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New: Peston
Wednesday 23 September 2026 · 22:45 BST · 45m · 6 stories · 13 annotated moments · 39 of 45 min on news stories (86%)
Broadcast overview
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The broadcast opened with Andy Burnham's first international summit in New York and his meeting with Donald Trump. It reported that Burnham planned to urge Trump to de-escalate the conflict in Iran and told him the UK would stand firm over the Falklands. Trump praised Burnham and said his relationship with the UK was more up than under Keir Starmer, and British officials were described as delighted, saying the meeting was at the upper end of expectations. A London mayoral candidate, Leila, then discussed Trump's negative comments about London, saying parts of the city were a crime hellhole while also calling London the best city in the world.
Pippa presented the UN global risk report, which showed the prospect of large-scale war had risen and preparedness had fallen, while threats from AI and big tech were more severe but preparedness was unchanged. It also covered a Rockefeller Foundation poll of 35,000 adults across 34 countries, in which the UK scored better than the US and China on comfort with major powers playing a leading role, and the US was widely seen as a major threat under Trump. Mehdi Hasan discussed Trump's global standing, the Iran conflict and the midterms, and Pippa later reported that Trump had banned journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, prompting court action and a panel debate about press freedom, Reform and warnings about election denialism if Republicans lost Congress.
Pippa then reported that Labour had risen in the polls since Keir Starmer's resignation and that Best for Britain projected Labour could reach 37% if it pledged to rejoin the EU, with gains from the Lib Dems and Greens and a possible 323 seats. Hamish Falconer, the minister handling EU negotiations, said the government was focused on an upcoming EU summit and its manifesto commitments remained, but he wanted a more ambitious relationship with Europe. The programme also discussed AI regulation and a Finland-Norway charter, a G20 meeting in Miami where Marco Rubio said Putin could be invited, and panel views on Brexit, the EU reset, Putin and AI.
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- 2:15
Lord Darroch, former national security advisor
“Well, Robert, a few hours ago, I got off the Prime Minister's plane back from his first international summit in New York”
- 10:40
Mehdi Hasan, the broadcaster and founder of Zeteo
“It certainly worries me that globally, pretty much as many people would now like to see China”
- 27:12
Hamish Falconer, Minister in charge of renegotiating our relationship with Brussels
“Look, we are elected on a clear manifesto.”
- 0:00
- 0:00
Contested quote Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
If Burnham's loving with Trump was such a triumph, why has he been forced to tear up the transfer to Mauritius of Diego Garcia, the important military airbase? I'll find out from Lord Darroch, a former national security advisor, and from Mehdi Hasan. And does Burnham still, in his heart of hearts, see the UK returning to membership
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 0:00-0:26
- 14:28
- 14:37
Claim Trump says no Iran deal before midterms as Tehran waits out US vote
Donald Trump said there was no chance of a deal with Iran until after the midterm elections.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 14:37-14:43
- 15:09
Claim Trump says no Iran deal before midterms as Tehran waits out US vote
Trump's approval stood at 29%, below 30 for the first time.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 15:09-15:13
- 15:47
Claim Trump says no Iran deal before midterms as Tehran waits out US vote
US intelligence believed Iran was waiting for the midterms to damage Republicans and gain leverage over Trump.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 15:47-15:52
- 17:09
- 25:00
- 25:30
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Best for Britain projected Labour could rise to 37% if it pledged to rejoin the EU.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 25:30-25:34
- 26:19
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Andy Burnham did not directly answer whether he would rule out an EU rejoin commitment in Labour's next manifesto.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 26:19-26:27
- 31:58
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
A minister said Labour's manifesto commitments remain in place.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 31:58-32:00
- 32:35
- 32:53
Claim UK defends refusing to sign Nordic AI charter, citing US and China
The UK and leading AI powers including the US and China have not signed the Nordic charter on human control of AI.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 32:53-32:55
- 33:41
Claim UK defends refusing to sign Nordic AI charter, citing US and China
Andy Burnham said AI would be the centrepiece of the UK's G20 presidency next year, hosted in Manchester.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 33:41-33:51
- 34:00
Claim UK defends refusing to sign Nordic AI charter, citing US and China
The UK and leading AI powers including the US and China have not signed the Nordic charter on human control of AI.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 34:00-34:06
- 34:08
- 34:18
Claim G20 Miami invite to Putin raises UK attendance question
Marco Rubio said the US-hosted G20 in Miami will invite Vladimir Putin.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 34:18-34:24
- 34:27
Claim G20 Miami invite to Putin raises UK attendance question
The G20 convention leaves the invitation list to the host.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 34:27-34:30
- 34:38
Claim G20 Miami invite to Putin raises UK attendance question
The UK said it stands with Ukraine and is leading efforts to raise costs on Russia.
ITV, New: Peston, 23 September 2026, 34:38-34:43
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