Today marks a brand new time period in Westminster - and the launch of our new every day political present.

The Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge shall be in your TV screens from 7pm-8pm, Monday to Thursday.

I've heard loads about politics slowing down after the rollercoaster of the previous couple of years (and let's face it, all of us really feel like our leaders have pushed us the wrong way up and across the loop at occasions lately).

But I feel that is a misreading of the place we're. Far from slowing down, politics is about to hurry up.

September marks the start of the long campaign for the election - an election which, if the polls are proper, might produce the primary change of presidency since 2010. Let that sink in! There are kids in secondary college who've by no means recognized a world the place the Conservatives are out of energy.

And due to these stakes - an election that may very well be really transformative - issues are about to get soiled.

We know Sir Keir Starmer has ruthlessness (take a look at the best way he dispatched Jeremy Corbyn, or these assault advertisements claiming Rishi Sunak doesn't think paedophiles should go to prison.) Does Mr Sunak have the identical ruthlessness? We'll discover out within the coming months.

There's another excuse that now's the suitable time for a every day politics present: the state of the nation. Inflation has pummelled individuals's funds, and the mortgage timebomb is barely simply starting. Public companies are beneath pressure. Debt is over 100% of GDP. Right now, the choices made in Number 10 actually matter.

I've thought loads about what the mission assertion for the brand new programme needs to be.

Politics Hub will unashamedly cater for the politically engaged forward of what's going to be a blockbuster yr for politics each within the UK and around the globe.

But we can't be an echo chamber - you may hear a variety of voices and tales on the present.

I additionally really feel that at 7pm on a weeknight - while you may be settling down with a glass of wine after a day's work - we will afford to have a little bit of enjoyable alongside the best way.

And after six years of fronting Sky's Sunday morning political present, I'm wanting ahead to watching Trevor Phillips take over the reins at 8.30am (from the couch in my pyjamas).

Trevor and I've completely different types and experiences - I'm at all times impressed by his considerate tackle the large political points - however we share a perception that what issues in political interviews is the reply - and the function of the query is simply to elicit probably the most revealing response. In these severe political occasions, that issues greater than ever.