When the Prime Minister could fall at any point, talk to someone who knows what should happen next.
Grant Shapps is that someone and has a very clear view on how the next Conservative leader should be chosen. He's a crucial power player and will be instrumental in any future leadership contest. Grant also has some brilliant stories about serving in Boris Johnson's Cabinet, what it was like doing the Covid TV briefings and how Liz Truss sacked him. As well as being a passionate advocate of centre-right pragmatism, he's also an optimist... despite some hellish life experiences that could easily have destroyed his positivity.
This is an impeccably timed interview with a fascinating politician at the centre of what happens next.
Follow Grant on Twitter: @grantshapps
See Matt's completely rewritten stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right on the following dates:
Fri 21 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre
Fri 28 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre
Tickets: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour
Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/
Forthcoming guests include:
7 Nov: David Dimbleby
14 Nov: Matt Hancock
5 Dec: Rachel Reeves
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Show 222 - *HARTLEPOOL BY-ELECTION SPECIAL* with Paul Williams
Show 221- *POLLING DAY SPECIAL* with Martin Angus
Show 220 - Adam Price
Show 219 - Liam Byrne
Show 218 - Jackie Weaver
Show 217 - Humza Yousaf
Show 216 - Shaun Bailey
Show 215 - Marvin Rees
Show 214 - Anneliese Dodds
Show 213 - Jimmy Wales
Show 212 - Annie Wells
Show 211 - Andy Coulson
Show 210 - Paddy Tipping
Show 209 - Alan Milburn
Show 208 - *Ministerial Code Special* with Jackie Baillie
Show 207 - Tobias Ellwood
Show 206 - Jamie Klingler
Show 205 - Andy Street
Show 204 - *BUDGET SPECIAL* with Paul Johnson from the IFS
Show 203 - Margaret Beckett
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