Show 194 - Tracey Crouch

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Have you ever wondered what resigning from government actually involves? You're about to find out. Tracey Crouch resigned from Theresa May's government over a delay to a crucial change in gambling policy and she explains why and how she departed. It was a brief that Tracey loved and she shares her experience of being a female Conservative sports minister and how her love of Tottenham Hotspur led to a tense exchange with Arsenal fan Jeremy Corbyn. Tracey was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2020 and tells Matt about her experience of being a politician with cancer, receiving treatment during a pandemic and the challenges of taking part in Parliamentary proceedings. Oh and what happened when she was on a Zoom with Jose Mourinho... Follow Tracey on Twitter: @tracey_crouch Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde 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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0:51.2	Hello, happy new year and welcome to the political party, the first episode of the Political Party,
0:55.6	in 2021.
0:57.0	Today's guest is Tracy Crouch, the former sports minister, and she's absolutely brilliant.
1:02.4	This is a great conversation about where her politics came from, about her values,
1:08.7	about why she resigned from government, and just...
1:11.4	It's often the small detail that is the most fascinating stuff.
1:16.7	How you technically, and I don't mean as in honor of technicality,
1:21.1	but what does resigning from government actually involve?
1:24.9	And taking the decision, and whether there was any regret about it,
1:28.1	and why that decision was taken, and that is a really good conversation about
1:33.2	how a minister leaves the government, but also about why Tracy specifically chose to leave
1:39.1	and over the specific issue of fixed odds, betting terminals,
1:42.1	and the problems that gambling can cause in society.
1:45.0	We also talk a lot about her beloved Tottenham Hotspur, about being a fan of the NFL.
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