The Exit Interviews: Stephen Hammond
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
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🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Matt Chorley sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out about their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics.
Conservative MP Stephen Hammond explains why he wouldn't recommend the job to a friend, why he was kicked out of the party over Brexit, and why he had to help Boris Johnson give him the sack.
Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss whether the government will get any credit for cutting taxes in this week's budget, the problem of self-diagnosing neurodivergence, and what to expect from George Galloway as he returns to the Commons once again.
Columnists (04:26)
The Exit Interviews (24:45)
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| 1:18.0 | Conservative MP for Wimbledon Stephen Hammond on how his ministerial career was cut short by Brexit, |
| 1:25.3 | being sacked by Boris Johnson and delivers his verdict on his many, many party leaders too. |
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| 1:58.0 | Right, it's Monday, so it must be back in London and back on the radio. I need to concentrate. It's been a long weekend. |
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