Candidate: Alistair Strathern MP

Constituency: Hitchin (Currently MP for Mid Bedfordshire) 

To help get Alistair re-elected

Website: https://www.alistairstrathern.com/

Email: ali@alistairstrathern.com

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Candidate: Jess Asato

Constituency: Lowestoft 

To help get Jess elected MP

Website: https://jessasato.org.uk/

Email: jess@lowestoftlabour.org.uk

Always look at Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

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Candidate: Matt Turmaine 

Constituency: Watford

To help get Matt elected MP

Website: watfordlabour.org.uk

Email: matt@watfordlabour.org.uk

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

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Hello and welcome to the “We Are Labour” Podcast. 

I’m Dan Greef your host. 

This is the show that highlights our amazing Labour candidates in the constituencies we need to win to form the next Labour government. 

As you hear the stories and experiences from our candidates, I want you to think how you can help? 

What can you do to make a difference? 

Can you go and leaflet, knock on doors, donate money or phone canvass voters? 

By giving a little of your time and/or money…it will make a massive difference. 

This election will be won by Labour members doing our bit to help get the Labour message out to our communities. 

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Candidate: Josh Fenton-Glynn

Constituency: Calder Valley

To help get Josh elected MP

Website: https://www.facebook.com/Josh4CalderValley/

Email: Josh.calder.valley@gmail.com

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Candidate: Alex Bulat

Constituency: Huntingdon

To help get Alex elected MP

Website: https://www.alexbulat.uk/

Email: contact@alexbulat.uk

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

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Candidate: Daniel Zeichner

Constituency: Cambridge

Daniel is the MP for Cambridge, taking the seat in 2015 by only 599 votes. He is also the shadow Farming and Agriculture Minister in the Shadow Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) team. 

In this show Daniel and I discuss some of his family history, DEFRA policy and Net Zero, the UK food system and the impact of Brexit. 

This is a very special interview and I was so grateful to Daniel for his time and deep dive explanations. 

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Candidate: Daniel Zeichner

Constituency: Cambridge

Daniel is the MP for Cambridge, taking the seat in 2015 by only 599 votes. He is also the shadow Farming and Agriculture Minister in the Shadow Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) team. 

In this part 2 of my interview with Daniel and we discuss the Labour missions for government, housing, environment and how this impacts Cambridge and the wider South Cambridgeshire area. 

Then I ask Daniel some politics geek questions about the relationship between select committees and the shadow front bench. 

This is a very special interview and I was so grateful to Daniel for his time and deep dive explanations. 

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Bonus show. I had an afternoon delivering letters to help get out the postal vote. As I walk around delivering letters, talking to myself - I share the tools of the trade, the reason letters work and I share my beef with some town planners. 

Seriously though, if you’ve got something better to do then don’t bother listening 😉

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Welcome to a very special show where Dr Richard Johnson (senior lecturer for politics at Queen Mary university) joins me to explore his book - Keeping the Red Flag Flying: The Labour Party in Opposition since 1922. 

We cover 100 years of Labour history in opposition and Richard explains how these periods in the wilderness were actually fruitful in forming the next Labour government’s policies and relationship with the British public. 

I can’t express how good this show is, you’ll certainly learn much about our party and I suggest you share it with others to help them also understand these essential periods in Labour history. 

The book is being released around the 20th to 25th April 2024, so either pre-order or buy your copy now.

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Hello and welcome to this special show where I a joined by two of our Labour Council leaders who share their challenges running local services when the national governent is cutting local funding to the bone. 

We also reflect on how Labour councils change lives and how you, listening to this show, may want to get involved and campaign in the local elections on the 2nd May or even stand for your local council in a future election. 

During this show we have a special guest appearance from Sir John Curtice. He shares what he'll be looking to see in the local elections in the 2nd May and tell us what the public are thinking. 

Enjoy this show and see you on the campaign trail up to the 2nd May. 

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Today I'm looking toward the local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2nd May with the psephologist Sir John Curtice. 

John explains what he'll be looking for on the night and as the results come in the next day, plus what he thinks this means for Labour's chances in the general election. 

We also discuss the new alignment in British politics today and how accurate polling is based on the new models such as MRP being used by different polling companies. 

It's a fascinating show and one to look back on after Thursday to reflect the results from the polls. 

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Hello from a sleep deprived Friday night after the election on Thursday 2nd May. I take you on a little journey from the night of the close of poll to the results coming in on Friday 3rd May. 

Hope you enjoy it, well done our wonderful activists and candidates for all your hard work. 

Have a bank holiday and get some rest 

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Candidate: Jen Craft

Constituency: Thurrock

To help get Jen elected

Website: https://www.jencraft4thurrock.com/

Email: jen@jencraft4thurrock.com

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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I was incredibly excited being invited to the House of Lords to record this interview with Iain McNicol. 

Iain shares his own personal story and experiences as a trade union officer, his career in the Labour Party as an organiser working his way to becoming the general secretary of the Party. 

He explores the ways that May called the 2017 election and how the party responded to that election. 

This is a fascinating interview but I was really intrigued by his never told previous story about how he was with Tony Blair when he got the call telling him John Smith had died. A turning point in history!

This is a brilliant episode so please review this podcast, share it with other Labour supporters and get out on the doorstep to make a difference.

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I was very lucky to be invited to attend the Labour Party launch of the Keir Starmer’s First Six Steps for Change. 

In this show I highlight some of the speeches given by many of the Labour front bench as well as some comments by some good friends of the show. 

I also share why every Labour member needs to get familiar with these as we will need this on the doorstep. It’s our tast to take the message you hear here and to take that to doorsteps in our communities.

What are Starmers 6 pledges?
The Six Steps are...

• Sticking to tough spending rules to deliver economic stability 
• Setting up Great British Energy, a publicly owned clean power energy company saving us all money and providing energy security 
• Cut NHS waiting lists by providing 40,000 more appointments every week - funded by ending tax avoidance and non-dom loopholes. 
• Launching the new border security command- stopping gangs' small boat crossings
• More police officers to fight antisocial behaviour plus new penalties for offenders
• 6,500 more teachers, paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools.

At the end of this podcast I ponder the question - Is this the start of Starmerism

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Candidate: Rachel Hopkins (Was an MP at time of recording) 

Constituency: Luton South

To help re-elect Rachel 

Website: https://www.rachelhopkins.org/

Email: rachel.hopkins.mp@parliament.uk

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

This was a very interestingly timed podcast episode as Rachel and I discuss what the PM’s message to the nation would be not long after recording. I suspected a new initiative on lanyard control or new tough penalties on late library returns. 

However it turned out to be a general election! So Rachel is now, at time of publication, not an MP but hopefully will be returned to represent Luton South on the 4th July. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Candidate: Tom Wilson

Constituency: Richmond and Northallerton

To help get Tom elected

Website: https://richmond-yorkshire.laboursites.org/

Email: RichmondLabour@gmail.com

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

This is Sunak's own seat and Tom explains the issues on the ground and how unhappy traditional Conservative voters are not happy. 

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Candidate: Polly Billington

Constituency: East Thanet 

To help get Polly elected

Website: https://www.souththanetlabour.org.uk/

Email: hello@pollybillington.org.uk

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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Candidate: Mike Kane (Was an MP before GE called and will return as one hopefully on the 4th July) 

Constituency: Wythenshawe and Sale East

To help Mike campaign for a new Labour government, look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

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This is a very special episode and I was so touched by Emily explaining the situation that women and girls go through that I didn't want to miss any detail. For this reason it is a little longer than usual so I didn't add an intro to get straight into the powerful information Emily shares, especially about the White Ribbon Campaign. 

Candidate: Emily Darlington 

Constituency: Milton Keynes Central 

To help get Emily elected

Website: https://www.emily4mk.com/

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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I was really fortunate to be invited to attend an event at the Hitchin Football Club with Alistair Strathern and our Party leader and soon to be Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 
I share conversations with our activists and I want to personally thank Cllr Lynda Guy, Cllr Kamal Choudhury , Cllr Ceara Roopchand and our PPC in North Bedfordshire Uday Nagaraju. 

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Candidate: Sophia Bhatti 

Constituency: St Albans 

To help get Sophia Bhatti elected

Website: https://sophiastalbans.co.uk/

Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency. 

Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour.

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After the intensity of the short campaign, polling day is finally here. 

In this podcast I record (on my phone for convenience, sorry) my live experiences on polling day where my wife and I spent the day in one of our battleground seats. 

I try to share the feelings of being an activist on one of the most significant elections in a generation and reflect on the count that followed. 

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Josh Fenton Glynn MP comes back onto the show to share his experiences of his campaign, the count and winning his election, becoming an MP for Calder Valley. 

This is a very personal account of this time and I explore with Josh some of the challenges of becoming a new MP as well as the amazing responsibility to his community. 

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Welcome to a fantastic episode with Luke Akehurst MP for North Durham. 

Luke shares with me some details from his campaign, including some threatening behaviour experienced while campaigning. Luke also explains the history of Labour First, now joined with Progressive Britain to form the umbrella orgnaisation Labour to Win. 

It was especially special to hear about the labour history of his constituency esp the miners stikes and proud continuous Labour heritage.

You’ll love this show as much as I did recording it, although I do apologise for the quality of the audio which can be variable. 

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A first for the podcast as I am joined by one of our Metro Mayors. Dr Nik Johnson is an NHS doctor as well as the Labour Metro Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. 

Nik shares his plans for better transport infrastructure across the region plus his experiences of the new working  relationship with our Labour government led by Keir Starmer. 

This is a fascinating look into the world of devolved local government and a foresight of the future to come. 

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This week Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, joins me to discuss the importance of local government to change communities for the better. 

Sharon also shares a behind the scenes into the government's plans to get Britain building again, what that means for local areas and how it will give opportunity for younger generations. 

Sharon is a genuinely lovely as well as very experienced and talented Labour politician. She is exactly the sort of person we need in the House of Lords.  

She not only brings her skills to work in Parliament but she is also a proud champion for her home town of Stevenage. 

If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or you’d like to recommend someone, please email labourpodcast@gmail.com 

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What a privilege it was to spend this time with Thangam Debbonaire. It’s such a shame that she isn’t a part of the Labour government however she is now standing to become Chair of the Labour Women’s Network (https://www.lwn.org.uk/). 

I think she’d be a fantastic Chair and I really hope she wins this September.

We discuss 

• Reflections on the general election
• How we understand the rise of the Green Party 
• The vital work of the Women’s Labour network 
• Narrative of the nation and how to make it progressive and inclusive
• How Labour prepared for government 
• Why Labour is the greatest political movement the world has ever seen 

Whatever you do, don’t keep this show to yourself. Share it with others, this is packed with wisdom, inspiration and humour. 

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Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election. 

If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. 

You can vote online, it takes only seconds. 

I highly recommend voting for the Labour To Win candidates.

• Peter MASON
• Abdi DUALE
• Mary WIMBURY 
• Jane THOMAS 
• Anu PRASHAR 
• Angie DAVIES 

We need to have the discipline, focus and drive to not only support Keir Starmer and our Labour Cabinet stay on track but also to make sure we stay match fit for the local and national elections we will face over the next four years. 

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Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election. 

If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds. 

I highly recommend voting for 

• Peter MASON
• Abdi DUALE
• Mary WIMBURY 
• Jane THOMAS 
• Anu PRASHAR 
• Angie DAVIES 

We need to have the discipline, focus and drive to not only support Keir Starmer and our Labour Cabinet stay on track but also to make sure we stay match fit for the local and national elections we will face over the next four years. 

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Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election. 

If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds. 

I highly recommend voting for 

• Peter MASON
• Abdi DUALE
• Mary WIMBURY 
• Jane THOMAS 
• Anu PRASHAR 
• Angie DAVIES 

We need to have the discipline, focus and drive to not only support Keir Starmer and our Labour Cabinet stay on track but also to make sure we stay match fit for the local and national elections we will face over the next four years. 

Jane’s song choice is: Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

You can listen to this and all my guests songs on the spotify playlist below 

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This is a very unique show as Ann Black from the NEC and Cllr David Landon Cole join me to reflect on the general election strategy of the Party. David wrote an article called Labour's targeting was too ruthless
and Ann found it and shared it widely. So I decided to get them on the show to chat through the arguments David made and to analysis the impact of decisions made by the central Party.

At the end of the show, Ann shares with me why she is standing once again in the NEW election and why she thinks we should vote for her.

It’s a fascinating episode, I apologise about some of the sound issues with Ann’s mic but it’s certainly a show rich with much to reflect on.

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Welcome to a special series of podcasts where I have the privilege to share the stories of the Labour To Win candidates in the NEC election. 

Today I am talking to Mary Wimbury who brings much experience from her career and her activism within the Party.

If you are a member of the Labour Party then check your inbox for your ballot. You can vote online, it takes only seconds. 

I highly recommend voting for 

• Peter MASON
• Abdi DUALE
• Mary WIMBURY 
• Jane THOMAS 
• Anu PRASHAR 
• Angie DAVIES 

We need to have the discipline, focus and drive to not only support Keir Starmer and our Labour Cabinet stay on track but also to make sure we stay match fit for the local and national elections we will face over the next four years. 

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Before individual members could join the party membership was through unions and socialist societies. SERA is one such society that is officially affiliated with the Labour Party. 

Labour’s Environment Campaign: SERA has been at the heart of Labour’s green policy formation for the last 50 years and continues to be a very influential body within the party.  

Ken Penton is the organisations co-chair and so came onto the show to share the work SERA does to fight for our environment. 

We discuss…

✅ The general election campaign with Fergal Sharky

✅ How SERA influenced the manifesto 

✅ The ways SERA members make a difference 

It’s a brilliant listen but this show doesn’t end there. If you would like to join SERA and get involved in the massively important work it carries out then click the link added below.

https://uksera.nationbuilder.com/join

Website: https://uksera.nationbuilder.com/

Ken’s song choice is: Teenage Kicks - The Undertones 

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We have some really impressive members and Paul Sweeney is one of them. He has served as an MP and is now MSP for Glasgow. Paul came onto the show to explain how Labour is the Party to unlock the potential of the UK. 

He also shared his work to tackle the scourge of drugs ripping through society and how we can tacke the causes of addiction and safeguard it’s victims. 

It’s a brilliant interview and I want to share a massive thank you to Paul for his time in a very busy schedule. 

Website: https://www.pauljsweeney.com

Paul’s song choice is: Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

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Karl Pike is a Seniour Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary University London. He was previously political advisor to our Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 

Karl explains the ways the Party has come to understand itself in terms of party ideology, democracy, organisation. 

Has Labour “gotten over” New Labour and how different is Starmer’s Labour Government? 

Check out the show to learn more. 

Website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/pikekarl.html

Paul’s song choice is: It’s All Too Much - The Beatles

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I was both excited and keen as mustard to do this interview with Joe Fortune. 

When I was canvassing with Joe in Peterborough during the general election I asked him if he’d come on the show and share the story of the Co-op Party as well as a look at the important work of the Co-op movement. 

Joe tells me how important the co-op movement is in the world right now as it has been the UK’s best export. Coops are running £1.5 globally, including half of US agriculture and two thirds of the German banking sector.

I learned so much from this interview and I want to thank Joe for taking time out of his busy day to record this interview with me. 

Website: https://party.coop/join/

Joe’s song choice is: The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 

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Sam Freedman’s book Failed State is a detailed and fascinating view into the big problems currently within our governmental system. Sam worked alongside Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings within the Department of Education and saw first hand the issues our over centralised government has. 

I read the book over the summer and so I wanted to ask Sam more about his analysis - not just a list of issues but also to catergorise and anaylise the significance and impact of each problem. 

More importantly Sam explains to me so steps the new Labour government can take to improve how government functions. 

Sam’s Substack : https://samf.substack.com/

Sam’s Book - Failed State: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sam-freedman/failed-state/9781035026593

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I have followed Andrew’s career for a number of years and have always been impressed with his handling of media questions, his ability to connect and make connections with people but even more importantly how he managed to get under Boris Johnson’s skin! 

This interview was my chance to ask him the questions I always thought and his answers are way better than I could have imagined. 

I was most struck by Andew’s drive and determination as a new minister and how he plans to make prevention the key first step to making our country well again and to save our NHS. 

We can all be skeptical of politics and many of our politicians. 

However this interview is a clear view of a good man, doing his best work to make a difference in the world. From the macro, by changing the law here and in the EU and US to save millions from crushing poverty in Africa. To the local, giving a constituent an opportunity to to receive life saving treatment on the NHS. This is what Labour values in action looks like.  

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/andrew-gwynne

Andrew’s song choice is: Sit Down - James

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I speak live to the Labour activists who are currently helping the Kamala Harris campaign today in Pennsylvania. 

Find out how the Democrats are fighting this election. Also hear what's coming up on the doorstep in this tightly contested state which could go in either direction right now? 

 

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