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The Political Party

Show 377 *Rachel Reeves LIVE*

The Political Party

The Political Party

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4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

What a return!

 

The Chancellor is exceptional form as she discusses Trump, tariffs, the threat of Reform and the inside story of when her hair turned ginger. 

 

This interview has it all. The realities of life in government plus invaluable advice for creating the perfect Yorkshire Pudding. 

 

Oh and a brilliant story about Gordon Brown's tribute to John Prescott...

 

The next guests at The Duchess Theatre are:

 

10 March: Alastair Campbell

31 March: Anthony Scaramucci

12 May: Wes Streeting

9 June: Kemi Badenoch

14 July: Michael Gove

 

Get tickets for all shows here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

 

SEE Matt at on tour until April 2025, including his extra date at The Bloomsbury Theatre: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows

12 February: Bath, Komedia

13 February: Southend, Palace Theatre

16 February: Cambridge, The Junction

20 February: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts

23 February: Brighton, Komedia

25 February: Cardiff, Glee Club

26 February: Bury St Edmunds, Theatre Royal

28 February: Chelmsford Theatre 

2 March: Bristol, Hen and Chickens (Matinee)

2 March: Bristol, Tobacco Factory

4 March: Colchester Arts Centre 

6 March: Birmingham, Glee Club

7 March: Maidenhead, Norden Farm

11 March: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree

12 March: Glasgow, Glee Club

27 March: Oxford, Glee Club

28 March: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre

4 April: London, Bloomsbury Theatre



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0:00.0

Look at you with your fancy pants job, sitting at your laptop all day, on your video meetings, saying things like,

0:08.1

let's circle back on this, or can you drill down on that, or deep dive.

0:15.2

You know what you are, don't you? You're entitled, that's what?

0:19.9

That's right. Most people who use a screen at work are entitled to claim free eye care.

0:24.9

Ask your boss about getting one of our vouchers.

0:27.5

Should have reached out to Spec Savers.

0:34.5

This episode of the Political Party is sponsored by Cancer Research UK.

0:39.3

In the past 50 years, the incredible work of cancer research UK has helped a double cancer survival in the UK.

0:46.1

As an organisation, one of their policy objectives is to engage, inform and improve people's understanding of cancer and health.

0:53.6

Their work has saved countless lives and brought hope to so many,

0:57.0

but they're not stopping there.

0:58.6

Every day they are pushing the boundaries of science and technology,

1:01.9

finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer

1:05.2

to save even more lives in the years to come.

1:08.3

As you're probably aware, last year I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a very

1:11.5

rare form of bone cancer called a cordoma that only one in a million people get. I had the base

1:16.5

of my spine removed. And the main thing is, I feel very lucky to be alive and to have paid a

1:22.1

relatively small price for having had major surgery. I've got a colostomy bag and I have to catheterize,

1:27.3

but I still think they are small things, really, in the grand scheme.

1:30.7

But imagine I didn't have to go through that.

1:32.6

Imagine there was some other way to either prevent or treat that tumour

1:36.7

without having to have pioneering surgery.

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