Patrick Maguire - the times chief political commentator talks about why politicians give him information, explains what ‘off the record’ and ‘on background’ mean to journalists, how politicians should do a journalists lunch, and who his favourite is to be next Labour leader

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In this episode, Mel Stride talks to Gloria and Jonathan about how to be shadow chancellor, his relationship with Rachel Reeves and standing in for Kemi Badenock at PMQS

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In this episode, Gloria and Jonathan speak to former Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and our question of the week is whether there is life after politics. She discusses the night she lost her seat, being caught saying the F word, introducing Sir Nicholas Soames to chips and gravy, and her perspective on why MPs rather than party members should choose party leaders.

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Leader of the House Lucy Powell joins Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth to reflect on Labour’s first anniversary, her plans to modernise Parliament and her monthly meetings with the King

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Britain’s most senior civil servant, who served the last four British Prime Ministers, opens up about Westminster group think, why he stopped voting in General Elections and whether Whitehall officials have a duty to meet Nigel Farage ahead of the next election.

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Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth talk to Natalie Fleet, Labour MP for Bolsover, as she approaches a year in Parliament.

She talks about her campaign to stop the perpetrators of rape having access to those children conceived of the rape, why the Government has to reform welfare and having to wait to be given formal permission to remove her jacket in parliament in a heatwave.

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Politics Inside Out returns for a fourth episode. Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth ask leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey on whether it’s possible to be a carer and a politician. Plus, whether there’s any campaigning stunt he wouldn’t do and he has some harsh words for Donald Trump.

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Politics Inside Out returns for a third episode. Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth ask Reform UK’s Richard Tice how it feels like to be the party with momentum, and whether they may have peaked too soon.

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