NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: LESTER HOLT TO SIT DOWN WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK IN FIRST U.S. TV INTERVIEW

One-on-One Airs Monday, March 13 on ‘NBC Nightly News,’ with Portions Airing Same Day Across ‘TODAY,’ NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, MSNBC & CNBC

March 10, 2023 – NBC News’ Lester Holt will sit down with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for an exclusive broadcast interview airing Monday, March 13 on NBC Nightly News at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT.

During the wide-ranging interview, they will discuss international relations with China and Russia, the war in Ukraine, plans to stabilize Britain’s political and economic issues and more. The one-on-one will take place ahead of the AUKUS defense partnership meeting scheduled between President Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Sunak, at which NBC News reports they will announce the next steps on the plan for Australia to obtain nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.S. and the U.K.

Portions of the sit-down, which will be Sunak’s first U.S. interview since he was appointed last fall, will also be featured Monday on TODAY, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, MSNBC and CNBC.

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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt reaches nearly 30 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, NBC News NOW, The Nightly newsletter, Nightly Films, its podcast and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories with a strong focus on original reporting and investigative journalism. Lester Holt is the anchor and the “most-trusted television news personality in America,” according to the most recent The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult survey. Holt also anchors Nightly News: Kids Edition. Meghan Rafferty is the executive producer.

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