Laura Kuenssberg has been named the new presenter of the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme.
The corporation’s outgoing political editor announced on Twitter that she was taking over from Andrew Marr, who quit the programme in 2021 after more than two decades in the hot seat.
Experienced presenter Sophie Raworth has been filling since then, but Kuenssberg said she would be taking over on a permanent basis from Seprember.
Kuenssberg announced that she was stepping down as political editor after seven years last December, saying she had been “so lucky to do the best daily reporting job in the business, with the best colleagues anyone could wish for”.
“It’s been incredible to occupy the chair during a time of such huge change and to try to make sense of it for our viewers, listeners and readers online,” she added.
“I’ll miss the daily drama, and our wonderful team in Westminster, immensely. But after nearly seven years and what feels like decades’ worth of headlines, it’s time for the next move.”
The BBC is yet to confirm Kuenssberg’s successor, but they are expected to be announced shortly.
Names in the frame include Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge, ITV’s deputy political editor Anushka Asthana, BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth and the Daily Mirror’s political editor Pippa Crerar.
