BONUS EPISODE OF THE FOR THE MANY PODCAST

455. For the Many Live From the Fowey Festival with Rt Hon Johnny Mercer

Recorded last Saturday, before the general election was called.

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Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇬 Iain, your interview with David Dimbleby this evening was a great piece of broadcasting. Illuminating and a welcome antidote to the amateurish nonsense we’re constantly being fed.

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'I don't think it alters the way the election goes.'
'The role they serve is to see leaders have a go at each other.

David Dimbleby admits to Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇬 that election debates are 'just a bit of fun'.

What next for Michael Gove?

Former adviser James Starkie speaks to Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇬 as the high-profile Tory MP announces he won’t stand at the election.

I mean seriously. Who is in charge of this shambles? Visiting the Titanic exhibition? What next - Sunak pays visit to local funeral directors? It's almost unfathomable how many basic errors have been made and it's only Day 3.

I live in Tunbridge Wells and Greg has been an outstanding MP. I’m really sorry he’s going and I wish him well in whatever he decides to do next.

Join ⁦Jacqui Smith⁩ and me on @gmb at 6.25am with ⁦Adil Ray OBE⁩ and ⁦Kate Garraway⁩ for some election banter.

We’re going to be 4 days a week from Monday. You can’t have too much of a good thing 😀

NEW EPISODE OF THE FOR THE MANY PODCAST

454. Things Can Only Get Wetter

Jacqui Smith and I discuss the calling of a general election and a few other things besides.

And from Monday the podcast goes 4 days a week!

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NEW EPISODE OF THE IAIN DALE ALL TALK PODCAST

263. Deborah Slattery

I talk to one of my best friends, and former Conservative Party agent, Deborah Slattery about her time in politics, being my campaign manager in N Norfolk and living in Spain. She also talks movingly about

Stand by for some news about the For the Many Podcast during the election!

Coming up on Iain Dale in the Evening from 7om on LBC...

7pm Why should Sir Keir Starmer agree to do a debate each week with Rishi Sunak?

8pm How big a role will security and defence issues play? With Sir Robin Niblett

9pm What influence will smaller parties have?

About to start my first board meeting at the Lending Standards Board. Imposter syndrome kicking in massively.

NEW EPISODE OF THE IAIN DALE ALL TALK PODCAST

263. Deborah Slattery

I talk to one of my best friends, and former Conservative Party agent, Deborah Slattery about her time in politics, being my campaign manager in N Norfolk and living in Spain. She also talks movingly about

Sunak tells Nick Ferrari he’s a ‘man with a plan’. About ten times. Just repeated same lines throughout the interview. We’ve got six weeks of this period sloganising. The poor bloody voters.

This is a very mild expression of what many Tory MPs are feeling tonight. There is a sense of utter letdown and bewilderment. When Tracey Crouch says she's feeling quite emotional, what she means is 'I'm feeling fucking angry.'

In the week Parliament is dissolved, and the general election campaign starts, the BBC will axe Newsnight as we know it. It will be 15 minutes shorter and be primarily a panel show. Slow handclap BBC. You couldn’t make it up.

I am about to fucking explode.

Coming up on Iain Dale in the Evening from 7pm on LBC...

7pm Things can only get wetter. Is election fever about to strike? Guests include David Blunkett & Rt Hon Nadine Dorries

8pm Cross Question with
Home Office Minister
Tom Pursglove MP
Labour Chair
Anneliese Dodds
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