We're old enough to remember when parties in Downing Street were still legal. On this festive episode, Kirsty Buchanan, Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Prime Minister, and Frankie Leach - adviser to Jeremy Corbyn when he was Leader of the Opposition for Labour - reminisce about their *legal* Whitehall Christmas parties. Kirsty shares her memories of trying to do a Brexit deal in No 10 while staff sung karaoke in the next room, tells us about sleeping over in the press room. Meanwhile, down the street, Frankie is belting out karaoke. But one Christmas was very different - when Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party lost the general election. Email us anytime: hello@whitehallsources.com.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We're old enough to remember when parties in Downing Street were still legal. On this festive episode, Kirsty Buchanan, Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Prime Minister, and Frankie Leach - adviser to Jeremy Corbyn when he was Leader of the Opposition for Labour - reminisce about their *legal* Whitehall Christmas parties. Kirsty shares her memories of trying to do a Brexit deal in No 10 while staff sung karaoke in the next room, tells us about sleeping over in the press room. Meanwhile, down the street, Frankie is belting out karaoke. But one Christmas was very different - when Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party lost the general election. Email us anytime: hello@whitehallsources.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're old enough to remember when parties in Downing Street were still legal. On this festive episode, Kirsty Buchanan, Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Prime Minister, and Frankie Leach - adviser to Jeremy Corbyn when he was Leader of the Opposition for Labour - reminisce about their *legal* Whitehall Christmas parties. Kirsty shares her memories of trying to do a Brexit deal in No 10 while staff sung karaoke in the next room, tells us about sleeping over in the press room. Meanwhile, down the street, Frankie is belting out karaoke. But one Christmas was very different - when Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party lost the general election. Email us anytime: hello@whitehallsources.com. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Whitehall's Christmas Parties

Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Jo Tanner is a political adviser and strategist who's worked with politicians from all parties - she's Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen UK. James Nation was Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, Special Adviser to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and is now Managing Director at Forefront Advisers. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive insight into how politics is done and how politicians work. We welcome insiders and analysts to join the conversation each week.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Jo Tanner is a political adviser and strategist who's worked with politicians from all parties - she's Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen UK. James Nation was Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, Special Adviser to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and is now Managing Director at Forefront Advisers. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive insight into how politics is done and how politicians work. We welcome insiders and analysts to join the conversation each week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Jo Tanner is a political adviser and strategist who's worked with politicians from all parties - she's Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen UK. James Nation was Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, Special Adviser to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and is now Managing Director at Forefront Advisers. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive insight into how politics is done and how politicians work. We welcome insiders and analysts to join the conversation each week. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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