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Politics Unpacked

Who Wants to Be An MP?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

As veteran MPs quit the Commons, a new Yougov poll for Times Radio reveals 1 in 5 want to be an MP. Matt Chorley speaks to those leaving and those looking to arrive in the Commons about what life is like on the green-benches.


PLUS: India Knight and James Marriott discuss the latest scandal to hit the Royal Family and new curriculum guidelines for schools. 




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0:00.0

Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast, I'm Matt Chawley. Coming up on today's episode, would

0:10.1

you want to be an MP? Lots of big names are announcing that they're standing down at

0:15.4

the next election. I've been in the comments for years and years and years. So we've got

0:18.2

some exclusive polling which reveals one in five people think they could be an MP. 13%

0:23.0

of people think they could be Prime Minister. We'll find out what it's really like sitting

0:26.8

on the comments green benches. That's an epic thing. First, let's have a kick off of our

0:30.3

comments panel. On a Thursday, it is nice at the Marriott. It's India night and James

0:35.0

Marriott. Right, it's that time of the morning. We'll speak to two of our favourite

0:41.6

colleagues. And on a Thursday, it is nice at the Marriott. It is India night morning

0:45.7

idiot. Morning, Matt. And here in the studio with me, it's James

0:49.1

Marriott. Morning, James. Good morning. Would you like to be an MP? No, not remotely.

0:55.8

It seems really stressful. No, no, I can't believe it's one in five. That's absolutely

1:01.2

extraordinary. I also can't believe that nobody is saying that they would that they would

1:06.2

make draconian punishments for people who didn't pick up dog poo. Well, picking up dog poo

1:12.5

may well be lurking somewhere in the hundreds and hundreds of messages we've had. It must

1:16.8

be. Yeah, there seem to be a lot on people people walking slowly on pavements. Yeah,

1:21.6

and also short people with umbrellas that. Short people umbrellas is a big thing. What

1:25.2

would you change? What law would you change, James? Oh, my God. I mean, as a short person

1:29.6

often carrying an umbrella, I am very pro short people with umbrellas. So I would be voting

1:34.8

against that immediately. Everything is divisive. Everything is divisive. But let's move on

1:41.3

and talk about something slightly less divisive. The future of the monarchy. It's looking at

1:47.3

the iffy, isn't it? Well, it's just, you know, it's talk about Anna Somibilus and all

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