The MP who gives away part of her salary, hope for Northern Ireland and Nish Kumar takes on the evil plotters

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News, News Commentary, Government

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

After nearly two years without a functioning Government, are the people of Northern Ireland finally about to see the power-sharing executive return to Stormont? Nish and Coco reflect on a dramatic week with journalist Amanda Ferguson.

The Labour MP Nadia Whittome talks of her frustration at her party’s stance on calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, but says Labour’s position is now evolving. She insists the party is still a broad church but admits it is a problem that there are no MPs from the left in Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet. She also tells Nish and Coco why she donates part of her MP salary to worthy causes - in stark contrast to the Tory MP who resigned from his ministerial role because it didn’t pay enough!

Coco celebrates the drag artist Crystal for taking down a high-profile right-wing troll, while Nish is left exasperated by the Tory ‘evil plotters’ WhatsApp group. Plus we find out why Coco wants a beard, and relive Nish’s childhood barbershop trauma.

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Guests:

Nadia Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East

Amanda Ferguson, freelance journalist

Audio credits:

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Sky News

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0:00.0	Hi this is Pod Save the UK. I'm Nishkamar and I'm Coco Khan. On today's show
0:16.4	The Return to Stormant. Just days before the two-year anniversary of the collapse of
0:21.0	power sharing are the people of Northern Ireland finally getting their government back?
0:25.0	And what's it like to be at 20-something MP
0:28.0	working in a crumbling old building surrounded by equally crumbling old MPs?
0:32.0	One-time baby of the house Nardia Witton will be here to tell us what turned her on to politics
0:36.6	so young and why it's important for young people's views and experiences to be represented
0:41.4	in Parliament.
0:42.4	Hi Coco! to be represented in Parliament.
0:44.0	Hi, Coco.
0:46.0	Sorry. Why are you immediately laughing?
0:48.0	I just feel like, I feel like,
0:49.0	you're going to put me on the spot.
0:50.0	Why am I going to put you on the spot?
0:51.0	All I ever ask you is how are you and what's
0:53.2	have been happening in your week. Do be a favourite. Don't ever be grilled on the news.
0:58.7	If what have you been up to is causing you to crumble mentally?
1:06.0	I've just had, it's just one of those things, like lots of deadlines all on top of each other so I've been working a lot and one of the things I find I don't know if the same for you
1:09.7	but when I go through these periods where I'm working a lot,
1:13.0	these sprint periods where I'm really involved,
1:16.0	I go, I just go completely feral, basically.
1:19.2	What do you mean completely feral?
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