Show 404. Kieran Andrews
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
This is an absolute scorcher with ITV Borders' Political Editor.
Kieran gives an entertaining and comprehensive analysis of the Holyrood election results and what they mean for the future of Scottish and UK politics.
From an MSP elected on a student visa to what impact Scotland's World Cup campaign will have, it's all in here.
Enjoy!
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10 Chipping Norton Theatre
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Kieran Andrews. He's the |
| 0:15.0 | ITV border political editor, an exceptional political journalist and has been covering |
| 0:20.6 | Scottish politics for a long time |
| 0:22.4 | with a lot of intellect and a lot of humour. |
| 0:25.3 | And this is a phenomenal analysis, not just of the Holyrood election results, |
| 0:30.0 | but where it leaves all the parties and what are the undercurrents in Scottish politics |
| 0:33.4 | and what's going on. |
| 0:34.8 | This is just phenomenal. |
| 0:37.4 | He's a brilliant talk of Kieran and he's fully immersed in it. And we cover everything to what's happening in the SMP, Scottish Labour, you know, how much did the UK politics play a part, the rise of reform, what's caused it, the Scottish Greens, MSPs without visas, you know, all this stuff, the lot. It's mega and it flies by, so you really enjoy it. |
| 0:56.4 | I'm on tour, the tour continues. Still so many dates left. I thought it was coming to the end, but I'm not. I'm at Lower Stoft on the 27th of May, the Maidenhead, Nordham Farm on the 29th of May. Nottingham Theatre Royal on the 31st of May cannot wait |
| 1:11.4 | And then in June I go to Portsmouth, Coventry, Cambridge, Sheffield, Liverpool, Chipping Norton. I'm back to Norwich, York, back to Leeds. And then I'm in Glasgow on the 16th of June, Aberdeen on the 18th of June, Bristol on the 26th. And then in July, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bedford and Maidenhead |
| 1:28.5 | and then in August |
| 1:29.9 | I'll be back to the Edinburgh Festival |
| 1:31.4 | with a brand new show |
| 1:32.3 | so the fun never stops |
| 1:33.7 | but the fun |
| 1:34.5 | are you about to enjoy it |
| 1:36.3 | this is an absolutely |
| 1:37.8 | cracking assessment |
| 1:39.1 | and analysis |
| 1:39.9 | of the latest in Scottish politics |
| 1:42.5 | with the phenomenal |
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