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LGBT+ campaigner Jayne Ozanne on surviving conversion therapy and getting it banned from 2021-05-13T12:07:18
Acting Prime Minister this week is LGBT+ campaigner Jayne Ozanne.
The former government adviser opened up about what it was like to go through years of conversion therapy.
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Labour is 'turning around the tanker', says frontbencher Rachel Reeves from 2021-04-22T14:53:40
Acting Prime Minister this week is Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rachel Reeves.
The frontbencher, who's been leading Labour's charge against Tory lobbying, admits...
Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins on vaccine passports, sacking half the cabinet and marrying Margaret Thatcher from 2021-03-25T15:31:25
Pimlico Plumbers owner Charlie Mullins is this week's Acting Prime Minister.
He talks to podcast host Paul Brand about why he wants vaccine passports, who he'd sack from the cabinet and ...
Who is Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds? from 2021-03-11T18:02:47
Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds is this week's Acting Prime Minister.
He talks to podcast host Paul Brand about how early conversations with his grandma first inspired him to get into polit...
'I'd fire all the men': Amber Rudd on why she'd have an all female Cabinet from 2021-02-24T14:59:30
Former home secretary Amber Rudd is Acting Prime Minister in this week's podcast episode.
She tells host Paul Brand why she thinks the government should not proceed with instating a 'fre...
It's A Sin's Jill Nalder on what losing friends to AIDS in the 80s was really like from 2021-02-10T13:10:58
Jill Nalder, the real-life inspiration for character Jill on hit TV show It's A Sin, has opened up to the Acting Prime Minister podcast about what it was really like losing up to 10 friends to AIDS...
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Bim Afolami on why taking the knee is 'virtue signalling' from 2021-01-27T15:34:34
Acting Prime Minister this is Bim Afolami, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Work and Pensions Secretary.
In a wide ranging interview, podcast host Paul Brand and Bim discuss the Bl...
MP Tracey Crouch on battling cancer during Covid pandemic and why she’s coming off Twitter from 2021-01-12T16:20:49
Former minister Tracey Crouch opens up to the Acting Prime Minister podcast about what it's been like having cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.
She also chats to podcast h...
Lisa Nandy on Brexit regrets and Labour’s red wall woes from 2020-12-10T17:16:25
Labour's shadow foreign secretary is the latest guest on Acting Prime Minister.
The former leadership contender talks to us about Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer, Brexit and what went wrong ...
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross on keeping Scotland in the UK and his love for Atomic Kitten from 2020-12-04T16:08:31
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross on keeping Scotland in the UK and his love for Atomic Kitten.
Acting Prime Minster this week is Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross.
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Rory Stewart: 'Covid could spell the end of Boris Johnson's premiership' from 2020-11-27T18:15:55
Former prime ministerial candidate Rory Stewart has said the coronavirus pandemic could cost Boris Johnson his premiership, because grasping detail is his "greatest weakness".
He also ch...
Louise Haigh on Jeremy Corbyn’s 'appalling' behaviour and uniting the union from 2020-11-20T15:49:49
Louise Haigh on Jeremy Corbyn’s 'appalling' behaviour and uniting the union
Acting Prime Minister this week is Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Louise Haigh.
She chats to us ...
Laurence Fox has started a political party - here's what he'd do if he became PM from 2020-11-12T13:08:55
Actor Laurence Fox is launching his own political movement - the Reclaim Party - so what would he do if he was actually in power?
He tells the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister why ...
Get to know Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: His thoughts on Covid, care and fixing the party from 2020-10-23T10:42:49
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey is the latest guest on Acting Prime Minister.
The MP speaks to us about his life as a carer, first for his mum, then his grandmother, then his yo...
Tory MP Caroline Nokes on Boris Johnson's potential 'regret' and how it felt being sacked from 2020-10-14T12:59:35
This week's Acting Prime Minister guest is Caroline Nokes.
The former minister tells the podcast she believes Boris Johnson may live to regret his decision to ignore scientific advice on...
Tory MP Steve Baker attacks lockdown and admits Brexit divided Britain from 2020-10-07T17:18:12
This week's guest on Acting Prime Minister is Steve Baker.
The Brexit-supporting Tory MP speaks to Paul Brand about coronavirus, Boris Johnson and much more.
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Prue Leith on coronavirus, politics, death, and filming Bake Off in lockdown from 2020-09-30T13:39:03
This week's guest is Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith.
In a wide ranging interview, Prue spoke about her political persuasion, how she wished she'd gone into politics herself and ...
Who is Anneliese Dodds? Shadow chancellor on coronavirus, Starmer and house music from 2020-09-25T15:52:46
This week's guest is the Labour's shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds.
She spoke to Paul about the economy, Labour's new leadership and dealing with the coronavirus crisis while being a m...
Mark Drakeford on dealing with Boris Johnson's government during coronavirus crisis from 2020-09-17T17:10:22
This week's guest is the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford.
He spoke to Paul about dealing with the coronavirus crisis, how its raised his profile and how it's given some in Westmi...
Diane Abbott speaks candidly about 'frightening' abuse she receives from 2020-09-09T14:54:03
This week's guest on Acting Prime Minister is former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott.
The representative for Hackney North, who was the first black woman to be elected an MP, opens up...
Jeremy Hunt critiques government's coronavirus response and offers solution to pandemic from 2020-09-02T17:28:18
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Paul Brand's guest this week is former health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The former health secretary criticises the number of govern...
MP reveals what it's like to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms from 2020-03-18T16:16:28
An MP self-isolating over coronavirus has revealed to the Acting Prime Minister podcast what it's like to be in quarantine with Covid-19 symptoms.William Wragg, one of several MPs self-isolating ov...
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Stab victim turned champion boxer on how the government can stop knife crime from 2020-03-11T06:00
A British champion boxer - who was stabbed as a teenager - has revealed to ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister how he thinks the government could tackle knife crime.Richard Riakporhe, who says h...
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Nadia Whittome on being Britain's youngest MP from 2020-03-04T06:00
Nadia Whittome talks about the "whirlwind" that saw her elected as a 23-year-old MP, just weeks after failing to secure a temporary Christmas job.
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Labour deputy leadership candidate Angela Rayner on her 'traumatic' childhood from 2020-02-24T21:00
In a rare, revealing and candid long-length interview, Labour deputy leadership candidate Angela Rayner opens up on a wide range of topics.
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Ken Clarke says Dominic Cummings should 'vanish' and warns BBC needs protecting from 2020-02-19T11:00
Veteran Tory Ken Clarke opens up to Paul Brand on a wide range of subjects, including the BBC, Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings.
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'I'd invite everyone to Downing Street for a drink': What comedian Andy Parsons would do as PM from 2020-02-12T10:00
In this week's episode, we're joined by political satirist Andy Parsons - a panellist on Have I Got News for You and Mock The Week who is currently touring the country with his show "Healing the Na...
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Layla Moran brands Jo Swinson's election campaign 'arrogant' as she considers Lib Dem leadership bid from 2020-02-05T17:00
Ms Moran also spoke about her decision to come out as pansexual, which Cabinet ministers she'd kick out, and her unusual upbringing.
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Sir Keir Starmer on Brexit, his job, and the rare illness that left his mum unable to walk, talk or eat from 2020-01-29T19:00
The Europhile MP also spoke about his role as shadow Brexit secretary, how he'll mark the UK leaving the EU and where he'll take the Labour Party if he becomes its leader.
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Tory MP Michael Fabricant on Donald Trump, the Royals and having famous hair from 2020-01-22T20:00
Veteran Tory MP is one of Parliament's most colourful politicians, with his life's journey and personality perfectly matching his eccentric style.
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The 26-year-old new Tory MP on making Farage a lord and why she'd put Taylor Swift in the Cabinet from 2020-01-15T15:00
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, w...
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan on her crowdfunding mum, a 'Ministry of Fabulosity', and dissecting Labour's election defeat from 2020-01-08T12:00
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...
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Naz Shah on her 'pain' at suing Labour, visiting her mum in prison and how police saved her from a forced marriage from 2019-10-24T15:00
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 ...
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David Mundell on coming out, being sacked by PM and meeting 'orange' Donald Trump from 2019-10-17T14:00
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 secretar...
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Rosie Duffield overwhelmed by 'heartbreaking' responses to domestic abuse speech from 2019-10-10T13:00
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 ...
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Caroline Lucas on updating Parliament, Britain's nuclear 'shame' and what stops her going vegan from 2019-09-19T12:00
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...
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Emma Lewell-Buck on accents, dyspraxia and siding with the Brexit Party over the Lib Dems from 2019-09-12T09:00
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 w...
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Chuka Umunna on his election bid, the reason Change UK failed and why he now feels 'liberated' from 2019-09-06T14:00
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 th...
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Mark Francois on losing his dad, his pre-Brexit epiphany and his controversial cut-throat gesture from 2019-08-29T09:00
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 op...
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Anna Soubry opens up on pain of Chuka Umunna's split and why Boris Johnson 'isn't fit to clean the loos' from 2019-07-16T19:00
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 ...
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Tory MP Nicky Morgan on Boris Johnson, the UK ambassador to the US and her surprising Cabinet addition from 2019-07-10T18:00
Conservative MP Nicky Morgan has taken a swipe at the man likely to be the next prime minister, claiming Boris Johnson should have backed up the UK's ambassador to the US after emails in which he c...
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Labour's Stella Creasy overhauls 'Hogwarts gone wrong' Parliament and ditches manifestos from 2019-07-03T08:00
"I wouldn't have a manifesto, I'd have a set of five ambitions because you can't do everything."Stella Creasy's plan for power is certainly more radical than most who have been offered the hypothet...
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Labour's Angela Eagle fears things are getting worse for LGBT people from 2019-06-26T19:00
Ms Eagle was the first openly gay female MP when she came out in 1997. On Tuesday, she appeared close to tears as she challenged those protesting against LGBT equality teaching, insisting: “We aren...
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Andrea Leadsom: I'm absolutely sure I've got enough MPs to get through to first round of Tory leadership race from 2019-06-07T17:00
Paul Brand speaks to Andrea Leadsom about her bid to become Tory leader.
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Prime ministerial hopeful Dominic Raab on why he is not a feminist and how he was 'undermined' as Brexit secretary from 2019-05-29T20:00
Dominic Raab regards himself as the "underdog" in the race to become the next Conservative Party leader, and also the country's next PM.
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'I wake up to death threats': TOWIE's Bobby Norris reveals abuse as he campaigns to make online homophobia a crime from 2019-05-22T17:00
The reality TV star on his petition to make online homophobia a crime, and why he'd be the first prime minister to 'rock skinny jeans'.
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Pastor Lorraine Jones, who lost her son to knife crime, on what she'd do to save other lives if she was PM from 2019-05-15T11:00
The pastor, who lost her son to knife crime, on turning her 'pain into power' and what she'd do to save other lives if she was PM
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Labour's Jess Phillips says party will get 'drubbing' at European elections if they don't offer second referendum from 2019-04-30T10:00
The Labour MP on how she thinks her party will fare in May's European elections - and why she'd sack John McDonnell from her shadow cabinet.
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David Lammy justifies comparing Tory Brexiters to Nazis and defends Comic Relief 'white saviours' criticism from 2019-04-13T23:00
The Labour MP on his vision for Britain - and defending his controversial comments about the ERG and Comic Relief.
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Special live episode: Justine Greening on whether she'd run for PM and why Cabinet are 'woeful' over Brexit from 2019-04-07T13:00
Former Conservative Cabinet minister Justine Greening joins Paul Brand for this special live edition of the podcast.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg backs Boris Johnson while outlining his own vision for the nation from 2019-03-28T00:00
We give the leading Brexiter the fantasy keys to Number 10 and ask him: What would you do?
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Hannah Deacon on how her campaign to get medicinal cannabis for her son would define what she'd do as PM from 2019-03-18T00:00
Hannah Deacon was thrown into politics not by choice but by necessity, campaigning for her son Alfie Dingley to get life-changing drugs.
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Why Ben Fogle would scrap exams and reintroduce national service if he was prime minister from 2019-03-11T11:00
Ben Fogle reveals a mix of political views as he tells Paul Brand what he'd do if he were prime minister.
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Independent Group MP Heidi Allen: I'd want Nick Clegg in my fantasy cabinet but I'm too emotional to be prime minister from 2019-03-04T12:00
The MP, who defected from the Conservatives to join the Independent Group in February, says more Tories are keen to defect to the group - and reveals why she would have the former deputy prime mini...
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Ben Bradley on ending the obsession with exam success, getting kicked out of school and forgiving his digital past from 2019-02-25T13:00
In this episode, we send Ben Bradley MP into Downing Street. A former vice chair of the Conservative Party, Ben is one of the youngest members of parliament. Elected in 2017 aged 27, he's managed t...
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Labour's Sarah Champion on what she would make illegal, dating as an MP and the pet she would take to Downing Street from 2019-02-19T11:00
In this first episode, ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand is joined by Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Rotherham and former Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.
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