In September 2005 Jeremy Vine left the show and was replaced by BBC News presenter Jon Sopel.

It followed the same format as the London version until a major overhaul of Scottish political programmes took place, which resulted in the axing of the Friday edition of Politics Scotland in 2007 and Holyrood in 2009 which were both presented by Iain Macwhirter, and incorporating them into the new programme.

The Northern Irish version usually followed the UK with a 20-minute opt out and returning for the final 10 minutes.

Occasionally when there are big stories in Northern Ireland or election debates, they broadcast for the full hour and do not show the London edition.

They also broadcast the full 20-minute NI edition after the late night news on a Sunday evening usually 10.20pm to 10.40pm.