Election 24, Episode 28 We're trying to collect them all! The political Pokémon challenge continues with four more candidates: Oliver Ryan, Labour, Burnley @OliverRyanUK https://www.oliverryan.org.uk/ Sharmen Rahman, Green, Leicester South @sharmen_r https://leicester.greenparty.org.uk/ Lauren Edwards, Labour, Rochester and Strood @LaurenREdwards https://laurenedwards.uk/ Charlie Davis, Conservative, Eltham and Chislehurst @CharlieJSDavis https://www.greenwichconservatives.com/people/charlie-dav...
Jun 30, 2024•47 min
Election 24, Episode 27 Imagine a selection box only filled with the best chocolates. Now imagine that in audio form. You've just imagined this episode. Today's candidates are: Emily Thornberry, Labour, Islington South and Finsbury @EmilyThornberry https://www.emilythornberry.com/ Damian Collins, Conservative, Folkestone and Hythe @DamianCollins https://linktr.ee/damiancollins Thomas Daw, Green, Weston-Super-Mare @CllrThomasDaw https://northsomerset.greenparty.org.uk/general-election/ Christian ...
Jun 29, 2024•59 min
Election 24, Episode 26 The Battlebus fridge is freshly stocked with ice cold lagers, best enjoyed with chips and cake. It'll all make sense. Today's candidates are: Jeremy Hunt, Conservative, Godalming and Ash X: @Jeremy_Hunt W: https://www.jeremyhunt.org/ Carla Denyer, Green Party, Bristol Central X: @carla_denyer W: https://linktr.ee/carladenyer Katie White, Labour, Leeds North West X: @KatieJWhite W: https://www.katie4leedsnw.com/ Debbie Abrahams, Labour, Oldham East and Saddleworth X: @debb...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Election 24, Episode 25 If you think a Sports Direct mug is the biggest thing you can drink tea out of, guess again. It's another treat-filled tour of Britain on the Battlebus. Today's candidates are: Judith Cummins, Labour, Bradford South @JudithCummins https://www.judithcummins.org.uk/ Scott Hamilton, Conservative, Lothian East @ScottHam2win https://www.scottishbordersconservatives.org.uk/people/scott-hamilton Christopher Clowes, Reform, Rutland and Stamford @CClowesReform https://www.reformpa...
Jun 27, 2024•45 min
Election 24, Episode 24 The Battlebus picks up the pace as we speed around Britain on another grand tour of Election 24. Today's candidates are: Samia Hersi, Conservative, Queens Park and Maida Vale X: @SamiaHersi W: https://www.samiahersi.uk/ Chris Foren, Green Party, Leeds Central and Headingley W: https://leeds.greenparty.org.uk/our-people/ge-candidate-chris-foren/ Graeme Downie, Labour, Dunfermline and Dollar X: @CllrDownie W: https://graemedownie.com/ Zoe Franklin, Lib Dem, Guildford X: @Zo...
Jun 26, 2024•52 min
Election 24, Episode 23 Prepare yourself for some 90s anthems, we've got a new mixtape on the Battlebus as we hurtle around Britain. Today's candidates are: Natasha Irons, Labour, Croydon East X: @NDIrons W: https://www.natashairons.uk/ Conor Burns, Conservative, Bournemouth West X: @ConorBurnsUK W: https://www.conorburns.com/ Blaise Baquiche, Lib Dem, Chelsea and Fulham X: @BlaiseBaquiche Johanna Baxter, Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire South X: @JohannaBaxter W: https://www.johannabaxter.scot/...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min
The Battlebus picks up speed as we hurtle towards polling day with more trips to the seaside! Woohoo! Today's candidates are: Mark Maguire, Labour, Castle Point X: @MarkMaguireX W: https://www.castlepointlabour.org.uk/ Tim Bearder, Lib Dem, Gosport X: @timbearder W: https://www.facebook.com/TimBearderUK/?_rdr Alison Taylor, Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North X: @Alison_S_Taylor W: https://alisontaylor.org.uk/ Colin McGrath, SDLP, South Down X: @ColinSDLP W: https://www.sdlp.ie/colin_mcgrath ...
Jun 24, 2024•56 min
Election 24, Episode 21 Positivity, resilience and talent. Today's show is packed with all three. Buckle up, we're taking the bus and the ferry! Today's candidates are: Layla Moran, Lib Dem, Oxford West and Abingdon X: @LaylaMoran W: https://www.oxonld.uk/layla-moran Anthony Mangnall, Conservative, South Devon X: @AnthonyMangnal1 W: https://www.anthonymangnall.co.uk/ Andy Fitchet, Labour, North West Hampshire X: @AndyFitchet Will Polland, SDLP, Strangford X: @Willpolland1 Just 563 to go... If yo...
Jun 23, 2024•55 min
Election 24, Episode 20 It's a good job we're out on the doorstep today because we're absolutely stuffing our faces. Today's candidates are: Sharon Hodgson, Labour, Washington and Gateshead South X: @SharonHodgsonMP W: https://linktr.ee/sharonhodgson Jake Berry, Conservative, Rossendale and Darwen X: @JakeBerry W: https://jakeberry.org/ Kellie-Jay Keen, Bristol Central, Party of Women X: @ThePosieParker W: https://www.letwomenspeak.org/ Colin Martin, Lib Dem, South East Cornwall X: @ColinMartinP...
Jun 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Election 24, Episode 19 Fasten your seatbelts for another thrilling ride around the General Election. Today's candidates are: Abena Oppong-Asare, Labour, Erith and Thamesmead X: @abenaopp W: https://www.abenaoppongasare.com/ Bret Palmer, Lib Dem, South West Wiltshire X: @Bret_S_Palmer W: https://www.facebook.com/bret4sww Melanie Onn, Labour, Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes X: @melanie_onn W: https://melanieonn.com/ John Gager, Reform, Tunbridge Wells X: @ReformUKTWells W: https://www.reformparty.u...
Jun 21, 2024•59 min
Election 24, Episode 18 Yes, we're off to the seaside again but we're also going to one of the greatest chip shops in Britain. This is what politics is all about. There are four motivated candidates on today's show: Preet Kaur Gill, Labour, Edgbaston X: @PreetKGillMP W: https://www.preetkaurgill.co.uk/ Andy Carter, Conservative, Warrington South X: @MrAndy_Carter W: https://www.andycarter.org.uk/ Simon Burwood, Lib Dem, Maldon, LD W: https://www.cmld.org.uk/maldon/home Ben Pickles, Wetherby and ...
Jun 20, 2024•52 min
We're well into the campaign now and we're meeting five more candidates. All with different lives, experiences and reasons for standing. They are: Douglas Alexander, Labour, Lothian East X: @D_G_Alexander W: https://www.eastlothianlabourparty.co.uk Leila Williams, East Worthing and Shoreham X: @leila4ewas W: https://www.eastworthingandshoreham.org.uk/general-election-2024 Chris Webb, Labour, Blackpool South X: @ChrisWebbMP W: https://www.chriswebb.org/ Frances Lasok, Newcastle Central and West X...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 11 min
The audio Panini album of this general election gets five more stickers, all of which we needed! Today's shinies are... Jess Phillips, Labour, Birmingham Yardley X: @jessphillips W: https://jessphillips.net/ Will Sapwell, Lib Dem, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough X: @WillSapwell W: https://www.shefflibdems.org.uk/news/article/will-sapwell-selection Lilian Greenwood, Labour, Nottingham South X: @LilianGreenwood W: https://www.liliangreenwood.co.uk/ Jenny Johnson, Conservative, Wirral West X:...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Fasten your seatbelt and cut out the carbs, we're on another scenic tour of the British political landscape. Today's candidates are: Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour, Torfaen X: @NickTorfaen W: https://www.facebook.com/nickthomassymonds/ Michael Shanks, Labour, Rutherglen X: @mgshanks W: https://michaelshanks.org.uk/ Charlotte Salomon, Conservative, Norwich North X: @SalomonSoup W: https://linktr.ee/NorwichCharlotte Calum Miller, Lib Dems, Bicester and Woodstock X: @CalumMillerLD W: https://www.faceb...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min
We're going back to the seaside Today's candidates are... Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Conservatives, North Northumberland X: @annietrev W: https://www.teamtrevelyan.co.uk/ Frederick van Mierlo, Lib Dems, Henley and Thame X: @fivanmierlo Georgie Callé, Conservatives, Ealing Southall X: @GeorgieCalle Ben Bradley, Conservatives, Mansfield X: @BBradley_Mans W: https://www.benbradley.uk/ Lucy Stephenson, Conservatives, Sheffield Central W: https://rutlandcounty.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=138 Just ...
Jun 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Election 24, Episode 13 It's a bodyslam of an episode starting in the Welsh valleys. Today's candidates are... Alex Davies-Jones, Labour, Pontypridd X: @AlexDaviesJones W: https://alexdaviesjones.laboursites.org/ Robert Buckland , Conservatives, Swindon South X: @RobertBuckland W: https://www.robertbuckland.co.uk/ Helen Maguire , Lib Dems, Epsom and Ewell X: @helenemaguire W: https://www.helenmaguire.org/ Andrew Dinsmore , Conservatives, Hammersmith and Chiswick X: @AWNDinsmore Nikki da Costa , ...
Jun 15, 2024•58 min
Get ready to stuff your face with doughnuts, it's another fin summer's day on the Battlebus! Today's candidates are... Will Goodhand, Conservatives, West Bromwich X: @WillGoodhand4MP Jade Botterill , Labour, Ossett and Denby Dale X: @JadeBotterill W: https://www.jadebotterill.com/ Claire Hanna, SDLP, South Belfast and Mid Down X: @ClaireHanna W: https://www.sdlp.ie/clairehanna Theodore Jupp, Lib Dems, Camborne, Oxford East X: @TheoJupp W: https://www.oxonld.uk/parliamentary-candidates/oxford-eas...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Pop your seatbelt on and get ready for another grand tour of Election 24. Our first stop is the seaside... Josh Babarinde, Liberal Democrats, Eastbourne X: @JoshBabarinde W: https://www.josh.org.uk/ Rushanara Ali, Labour, Bethnal Green and Stepney X: @rushanaraali W: https://www.rushanaraali.org/ Scott Smith, Conservatives, Manchester Central X: @scottdismith W: https://www.manchesterconservatives.com/ Thalia Marrington, Lib Dems, Camborne, Redruth and Hayle X: @thaliasimone1 W: https://www.crhl...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Beep beep! The Political Party battlebus stops off to meet five more political talents. Enjoy today's episode with a glass of rioja and a wooden spoon covered in elastic bands. It'll all make sense. Today's candidates are: Ed Davey, Liberal Democrats, Kingston and Surbiton X: @EdwardJDavey W: https://www.kingstonlibdems.org.uk/ge2024-eddavey/ Rosie Duffield, Labour, Canterbury X: RosieDuffield1 W: https://www.rosieduffieldmp.co.uk/ James Cracknell, Conservatives, Colchester X: @jamescracknell W:...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Pop your seatbelt on, the Political Party Battlebus is making FIVE stops today. Politicians aren't all the same and this episode proves it. This is a great advert for the power of politics. Today's candidates are... Alison McGovern, Labour, Birkenhead X: @Alison_McGovern Michelle Welsh, Labour, Sherwood Forest X: MichelleWelshUK Khalil Yousuf, Liberal Democrats, Farnham and Bordon X: @KhalilYousuf W: https://khalilyousuf.info/ Claire Hazelgrove, Labour, Filton and Bradley Stoke X: @CHazelgrove W...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 30 min
This is an absolute joy of an episode in so many ways. Our four candidates today are listed below and they all bring their unique life experience to this election. Wes Streeting, Labour, Ilford North X: @wesstreeting W: https://linktr.ee/wesstreeting Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, Conservative, Coventry North W: https://www.coventryconservatives.com/news/coventry-north-east-has-selected-sarah-cooper-lesadd Claire Malcomson, Liberal Democrats, East Surrey X: @clairemalcomson W: https://www.facebook.com/CML...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Election 24, Episode 7 It's a 3 nation special! Northern Ireland, England and Scotland all get visited in today's episode. Let's experience the election at street level with three more energised candidates. Colum Eastwood, SDLP, Foyle X: @columeastwood W: https://linktr.ee/columeastwood Simon Phipps, Conservative, Birmingham Selly Oak X: @simonphippss W: https://www.facebook.com/simon4sellyoak Charles Dundas, Liberal Democrats, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh X: @cdundas W: https://linktr.ee/cdun...
Jun 09, 2024•47 min
The ambitious target gets chipped away at with 3 more candidates. You're going to need various bars of chocolate for this. Stewart McDonald, SNP, Glasgow South X: @StewartMcDonald W: https://www.stewartmcdonald.scot/ Mark Johnston, Liberal Democrats, Reigate X: @markjohnstonld W: https://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/mark Laura Blumenthal, Conservative, Brentford and Isleworth X: @LauraBlumenthal W: https://www.laurablumenthal.co.uk/ Just 631 to go... If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to...
Jun 08, 2024•54 min
You'll need planes, trains, automobiles and ferries for today's trip around the election. We're heading to Milton Keynes, Glasgow and then to the exotic Western Isles. Take your seasickness medication and meet today's candidates. Johnny Luk, Conservative, Milton Keynes Central X: @Johnny__Luk W: https://www.johnnyluk.co.uk/ Alison Thewliss, SNP, Glasgow North X: @alisonthewliss W: https://www.facebook.com/AlisonThewlissSNP/ Torcuil Crichton, Labour, Na h-Eileanan an Iar X: @Torcuil W: https://ww...
Jun 07, 2024•45 min
Grab your spatula and a can of Coke, we're off to the north west of England, then down to the West Midlands before heading to the outskirts of Glasgow. Who's booking this road trip? Today's motivated and totally-not-jaded-yet candidates are Kelly Fowler, Labour, Cheadle X: @kelly4labour W: https://www.kelly4cheadle.com/ Ben Fletcher, Conservative, Crewe and Nantwich X: @arrowmaker76 W: https://www.benfletcher.org.uk/ Blair McDougall, Labour, East Renfrewshire X: @blairmcdougall W: https://scotti...
Jun 06, 2024•57 min
We're heading north and then into Scotland with 3 more candidates in this election. Cut through the national noise and let's go direct to the doorstep with... James Frith, Labour, Bury North X: @JamesFrith W: https://www.jamesfrithforburynorth.com/ Jordan Cowie, Conservative, Kilmarnock and Louden X: @JordanDCowie W: https://www.scottishconservatives.com/ Pamela Nash, Labour, Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke, X: @pamela_nash W: https://pamelanash.uk/ 640 more to go before polling day... If you are...
Jun 05, 2024•56 min
The impossible(?) challenge continues with 3 candidates: Mike Amesbury, Labour, Runcorn Tim Barnes, Conservative, Cities of London and Westminster Laura Weldon, Conservatives, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley: Laura Weldon, Conservative 643 to go... If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow @mattforde on Twitter for the latest news Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Here we go! Matt's attempt to interview a candidate in every constituency begins with four candidates: Dave Rowntree, Labour, Mid Susses Hitchin: Bim Afolami, Conservative, Hitchin Jess Asato, Labour, Lowestoft Sara Gezdari, Conservative, Richmond and North Kingston 646 left to go... If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow @mattforde on Twitter for the latest news Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Aca...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Ros is the man when it comes to explaining things, and he explains to Matt how his explainer videos became such a hit. This is a masterclass in the craft of broadcast journalism. Ros thinks carefully about every element of his videos. Not just what facts to include, but the type of language, the vocal delivery and even the clothes he wears. Plus there's drum 'n' bass, raves, Glastonbury and lots more. Buy Tickets to see Matt's return to stand-up: https://sohotheatre.com/events/matt-forde-work-in...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Nathaniel was propelled to the national media just over a week ago when he was Keir Starmer's warm-up act at the launch of his '6 steps'. His speech was all the more powerful because he's dying of bowel cancer. In this powerful interview Nathaniel tells the story of the delays to his treatment, his approach to life since his diagnosis and how he ended up warming up for Keir Starmer. He might be sick of being called it, but he is an inspiration. Donate to Macmillan and follow Nathaniel's work: ht...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 1 min
