Show 230 - *Esther McVey - Live*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
WARNING: This podcast contains dangerous levels of inspiration!
Esther McVey had an unconventional start in life and has emerged as one of the most optimistic politicians in Britain. In this remarkably honest interview, Esther talks about how being a Barnardo's child shaped her and her politics. She also tells the incredible truth about the abuse she has received during her time in politics and talks movingly about Philip Davies and the support he has given her. It's an astonishing listen, Esther McVey is unlike any politician in the country.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party this episode features estimate V and was recorded |
| 0:14.5 | in front of a live audience at the Valdaville Theatre in the West End. Thank you so much |
| 0:18.6 | to all of you that came to this night. Of course it featured estimate V and Jess Phillips, |
| 0:22.8 | the Jess Phillips episode will be out in a few days. And to those who have you that came |
| 0:26.0 | to the nights at the Garic as well, it was brilliant to be back on stage in front of |
| 0:29.5 | a live audience and interviewing politicians in front of a live audience this night was |
| 0:34.0 | particularly raucous. I mean, they were all superb. Thank you for all your lovely comments |
| 0:38.2 | about the Peter Manderson side of our CK Starman Andrea Ledson interviews. You can leave |
| 0:43.3 | her if you're on iTunes. I would encourage you to please. And of course, not that I want |
| 0:47.7 | to lead you in any way, but the more positive ones are obviously more helpful. There was |
| 0:53.4 | a bit of a joke a while back that someone had left a review on the Star of Alan Partridge, |
| 1:00.0 | which I encouraged others to do. And someone has indeed done that with the title Back of the Net. |
| 1:05.1 | And someone has written Matt Fawze a fantastic man. He really is. I'm not doing this for ego reasons |
| 1:10.2 | by the way, it's because it's a partridge quote. I was talking to him earlier and he asked me what |
| 1:14.4 | kind of phone I had and I said a Motorola time port and he said that sad you want to upgrade |
| 1:20.4 | and I said so do you to a no face. He nearly saw you all himself. Well, thank you to JJ2204 |
| 1:28.0 | on Apple who left me that seven review. Very, very kind of you. If you would like to weave Alan |
| 1:33.8 | Partridge quotes into your reviews, then he can but don't feel any pressure. But what an amazing |
| 1:38.9 | reaction to the Andrea Ledson interview she was absolutely superb. Oh, and you can email the show |
| 1:43.7 | as well as leave a review. Of course, politicalpartypodcast.gmail.com with your awkward or unusual |
| 1:49.5 | encounters with politicians or strange places you've seen them. Andrew's been in touch. And he says, |
| 1:55.9 | I was covering a marginal seat during the 2015 general election. So we were often blessed with an |
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