The Daily Politics
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The Daily Politics is a British television show launched by the BBC in 2003. Presented by Andrew Neil, the programme takes an in-depth and sometimes irreverent look at the daily goings on in Westminster and other areas across the UK, and includes interviews with leading politicians and political commentators.
Daisy McAndrew was Neil's co-presenter (as Daisy Sampson) until the summer of 2005 when she left to join ITV. Jenny Scott joined as her replacement when the show returned in September. Sally Magnusson also joined in 2005 as the sole presenter on Friday's episode. The regular reporters are Laura Kuenssberg and Giles Dilnot. Other regular contributors to the show include the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson, political correspondent James Landale, and internet expert Alan Connor. Jon Sopel and Eddie Mair have appeared as guest presenters in Andrew Neil's absence.
The Daily Politics is broadcast on BBC 2 at a running time of 30 minutes from noon every weekday, apart from Wednesday's episode which starts at 11.30 and runs for 90 minutes in order to show full coverage of Prime Minister's Questions.
See also This Week
