min

Laura Kuenssberg talks to chancellor Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor Mel Stride, Israel’s ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, Iranian opposition campaigner and son of the former Shah, Reza Pahlavi, and Iranian analyst Hamidreza Gholamzadeh.

24. Episode 24

June 22, 2025