Acting Prime Minister

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.…

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

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…

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

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.…

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

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...

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

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.…

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

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 th…

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

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,..…