The new Sky News and Politico Podcast politics at Sam and Anne’s launches today, with Anne Mcelvoy replacing Jack Blanchard as the co-host of Sam Coates.
The political podcast is available from Monday to Thursday from 07:30 and will unpack Coates, the deputy political editor of Sky News, and Mcelvoy, the executive editor of politico, everything there is to know about the day ahead in Westminster.
Each installment of the award -winning podcast gives audiences the latest insight into British politics within a maximum of 20 minutes.
The Podcast was originally launched in September 2023 with Jack Blanchard – Politico’s former editor of the United Kingdom, and now author of Politico’s DC Playbook.
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Mcelvoy’s arrival comes after a successful year for the podcast, as it was recently recognized during the first political Podcast awards and credited for the “must-know political insight”.
Coates, who won the host of the year at the 2025 Political Podcast Awards, said: “Having Anne on board is my new full-time co-host.
“With her phenomenal multi-coade background in domestic and international issues, Anne is the best in class to dissect how events around the world form Westminster.
“By combining the incredible depth of politico and Sky’s ability to cut the noise, we are well placed to continue with unparalleled analysis and the latest spoons to our informed Westminster audience.”
Mcelvoy said: “Sam’s boundless energy, deep knowledge of the party and a shared pleasure in informed conversations about the topics and characters that form politics even make our early morning recordings fun.
“Our mission remains the inadmissible first podcast of the day for and over Westminster. We will investigate the news moments that matter, offer our own insights and spontaneous exchanges and preview events that form our political world.”
Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes said the podcast is “the best source for people who work in Westminster and beyond”.
He said: “It provides an unparalleled service, which gives a community of many engaged listeners the full story, only every morning about what happens in politics.”
