Acting Prime Minister

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Acting Prime Minister episodes

January 15, 2020 The 26-year-old new Tory MP on making Farage a lord and why she'd put Taylor Swift in the Cabinet
In this episode, Paul Brand speaks to Tory politician Dehenna Davison, who was recently elected MP for Bishop Auckland. She explains why she would give Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage a peerage, why she thinks Taylor Swift would make a good cabinet...
29 min
January 08, 2020 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan on her crowdfunding mum, a 'Ministry of Fabulosity', and dissecting Labour's election defeat
British politics is chock-full of stories of people overcoming adversity in an effort to make things better for others. But few will compare to the journey taken by Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP for Tooting and newly-declared hopeful for deputy leader. From grade-A student to school drop-out, she crowdfunded her way into Cambridge to study medicine and worked as a junior doctor on the A&E frontline before being elected an MP.
32 min
October 24, 2019 Naz Shah on her 'pain' at suing Labour, visiting her mum in prison and how police saved her from a forced marriage
Some paths into politics are remarkable but latest Acting Prime Minister Naz Shah's is truly extraordinary.The future Labour MP's father left home when she was six before her mother was jailed for killing her abusive partner, leaving Naz to bring up her...
38 min
October 17, 2019 David Mundell on coming out, being sacked by PM and meeting 'orange' Donald Trump
British politics can be a brutal business.Within hours of being sacked by Boris Johnson from the Cabinet, David Mundell's belongings were outside the Commons office he had held as Scottish secretary since 2015.Now the big grey crates sit, still unpacked...
39 min
October 10, 2019 Rosie Duffield overwhelmed by 'heartbreaking' responses to domestic abuse speech
The latest guest to take power in the new series of the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister is Rosie Duffield. The Labour MP told Paul Brand she has been overwhelmed with "heartbreaking" emails after an emotional speech she gave during a Domestic Abu...
28 min
September 19, 2019 Caroline Lucas on updating Parliament, Britain's nuclear 'shame' and what stops her going vegan
The latest guest to take power in the new series of the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister is former Green Party leader and co-leader Caroline Lucas.The MP for Brighton Pavilion had some strong words to say, including on Brexit as she criticised the...
42 min
September 12, 2019 Emma Lewell-Buck on accents, dyspraxia and siding with the Brexit Party over the Lib Dems
The latest guest to take power in the new series of the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister is Emma Lewell-Buck.The Labour MP for South Shields was unafraid of speaking out in the conversation with ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand -...
27 min
September 06, 2019 Chuka Umunna on his election bid, the reason Change UK failed and why he now feels 'liberated'
The latest guest to take power in the new series of the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister is Chuka Umunna.The pro-Remainer has had a whirlwind year after leaving Labour as a leading part of the independent breakaway before ditching Change UK for...
30 min
August 29, 2019 Mark Francois on losing his dad, his pre-Brexit epiphany and his controversial cut-throat gesture
The first guest to take power in the new series of the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister is ERG deputy chair Mark Francois.Speaking to ITV News Correspondent Paul Brand, the backbench rebel opened up about losing his father at 14, his unlikely...
33 min
July 16, 2019 Anna Soubry opens up on pain of Chuka Umunna's split and why Boris Johnson 'isn't fit to clean the loos'
Anna Soubry has revealed how Chuka Umunna refused demands to be leader of Change UK before leaving her pained by quitting the fledgling party without a phonecall.Speaking to ITV News Correspondent Paul Brand for his Acting Prime Minister podcast, she de...
45 min