Show 384. Claire Ward

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Claire Ward

Claire is the first ever Elected Mayor for the East Midlands.

What does running the greatest region in the country involve?

How does Claire manage any rivalry or resentment between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire?

Why is being a Mayor better than being an MP?

And what does this all mean for Nottingham Forest?

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0:00.0	Meet Jamal.
0:00.8	Hey.
0:01.5	Jamal's just reversed into another car.
0:04.4	And of all the people...
0:06.1	Oh no.
0:07.2	It's his ex.
0:08.5	How's he going to deal with this awkward situation?
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0:19.4	Phew.
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0:24.3	Get a quote today at aviva.coma.
0:44.3	Okay. Hello and welcome to the political party.
0:49.4	Today's guest is Claire Ward, the mayor of the East Midlands, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire,
0:52.5	a new role that Claire won last year.
0:55.3	She's the first elected mayor of the East Midlands.
0:56.1	We talk about that.
1:01.4	We talk about the area because it's not the entire East Midlands and why that was.
1:06.7	The power she's got, the thing she wants to do, and the role, what it involves.
1:08.9	What can and can't you do, the power she has.
1:15.7	And of course, some local Nottingham stuff, which is vital national importance.
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