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GB News presenter Gloria de Piero talks to MPs to find out what makes them tick and to get to know the real person behind the politics. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    • Jun 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    'We must act to stop this avalanche of violence': Labour MP to demand changes to the laws around online porn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 15:59


    Choking scenes in online pornography should be made illegal to help counter “an avalanche of violence” towards young women and girls, a Labour MP has said. Speaking exclusively to GB News, Jess Asato told how she will go to Parliament next week and call for a change in the law to ban the scenes, which are already outlawed in other forms of "offline" pornography. Ms Asato, the Labour MP for Lowestoft, is also going to push for new laws which would help ensure girls aged under 18 aren't being featured in X-rated films. She fears the use of underage girls in porn is opening up a “gateway” to abuse - and has demanded OFCOM imposes massive fines on those firms who fail to make proper checks, and clean up their act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Zia Yusuf admits he apologised to Sarah Pochin and Reform UK colleagues after calling burka ban question 'dumb'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 25:38


    Former Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf has admitted he "apologised" to Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin and his party colleagues, following his resignation from the party.In his first exclusive sit down interview since returning to Reform, Yusuf claimed that he "regrets" sending the tweet, admitting he "made a mistake".Discussing his fallout with the Reform party, Yusuf explained: "I feel very good, it's great to be back. In those 48 hours or so that passed after I sent that tweet, which I now regret, I was inundated with messages, emails, DMs from people who told me how important Reform was to them."It's much more than a political party, it is a movement, which frankly, many of these people are putting in their messages, represents the last hope the country has to turn itself around." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Starmer can learn lessons from Thatcher after devastating local election loss to Reform claims former Labour minister

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 21:24


    Louise Haigh says Keir Starmer can learn lessons from the way Margaret Thatcher embraced conflict - as he sets about recovering from the local election defeats.In an exclusive interview with GB News, Haigh, admitted to feeling alarm over her party's response to last week's polling performance and that action was needed to avoid an "existential crisis" at the next General Election.Speaking to Gloria De Piero, Haigh also admitted she came to quitting politics altogether after she was axed as Transport Secretary.But she changed her mind thanks to the support of friends, and is now determined to fight from the backbenches. She has called on the PM to "pick a side" and also urged him to introduce a wealth tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    'My parents helped me cope with pain when I wanted to die - but I still support assisted dying' - Marie Tidball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 25:36


    Trailblazing Labour MP Marie Tidball has revealed how her parents taught her to cope with pain after heartbreakingly telling them she wanted to die when she was a very young child.Marie, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, was born with a congenital disability that affected all four limbs and missed three years of school due to surgery she needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    James Cleverly delivers blunt assessment on multiculturalism debate - ‘I don't buy into it!'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 29:31


    James Clverly has weighed in on the debate over whether multiculturalism has succeeded or failed in the UK.Speaking to Gloria de Piero he said: "My worry about the idea of multiculturalism is that we have multiple cultures. And I don't buy that because my view is, is the British culture is by definition multifaceted."There's always been multiple elements to it. And if we recognize that, we can actually say, you can be British and proudly British and you should be proudly British, and your religion is not necessarily defining factor. "Your ethnic heritage is not necessarily a defining factor. And the reason I think it's so important is because then it allows us to say we have pretty wide parameters. We're a pretty open and liberal society. But there are rules. Abide by the rules. And you know what? Be who you want to be. Don't abide by the rules. We have a problem." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mike Amesbury reveals he has to wear 'alcohol tag' as 'devastated' MP officially quits Commons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 22:41


    Mike Amesbury has revealed that he now has to wear an "alcohol tag for 120 days" in an exclusive sit-down with GB News, hours before his official departure from the House of Commons.Amesbury officially steps down as an MP today after he was handed a 10-week jail sentence for punching a constituent.The former Labour MP's sentence was suspended for two years, meaning he will not serve time behind bars but he has revealed that he will be forced to where an "alcohol tag" for 120 days and will be monitored for a year.In an interview with Gloria De Piero, he explained: "That particular night I had been binge drinking, there is obviously an issue in regards to that." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Former Chief Whip's new bombshell book 'breaks unwritten code', claims Shadow Culture Secretary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 8:46


    The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, says the former Chief Whip Simon Hart has broken “an unwritten code” by releasing a book about his time in Government.Stuart Andrew, who previously served as an Opposition Chief Whip, said he'd take secrets he'd been told by colleagues to his grave.In an interview with Gloria De Piero, Mr Andrew, the Tory MP for Daventry, was pressed as to what he thought about Hart's decision to publish the bombshell new memoir Ungovernable.Speaking exclusively to GB News, he said: “I have to say I take the personal view that when people come to see me I keep it absolutely confidential. I said when I was a whip, whether it be a whip or deputy chief whip or chief whip to that when colleagues sat and talked and told me stuff, it's between me and them. And that's how I will keep it. “Look, I love Simon to bits, but there is a sort of unwritten code, not just within the Conservative Whips office - but all whips office. MPs, you know, they face a really challenging career. And I know that's not a popular thing to say, but, the pressures on them and their families are enormous. And there are times when things go wrong.“I will take all of those conversations I had with colleagues, on a whole variety of issues, to my grave with me.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Andrew Gwynne MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 20:37


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Andrew Gwynne to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Matt Vickers MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 20:59


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Matt Vickers to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Anna McMorrin MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 17:19


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Anna McMorrin to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mike Penning MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 19:21


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Mike Penning to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Scott Benton MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 20:09


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Scott Benton to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. After studying theology for both his undergraduate and master's degree, faith became a huge part of Scott's life, installing a set of values that helps him navigate his politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Carolyn Harris MP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 24:04


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Carolyn Harris to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. She opens up about her career journey from leaving school aged 16 and at the DVLA, then working as a barmaid, to eventually becoming an MP for Swansea East in 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Bob Stewart MP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 17:51


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Bob Stewart to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. The two discuss the lessons learnt from his career in the military, where he served as a commanding officer for a period in Northern Ireland, and then also Bosnia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Wes Streeting MP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 15:34


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Wes Streeting to get to know the person behind the politics; growing up in poverty, his kidney cancer diagnosis and recovery, his experience coming out and his relationship with God. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Miriam Cates MP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 18:29


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Miriam Cates to get to know the person behind the politics; her earliest political memory, converting to the Conservative Party as an adult, her faith and how this steers her decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Michael Fabricant MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 15:51


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Michael Fabricant to get to know the person behind the politics; his surprise at the difference between the Conservative Party he knew in Brighton and that he discovered at the House of Commons, and witnessing the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jonathan Ashworth MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 21:37


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth to get to know the person behind the politics; joining the Labour Party as a very young man, being special advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a Labour Government in his twenties, his father's difficulty with alcoholism and now being the longest serving Shadow Health Secretary in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Rosie Duffield MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 19:22


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Rosie Duffield to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. The two discuss her career before politics, a love of children and teaching, her experience living with an abusive partner and the controversy surrounding her thoughts on trans women in women-only spaces. Is this transphobia or are these women's rights? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tan Dhesi MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 18:40


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Tan Dhesi - Labour MP of Slough, Shadow Minister for Railways and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group. We learn about the man behind the politics and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Dehenna Davison MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 21:05


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Dehenna Davison to get to know the person behind the politics: childhood, losing a parent as a teenager, processing emotions and finding resilience. Also discussed is the stigma attached to mental health issues, Dehenna's election experience and navigating dating apps as a politician. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Johnny Mercer MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 18:55


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Johnny Mercer to get to know the person behind the politics: why he was sacked from the government, his relentless desire to find different ways of doing things to arrive at new outcomes, and his public fall out with Boris Johnson for what he saw as political cowardice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Vicky Foxcroft MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 26:12


    Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. Gloria had no idea how emotional the interview would turn out to be, Vicky bravely opening up about her experience with domestic abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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