The programme was a replacement for the nightly political programme The Midnight Hour, and like its predecessor, was initially presented by a team of single-presenter journalists, rotated nightly, consisting of Zeinab Badawi, Michael Dobbs, Andrew Neil and Steve Richards.
On 3 December 2010, he replied for the Government from the Despatch Box during an Adjournment debate, a rarity as Commons whips—particularly Government Whips—by convention do not speak in the Chamber.
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He was a regular presenter on BBC television and radio programmes such as The World at One, Westminster Live, Straight Talk, Despatch Box and The World This Weekend.