[Jon]

Honestly, I just swerve so much of the BBC's political TV output these days - the only decent (solely politics) thing they do is Politics UK, the rest falls into either being unbelievably anodyne or blatantly trying to get 'controversial' clips for social media (or sometimes both). Actual public service dedicated political programming has pretty much been eliminated - you have to go to radio or Newsnight if you want policy analysis, parliamentary reviews, tough interviews, etc.

While I appreciate they wanted to find something for their former political editor, I just don't think Kuenssberg was the right fit for the slot. Marr worked because he was amiable and a tough (though not in a Paxman way) interviewer - which is basically what you want for your Sunday morning political host.

I don’t think Kuenssberg fits the slot either, to be honest. Being totally brutal, I think I would have moved her off that slot after the first show, when Joe Lycett showed her up brilliantly. In another world I think it could and would have been Huw Edwards. Maybe when Laura inevitably defects to Global in 2025…

I’m indifferent to Kuenssberg but if you see the Joe Lycett thing as a problem that’s surely more a problem with the format than the host. Not sure how Huw Edwards would have handled it differently.