Show 364. Ian Murray - LIVE

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Ian Murray - LIVE

This is an absolute hoot.

For years Ian Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland. Now he's in the Cabinet as Secretary of State.

He takes us inside Labour's first year and tells some cracking stories along the way including meeting Donald Trump off his plane when he recently visited Turnberry.

It's a classic.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the political party.
0:12.2	Today's guest is Ian Murray, the Secretary of State for Scotland.
0:14.7	This was recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival.
0:16.6	Thank you to everyone who came.
0:18.3	And this is class.
0:19.4	Ian is on great form.
0:21.0	It's wide ranging.
0:22.3	Lots of light and shade.
0:23.4	Some serious stuff about Labour's first year in power,
0:25.8	about things that have gone well, things that have gone less well.
0:29.4	His analysis and assessment of all of Labor's opponents,
0:33.1	including the SMP, reform, the Tories,
0:35.8	and whatever the new left-wing party is going to eventually be called. And some just great stories from his life from being an Edinburgh pub landlord. His take on Edinburgh Council and their view of Oasis fans, which you may have seen, got a fair bit of media coverage. And there's a great bit towards the end when I ask him about his allies in the cabinet that goes off in a direction
0:54.8	that I don't think you would have ever been able to guess. So Ian was on top form. I'm recording
1:00.6	three more at the Edinburgh Festival on the 13th of August. My guest is Joanna Cherry. On the 17th of
1:06.2	August my guest is Sidde Khan and on the 21st of August, my guest is Kirstie Walk.
1:11.0	Tickets for all those you can get at Matt Ford.com.
1:13.2	But without further ado, this is Ian Murray.
1:20.8	People keep asking me if after meeting Donald Trump,
1:24.1	it had any influence on me and quite obviously no.
1:28.6	Great tie, great tie, long tie.
1:31.5	I think it's fantastic what you're doing.
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