At Lunch With...

At Lunch With...

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At Lunch With... episodes

  • Simon Danczuk MP

    The MP Simon Danczuk, suspended from the Labour Party after sending lurid texts to a 17 year old girl, has lunch with Becky Milligan.

    He explains how he heard that the story - which would bring his suspension about - would be in the newspapers, and says it would be a travesty if he was not readmitted to the Labour Party.

    13 min
  • Lord Wood

    The former adviser and close friend of Ed Miliband, Lord Wood, offers insight into Labour leaders, Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, and about the night Labour lost the election.

    14 min
  • Suzanne Evans

    From the archive: She doesn’t like beards and is partial to sparkling at lunch, Suzanne Evans has lunch with Becky Milligan

    9 min
  • Tommy Sheppard

    SNP MP Tommy Sheppard talks to Becky Milligan over lunch about animal noises in the House of Commons, and being investigated for breaking parliamentary rules.

    17 min
  • Johnny Mercer

    From the archives, Conservative MP and ex soldier Johnny Mercer tells Becky Milligan about fighting in Afghanstan, singing for the Queen, and is very excited by his pudding.

    16 min
  • Bob Crow

    In 2014 the sudden death of the RMT union boss Bob Crow was receieved with shock. He was 52. HIs last interview was over lunch with Becky Milligan.

    8 min
  • Nigel Farage

    From the archive, UKIP's leader Nigel Farage, tells Becky Milligan that he is "deeply flawed" and talks frankly about growing up with a father who suffered from alcoholism.

    9 min
  • John McDonnell

    From the archive, John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, tells Becky how Jeremy Corbyn was chosen to be Labour leader and how he believes his party will win the next general election.

    16 min
  • Len McCluskey

    From the archive, Unite's Len McCluskey talks Labour and his preference for Andy Burnham, and sings for his pudding.

    9 min
  • Baroness Shirley Williams

    Becky Milligan is invited to a restaurant in Westminster to lunch with Baroness Shirley Williams. She discusses her retirement from the House of Lords and gives us an insight into her life, love and work. And the Baroness obliges us with an impression of Donald Trump...

    17 min

About At Lunch With...

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Politicians and public figures talk candidly and engagingly over lunch with reporter Becky Milligan. This is the off-the-record lunch, on the record.

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