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I speak live to the Labour activists who are currently helping the Kamala Harris campaign today in Pennsylvania.  Find out how the Democrats are fighting this election. Also hear what's coming up on the doorstep in this tightly contested state which could go in either direction right now?    Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by my gues...

I have followed Andrew’s career for a number of years and have always been impressed with his handling of media questions, his ability to connect and make connections with people but even more importantly how he managed to get under Boris Johnson’s skin!  This interview was my chance to ask him the questions I always thought and his answers are way better than I could have imagined.  I was most st...

Sam Freedman’s book Failed State is a detailed and fascinating view into the big problems currently within our governmental system. Sam worked alongside Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings within the Department of Education and saw first hand the issues our over centralised government has.  I read the book over the summer and so I wanted to ask Sam more about his analysis - not just a list of issues...

I was both excited and keen as mustard to do this interview with Joe Fortune.  When I was canvassing with Joe in Peterborough during the general election I asked him if he’d come on the show and share the story of the Co-op Party as well as a look at the important work of the Co-op movement.  Joe tells me how important the co-op movement is in the world right now as it has been the UK’s best expor...

Karl Pike is a Seniour Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary University London. He was previously political advisor to our Home Secretary Yvette Cooper  Karl explains the ways the Party has come to understand itself in terms of party ideology, democracy, organisation.  Has Labour “gotten over” New Labour and how different is Starmer’s Labour Government?  Check out the show to learn more.  Websit...

We have some really impressive members and Paul Sweeney is one of them. He has served as an MP and is now MSP for Glasgow. Paul came onto the show to explain how Labour is the Party to unlock the potential of the UK.  He also shared his work to tackle the scourge of drugs ripping through society and how we can tacke the causes of addiction and safeguard it’s victims.  It’s a brilliant interview an...

Before individual members could join the party membership was through unions and socialist societies. SERA is one such society that is officially affiliated with the Labour Party.  Labour’s Environment Campaign: SERA has been at the heart of Labour’s green policy formation for the last 50 years and continues to be a very influential body within the party.   Ken Penton is the organisations co-chair...

Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election.  Today I am talking to Mary Wimbury who brings much experience from her career and her activism within the Party. If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds.  I highly recommend vo...

This is a very unique show as Ann Black from the NEC and Cllr David Landon Cole join me to reflect on the general election strategy of the Party. David wrote an article called Labour's targeting was too ruthless and Ann found it and shared it widely. So I decided to get them on the show to chat through the arguments David made and to analysis the impact of decisions made by the central Party....

Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election.  If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds.  I highly recommend voting for  Peter MASON Abdi DUALE Mary WIMBURY  Jane THOMAS  Anu PRASHAR  Angie DAVIES  We need to have the discip...

Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election.  If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds.  I highly recommend voting for  Peter MASON Abdi DUALE Mary WIMBURY  Jane THOMAS  Anu PRASHAR  Angie DAVIES  We need to have the discip...

Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election.  If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot.  You can vote online, it takes only seconds.  I highly recommend voting for the Labour To Win candidates. Peter MASON Abdi DUALE Mary WIMBURY  Jane THOMAS  Anu PRASHAR  Angie DAVI...

What a privilege it was to spend this time with Thangam Debbonaire. It’s such a shame that she isn’t a part of the Labour government however she is now standing to become Chair of the Labour Women’s Network ( https://www.lwn.org.uk/ ).  I think she’d be a fantastic Chair and I really hope she wins this September. We discuss  Reflections on the general election How we understand the rise of the Gre...

This week Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, joins me to discuss the importance of local government to change communities for the better.  Sharon also shares a behind the scenes into the government's plans to get Britain building again, what that means for local areas and how it will give opportunity for younger generations.  Sharon is a genuinely lovely as well as very experienced...

A first for the podcast as I am joined by one of our Metro Mayors. Dr Nik Johnson is an NHS doctor as well as the Labour Metro Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.  Nik shares his plans for better transport infrastructure across the region plus his experiences of the new working  relationship with our Labour government led by Keir Starmer.  This is a fascinating look into the world of devolv...

Welcome to a fantastic episode with Luke Akehurst MP for North Durham.  Luke shares with me some details from his campaign, including some threatening behaviour experienced while campaigning. Luke also explains the history of Labour First, now joined with Progressive Britain to form the umbrella orgnaisation Labour to Win.  It was especially special to hear about the labour history of his constitu...

Josh Fenton Glynn MP comes back onto the show to share his experiences of his campaign, the count and winning his election, becoming an MP for Calder Valley.  This is a very personal account of this time and I explore with Josh some of the challenges of becoming a new MP as well as the amazing responsibility to his community.  Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening...

After the intensity of the short campaign, polling day is finally here.  In this podcast I record (on my phone for convenience, sorry) my live experiences on polling day where my wife and I spent the day in one of our battleground seats.  I try to share the feelings of being an activist on one of the most significant elections in a generation and reflect on the count that followed.  Email labourpo...

Candidate: Sophia Bhatti  Constituency: St Albans  To help get Sophia Bhatti elected Website: https://sophiastalbans.co.uk/ Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by my guests? The...

I was really fortunate to be invited to attend an event at the Hitchin Football Club with Alistair Strathern and our Party leader and soon to be Prime Minister Keir Starmer.  I share conversations with our activists and I want to personally thank Cllr Lynda Guy, Cllr Kamal Choudhury , Cllr Ceara Roopchand and our PPC in North Bedfordshire Uday Nagaraju.  Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @lab...

This is a very special episode and I was so touched by Emily explaining the situation that women and girls go through that I didn't want to miss any detail. For this reason it is a little longer than usual so I didn't add an intro to get straight into the powerful information Emily shares, especially about the White Ribbon Campaign.  Candidate: Emily Darlington  Constituency: Milton Keyn...

Candidate: Mike Kane (Was an MP before GE called and will return as one hopefully on the 4th July)  Constituency: Wythenshawe and Sale East To help Mike campaign for a new Labour government, look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by my guests? Then check out our Spotify...

Candidate: Polly Billington Constituency: East Thanet  To help get Polly elected Website: https://www.souththanetlabour.org.uk/ Email: hello@pollybillington.org.uk Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listeni...

Candidate: Tom Wilson Constituency: Richmond and Northallerton To help get Tom elected Website: https://richmond-yorkshire.laboursites.org/ Email: RichmondLabour@gmail.com Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. This is Sunak's own seat and Tom explains the issues on...

Candidate: Rachel Hopkins (Was an MP at time of recording)  Constituency: Luton South To help re-elect Rachel  Website: https://www.rachelhopkins.org/ Email: rachel.hopkins.mp@parliament.uk Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  This was a very interestingly timed podcast episode as Rachel and I discuss what the PM’s message to the nation would be not lo...