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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 191 - Tracy Brabin

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Does being an actor prepare you for a life in politics? The answer is... not in the way you might think. Tracy shot to fame playing Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street and went on to star in EastEnders, Holby City, The Bill, Silent Witness, Casualty and loads more. She's now the Labour MP for Batley and Spen and tells Matt about how she coped campaigning there after Jo Cox's murder and the pressure of being Jo Cox's successor. Tracy is running to be the West Yorkshire Mayor and explains why, after just a few years as an MP she's prepared to leave the Commons behind. This is an invigorating conversation about what politics is really about. Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Follow Tracy on Twitter: @TracyBrabin Find out more about Tracy's Mayoral bid here: https://tracy4mayor.org.uk/ Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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0:00.0

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1:08.0

Hello and welcome to the political party and I can officially say now Merry Christmas

1:19.7

because it's advent of Merry Christmas to you. Today's guest is Tracy Bravin and I've

1:24.2

just finished the interview and I feel so energized by it. There are some people you

1:28.2

talk to in politics that leave you with the sense they are impatient for stuff to be done

1:33.6

now. And that doesn't mean Tracy was impatient with me. I don't think she was. I mean, that's

1:40.2

what's broader into politics is that desire to get stuff done. A real practical approach

1:45.8

to it and a sense that things aren't fair. So let's deal with it now and get on with it.

1:51.3

Such a practical and pragmatic approach. That's not to say the practical and pragmatic

1:57.1

politicians aren't thinkers that they don't have their own driving political philosophy.

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