Gavin Esler has been a regular contributor to The Last Word on Brexit issues, and was also previously the presenter of BBC Newsnight.

He is now presenting a major new podcast series called The Big Steal, which looks at Vladimir Putin's regime and how he has stolen from the Russian people.

Gavin joined us on The Last Word to discuss the podcast and the story behind it.

Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.