Acting Prime Minister

May 13 2021 56 ep. 31 mins 202

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ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand offers the hypothetical keys to Number 10 to a guest and asks them: What would you do now?

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LGBT+ campaigner Jayne Ozanne on surviving conversion therapy and getting it banned

May 13 2021 34 mins

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.From exorcisms to hospitalisation and even thoughts of suicide, Jayne explains why she hasn't stopped campaigning to get it banned.Ms Ozanne also tells podcast host Paul Brand why the government needs to do more to

Labour is 'turning around the tanker', says frontbencher Rachel Reeves

Apr 22 2021 32 mins

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 her party would not get a majority if there was an election tomorrow.She explains what Labour needs to do to get in front and why she thinks her party is still behind the Tories.Ms Reeves also tells

Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins on vaccine passports, sacking half the cabinet and marrying Margaret Thatcher

Mar 25 2021 29 mins

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 why he wants young people to rediscover apprenticeships.He also speaks about his admiration for Margaret Thatcher and why her leadership helped inspire him to become the owner of London's largest ind

Who is Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds?

Mar 11 2021 30 mins

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 politics.He also speaks about his desire to emulate the ambitions of his political heroes Aneurin Bevan, Clement Attlee and Michael Foot.Labour'r rising star also talks about aiming to become the next hom

'I'd fire all the men': Amber Rudd on why she'd have an all female Cabinet

Feb 24 2021 30 mins

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 'free speech champion'.Why she's sad about the way the Tory Party has changed since she left, and why she'd fire all the men in government and have an all female Cabinet.Remember to like, subscribe and r

It's A Sin's Jill Nalder on what losing friends to AIDS in the 80s was really like

Feb 10 2021 31 mins

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 friends to in the 1980s. Ms Nalder was also asked how she thinks Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have handled the Aids epidemic compared to former Tory PM Margaret Thatcher.Remember t

Bim Afolami on why taking the knee is 'virtue signalling'

Jan 27 2021 35 mins

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 Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic, how to improve Universal Credit and how Donald Trump 'trashed' democracy.Remember to like, subscribe and rate us five stars!

MP Tracey Crouch on battling cancer during Covid pandemic and why she’s coming off Twitter

Jan 12 2021 28 mins

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 host Paul Brand about why elite sports should be allowed during lockdown, why she's coming off Twitter and much more.You can listen to, and watch, new episodes of the Acting Prime Minister podcast eac

Lisa Nandy on Brexit regrets and Labour’s red wall woes

Dec 10 2020 35 mins

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 at the 2019 general election.You can listen to episodes on the podcast on all good platforms.Remember to like, subscribe, and rate us five stars!

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross on keeping Scotland in the UK and his love for Atomic Kitten

Dec 04 2020 28 mins

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.He chats to us about why positivity is key for uniting the union, how judging cattle helps him keep in touch with his farming background and why he loves Atomic Kitten.Remember to like, subscribe, and rate