Suzanna Reid read the latest news headlines and Liam Dutton forecast the Weather. Journalist and Broadcaster Amanda Platell, and Novelist Martin Amis, reviewed the Sunday news papers with Andrew Marr. Via video link Andrew spoke to Democrat Senator James Webb about the current state of the American presidential election as the next primary is in Virginia. European Trade commissioner Peter Mandelson MEP talked to Andrew about the possibility of a recession in the coming year, why protectionism is bad news for European economies, the increase of free trade and globalization. They also discussed the possibility of Tony Blair becoming President of the EU. Andrew interviewed Lord Ashdown about the loss of the International Commissioner to Afghanistan job and why a seemingly done deal suddenly fell apart. Boris Johnson MP talked to Andrew about his candidacy for London mayor and the issues on which he will campaign such as crime, oyster cards, transport, and the Metropolitan police.
—Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>