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Politics Live: Highlights of UK politics in 2019

Leadership races, a general election and, of course, Brexit dominated the BBC's Politics Live programme this the year.

For many viewers, the Mark Francois-Will Self stare-off was the TV moment of 2019, but there were others as this montage recalls.

UK viewers can watch the full programme for 30 days from transmission.

23 December 2019

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Phone footage of a skate surfacing out of grey waves to a rigid inflatable boat.ttack the side of a inflatable

Watch the moment a skate attacks a fisherman's boat off Shetland

NE, Orkney & Shetland

Smoke billows from house fire.

Video shows flames and thick smoke at house fire

A view from an EasyJet plane window as it flies above and to the side of an erupting volcano

Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above

BBC News

East of England weather forecast

Composite image of Sir Keir Starmer and BBC Radio WM presenter Kath Stanczyszyn, who is pictured wearing headphones and speaking into a purple microphone

Will there be a Birmingham pub bombings inquiry?

Birmingham & Black Country

A huge Christmas tree on a flatbed lorry in font of the US Capitol building

US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC

Blurred still image from video clips shows people being taken out of a car

Migrants asked to rate trip in smuggler review videos

John Darvall sat on the left of a composite image, in a purple studio with a microphone in front of him. On the right is Keir Starmer with grey hair and brown glasses.

PM challenged on West's councils facing bankruptcy

BBC Newsline

BBC Newsline signed summary

BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in front of a weather map of Scotland showing snow warnings.

Watch the Storm Bert weather forecast for Scotland

Mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke unveiled

Parts of West Burton A power station being demolished

Power station demolition captured by drone

Man clinging to a cliff being rescued

Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter

A woman in a hospital gown grins on the left and a monitor lit up with lungs is on the right of a split screen.

Woman gets first double lung transplant done by robot

Ryan Borgwardt

US kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe

Ruth Dodsworth in the BBC studios in Cardiff. She is sitting on an orange sofa. She has cropped blonde hair and is wearing a fitted mauve top,

Stalking was part of my daily life, says presenter

A Christmas tree with lots of blue and green lights. A building nearby has yellow lights and a red bow so it looks like a present. You can see people stood in front of the building.

Manx capital sparkles at Christmas lights switch-on

A woman has her make up done in a Swansea salon for Beaujolais Day

'Beaujolais day is Swansea's Christmas'

A woman polished a large Gromit statue at the launch of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail in Bristol. The statue has a multicoloured sparkly pattern. The woman is wearing a red and white shirt and a black dress over the top and she has red hair cut in a bob style

Aardman unveils new Wallace and Gromit trail

Dylan Thomas, who is wearing a blue jumper and has brown hair, is smiling at the camera

Watch: Cardiff murderer's 999 call and arrest

Front benches at PMQs

Corbyn: What's the hold-up? Where is the plan?

Jeremy Corbyn asks Boris Johnson why he hasn't presented a plan to solve the social care crisis as he promised on the steps of Downing Street last year.

Ian Blackford at PMQs

Blackford: Johnson is a democracy denier

The SNP's Ian Blackford attacks the PM's refusal to grant another Scottish independence referendum, but Boris Johnson tells him to "change the record".

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQ

PM quizzed on veteran's 12-hour hospital wait

The Labour leader says more than 2,000 patients faced a 12-hour wait for a bed in hospital last month, including a 92-year-old RAF veteran.

Fire in Walkerburn

Blaze at Borders industrial unit

A fire at an industrial unit in the Borders closes a nearby main road.

Clive Lewis

Lewis: Labour must form alliances to win next time

Leadership hopeful Clive Lewis says Labour must build "progressive alliances" with other parties if it is to win back power.

Former Labour supporter in Stoke-on-Trent

Johnson's 'buffoonery' beat Corbyn's 'ideology'

Stoke-on-Trent now has three Conservative MPs for the first time in 90 years.

Sir Keir Starmer speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme

Labour's Starmer 'seriously considering' leader run

Sir Keir Starmer reflects on Labour's election defeat and whether he'll run for his party's leadership.

Composite image of Matt Hancock and Dan Walker

Hancock and Walker clash over Tory nurses pledge

Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker the promise is "crystal clear".

Nadia Whittome and Ian Levy

'Like starting Hogwarts': New MPs travel to London

Nadia Whittome and Ian Levy on what it's like to start their new jobs in Parliament.

Leila Nathoo

What's it like being a new MP?

Take a behind the scenes tour of Parliament to find out what it's be like to be new member.

Nicola Sturgeon

Sturgeon: Scotland 'cannot be imprisoned' in UK

Scotland "cannot be imprisoned in the union against its will" by the UK government, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

John McDonnell

Labour's John McDonnell: 'I own this disaster'

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for the party's election defeat but the shadow chancellor says: "This is on me".

Lisa Nandy

MP 'seriously thinking' about Labour leadership bid

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy says she may run as a candidate in the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn.

Phil Wilson

Former Labour MP: Corbyn lost me my seat

Phil Wilson, who lost his seat in Sedgefield in the election, says Labour's leadership need to "man-up".

Boris Johnson

'We are not the masters, we are the servants now'

Speaking in Tony Blair's old constituency, Boris Johnson thanks voters across north-east England.

How will the election result impact your life? The Next Episode asked people aged 18-25 from around the UK.

Voice notes about the election

How will the election result impact your life? The Next Episode asked people aged 18-25 from around the UK.

Stephen Kinncok

Vote was 'a Labour loss, not a Tory win'

Stephen Kinnock has told a Question Time audience the election was a Labour loss, not a Tory victory.

Election

Key moments from election results day

From the Tories winning seats in traditional Labour heartlands to Jo Swinson losing her seat.

Anti-government protesters

Protesters take part in anti-government rally

Several hundred campaigners held placards and chanted in a march against the new Conservative government at Westminster.

Labour’s Madeleine Moon was one of those who lost her seat

Wales' political map shaken up after election

There were major losses for Labour in an election overshadowed by Brexit.