It's a new week, a new month and a new episode of an old favourite. Welcome one, welcome all to

Calling Peston, the ITV news podcast that takes a weekly walk through the what's wise wares and

wares of British politics. I'm Daniel Hewitt, joining me this week back and neither better

nor worse than ever is Sheehab Khan. Hello.

And between us, we'll be giving Robert Peston a call for his take on what's been happening this week in Westminster and beyond.

Also on the show this week, our special guest, former Labour MP and Minister in the Blair

and Brown governments, Caroline Flint.

But first, Shehab, remind us what's been happening this week.

Well, the government has had to respond to the growing concerns over the coronavirus.

It's asked British citizens in China to fly back immediately.

Following the terror attack in Streatham, the government has put down emergency legislation

to end the release of terrorists halfway through their sentences.

And there was also some controversy after

Claire O'Neill was sacked as the president of COP 26. It later emerged that both William Hague and the

former Prime Minister David Cameron were considered as possible replacements. What's COP 26?

It's the United Nations Climate Change Committee.

It's currently being held in Scotland.

All the countries are coming together to discuss the best way to tackle climate change,

get us down to net zero,

and there's talk of eventually moving away from petrol and diesel cars,

which means most of us are going to have to make some clever choices over those few years.

Good answer.

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