Summary

  • Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall is taking questions from Laura Kuenssberg - she says it is wrong that the PM was not told sooner that Lord Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting

  • The minister's comments come as the government sees renewed criticism about Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US despite his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

  • Tory shadow minister Alex Burghart argues that Keir Starmer has yet to take responsibility for the former ambassador's appointment, while Reform's Robert Jenrick says the PM is "unfit" to lead the country

  • Later on the show, we'll hear from all six leaders of Scotland's main parties, ahead of elections in May

  • On the panel this week are Matt Clifford, chair of the government's science and innovation agency ARIA, former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara and economist and campaigner Faiza Shaheen

  • We won't be carrying regular text updates in this page - but you can watch live above

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Edited by Jenna Moon

  1. Liz Kendall, Robert Jenrick and Alex Burghart: The line up for this week's show

    Liz Kendall, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wears a beige overcoat in front of a black gateEPA

    This morning Laura Kuenssberg will be putting the questions to Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall, in the week that she, as the government's point person on AI, admitted she doesn't use the tech in her job.

    Her appearance comes as the government is roiled by continued fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal, following revelations in the last few days over his vetting for the position of US ambassador.

    Opposition party MPs Alex Burghart, for the Tories, and Reform's treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick will also join the show. Separately, we expect to hear from all six leaders of Scotland's main parties.

    This week's panel of Matt Clifford, the chair of the government's science and innovation agency ARIA, former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara and economist and campaigner Faiza Shaheen will be providing analysis of the interviews and their takes on the key political stories.

    We can certainly expect questions for the guests on the conflict in the Middle East, as the fragile ceasefires between Iran and the US and Israel and Lebanon continue. You can follow our rolling live coverage of the latest from the region over on our other page.

    We won't be carrying regular text updates here, but you can follow the programme by pressing watch live at the top of the page when the show begins at 09:00 BST.