Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Heseltine

I spoke to Michael Heseltine at the Cambridge Literary Festival about his remarkable career, how he would have changed the Tory party's approach to Europe had he won the leadership contest in 1990, his reflections on Thatcher, his radical ideas if he were prime minister now… and much more. The Cambridge Winter Festival is held on the 22nd and 23rd of November. Rock & Roll Politics is live in the main concert hall at Kings Place on July 17th. Tickets here. Subscribe to Patreon for bonus podcasts, the main podcast a day early and ad free… plus special exclusive live events. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An MP for 35 years, Michael Heseltine served as Environment Secretary and then Defence Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government. Following his well-publicised resignation in 1986, he returned to government under John Major and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last two years of Major's premiership. Once seen as a potential successor to Thatcher and Major, he has sat in the Lords since stepping down as an MP in 2001, and in recent years has been an outspoken critic of Brexit. Lord Heseltine sits down with James Heale to discuss his thoughts on the current Labour government, how to fix Britain's broken economy and why devolution should go further. ‘Deeply depressed' by attacks on the civil service – Britain's ‘rolls royce' – he provides his thoughts on various political leaders: Starmer is handling Trump well, Reeves is handling the economy badly, Badenoch is being overshadowed by foreign affairs, and Boris Johnson demonstrated he has ‘no integrity'. And on Thatcher, he says new information has vindicated him over the Westland affair and demonstrated her ‘complicity'. His new book, From Acorns to Oaks: An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain, is out now. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

An MP for 35 years, Michael Heseltine served as Environment Secretary and then Defence Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government. Following his well-publicised resignation in 1986, he returned to government under John Major and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last two years of Major's premiership. Once seen as a potential successor to Thatcher and Major, he has sat in the Lords since stepping down as an MP in 2001, and in recent years has been an outspoken critic of Brexit. Lord Heseltine sits down with James Heale to discuss his thoughts on the current Labour government, how to fix Britain's broken economy and why devolution should go further. ‘Deeply depressed' by attacks on the civil service – Britain's ‘rolls royce' – he provides his thoughts on various political leaders: Starmer is handling Trump well, Reeves is handling the economy badly, Badenoch is being overshadowed by foreign affairs, and Boris Johnson demonstrated he has ‘no integrity'. And on Thatcher, he says new information has vindicated him over the Westland affair and demonstrated her ‘complicity'. His new book, From Acorns to Oaks: An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain, is out now. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Send us a textTaegan Goddard is the founder and editor of Political Wire, one of the most widely-read political news sites over the last 25+ years. He created Political Wire in the late 1990s after stints as a Senate staffer on Capitol Hill and several years in state government in his home state of Connecticut. In this conversation, he talks his own development as a rabid political junkie, setting out early goals in the public and private sector, both encouraging and disheartening stints in government, why he decided against running for office, and starting Political Wire initially as a hobby - which has now grown into a site that is a regular stop for 10+ million readers a month. To become a paid subscriber to Political Wire to see additional content and no ads, click here.IN THIS EPISODEGrowing up as a young political junkie in Hartford, CT...Taegan runs across an early version of the internet in the 1980s...The British politician who had an important important on the structure of Taegan's life...Important lessons working for the Senate Banking Chair, Michigan Democrat Don Riegle, on Capitol Hill...Highs and lows of working for Governor Lowell Weicker and others in CT state government...Why time working in state government made Taegan forgo an early desire to run for office himself...The core lesson of his book for elected officials, You Won, Now What?, that stands the test of time...The origin story of the Political Wire news website, which goes back 3+ decades...When Taegan realized Political Wire had found an audience and developed staying power...How Taegan has maintained and grown his audience in the tumultuous space of internet political sites...Taegan's sense of how important and history-making our current era of politics is...Taegan's most effective work tool & favorite non-political website...AND Spiro Agnew, David Bradley, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton's best friend, Congressional Quarterly, Charlie Cook, Al D'Amato, dark horse campaigns, the Federal Reserve Board, Joe Ganim, Newt Gingrich, Michael Heseltine, the Keating 5, John Kerry, Merck, nattering nabobs, The New Republic, Ross Perot, reader freakouts, Robert Redford, Chris Riback, Joe Rogan, Stu Rothenberg, John Rowland, William Safire, Ben Thompson, Chuck Todd, Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal, yellow legal pads...& more!

For the 150th episode this week former deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine comes on the show for a special interview ahead of the publication of his new memoir 'From Acorns to Oaks' about the second part of his career as an advisor to David Cameron and reflecting further on his time in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's Cabinets. The Conservative peer, who at 91 is still one of the ‘big beasts' of British politics, despite leaving parliament in 2001 and retiring to Thenford House in Northamptonshire and its 400 acre estate. The book contrasts his work to restore the woodland at his family's arboretum with his time trying to pursue urban regeneration and increasing Britain's regional growth, and he speaks to Alain Tolhurst about his long career championing devolution, what Labour need to do to get the economy moving again, and how his party rebuilds after last year's devastating defeat. To sign up for our newsletters  Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot

In the light of John Prescott's death and the outpouring of tributes across the political spectrum we explore the role of the deputy in politics, from Clement Attlee to Willie Whitelaw to Michael Heseltine to Nick Clegg to Angela Rayner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the Tories' drubbing in the local elections and the many, many rumors about efforts to unseat Rishi Sunak, Aggie Chambre talks us through how to prepare a secret Conservative leadership campaign.Former No. 10 head of political comms Adam Jones takes us inside Liz Truss's "fizz with Liz" soirees, explains why she took *that* picture in the tank, and says his former boss got "punch drunk" on love from Tory members. Former adviser Lucia Hodgson, who ran Andrea Leadsom's 2019 leadership bid, explains the years of work they put into that campaign, and reveals why you need to know everything you can about your opponents. Aggie speaks to former Tory contender Michael Heseltine about what he did and did not do before his infamous run in 1990 — about his regrets, supporters and missteps. And former Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries claims it's nigh on impossible to get any work done in government when everyone is so obsessed with who the next leader of the Conservative Party will be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Heseltine is a politician from a different time who's still completely relevant now. Recorded in 2017, this is an hour in the company of an era-spanning heavyweight. Buy tickets to Matt's tour Inside No. 10:https://www.mattforde.com/live Follow @mattforde on Twitter for the latest news Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Heseltine is a politician with a long political memory. He heard Neville Chamberlain declare war on Germany in 1939. He saw Suez unfold. He attended Churchill's funeral. He's served Conservative prime minister after Conservative prime minister and became the man who eventually even brought down Margaret Thatcher. He never reached the highest office himself, but having seen so many who did up close, and witnessed so much of Britain's political journey over the last century, there can be few who can offer more perspective, more wisdom about the state we are in and where we might yet go, than he. In the latest of our extended political interviews, Lewis talks to Heseltine about his life, his journey, his passionate belief that we must re-enter the EU and how he worries that the current Home Secretary is echoing the rhetoric and division of Enoch Powell.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProducer: Laura FitzPatrickPlanning Producer: Alex BarnettSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-SmithYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

In the final episode of our special ‘In the Room' series, we look back at the 10-week Falklands War between Argentina and the UK in 1982. Andrew Mueller speaks to Michael Heseltine, former deputy prime minister of the UK, David Omand, former director of the British government communications headquarters, and Admiral Lord Alan West, former commander of the ‘HMS Ardent'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear from former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, as he speaks to the Lord Speaker about an extensive political career spanning almost 60 years in Westminster.'Liverpool changed me. There's no doubt in my mind.'Talking about his career in Parliament, Lord Heseltine said he hoped his involvement in the regeneration of Merseyside after the 1981 riots would stand as his political legacy. He told Lord McFall that one of the most moving moments of his life came when he was offered the freedom of the City of Liverpool.In this wide-ranging interview, Lord Heseltine also discusses further devolution in England, the UK's relationship with Europe and calls for a 'Marshall Plan for the developing world' in order to tackle migration. Find out more about the Lord Speaker's Corner series and see other episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

the RP "Back On Top" campaign continues with the spectacular return of our Patreon, today featuring two brand new 30-45 minute collections of unused material from our last two recording sections. in this preview, you can hear special guest Juliet Jacques talk about Michael Heseltine on RP261 Extra, and Geraint tell Jack and FFF about noted traitor Paul Mason's brief spell moonlighting as a games journalist with a Japanese focus subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/reelpolitik and get the Juliet stuff (https://www.patreon.com/posts/rp261-extra-ft-85460282), the FFF stuff (https://www.patreon.com/posts/rp260-extra-ft-85460525) and a vast back catalogue of otherwise unreleased material

Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK and now President of the European Movement in the UK, talks to Paul Adamson about Britain's future relations with the European Union.

It came on Saturday - effectively immediately - Boris Johnson resigned from his parliamentary seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip - a Greater London constituency inside of the M25 Motorway for those who need to know - It was on the front page of the Financial Times Weekend Supplement but - below the fold. Michael Heseltine, the former deputy Prime Minister under Margaret Thatcher - keep your friends close but your enemies even closer - described the move as “a brilliant coup de théâtre - and - it is … totally unprincipled and dishonest.”

It was the leadership contest that finally ended Margaret Thatcher's premiership - even though she won in the first round. The year was 1990, when the veteran prime minister took on her challenger Michael Heseltine but failed to deliver the knockout blow.Patrick Maguire in for Matt Chorley speaks to Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward, who marked the books for the first ballot and knew how widespread disenchantment with the Iron Lady had become.Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss a warning from one of the "godfathers" of AI, whether police should attend mental health cases, and why khaki is the new black - and what it's got to do with President Zelensky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

香港著名作家李怡的《失敗者回憶錄》5月初出版，由作家顏擇雅寫序；去年出版的《余英時評政治現實》，則是顏擇雅編輯。一起來聽作家顏擇雅分享余英時和李怡這兩位大師的對比、他們的人生、思想和歷史遺產。尤其是對中共的認識，一向擁抱普世價值的余英時、可謂「先知先覺」；而出身左派後來醒悟轉而反共的李怡、則是「後知後覺」，但兩人終究殊途同歸、認清中共本質！這是理性思辨？或是感性經驗的結果呢？! 精彩訪談內容，請鎖定@華視三國演議！ 本集來賓：#顏擇雅 #矢板明夫 主持人：#汪浩 以上言論不代表本台立場 #余英時 #李怡 #余英時評政治現實 #失敗者回憶錄 電視播出時間

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Matt Forde is a comedian, writer, actor, broadcaster, podcaster and impersonator who is one of the countries most sought after satirist, having performed in sold out theatres all over the country and at the Edinburgh festival. He's been on the Royal Variety Show, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Jon Richardson Grows Up as well as a guest on Newsnight and Question Time. He hosted the political satire television series Unspun on Dave for four seasons. Matt has co-written Spitting Image the Musical, Idiots Assemble with Al Murray and Sean Foley which opens in the West End in May 23. He also voices Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer on Spitting Image. His podcast The Political Party has been a massive hit. In it he interviews such political giants as Tony Blair, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Heseltine, David Davis, Ken Clarke, Nick Clegg, George Osborne, Emily Thornberry, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Jess Phillips, John Bercow, Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage and recently, Kier Starmer. in 2020, Matt wrote his memoir Politically Homeless.Matt Forde is guest number 284 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .For all things Matt Forde visit mattforde.com .Follow Matt Forde on Twitter: @mattforde .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get this podcast ad-free by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinds de Russische inval in Oekraïne staat heel Europa op z'n kop. Niets is meer zoals het was. Dat geldt ook voor het radicale afscheid dat het Verenigd Koninkrijk wilde nemen van de Europese Unie: de Brexit. Want alles wat tijdens de pro-Brexit campagne werd verondersteld en verwacht, blijkt inmiddels een fata morgana. Vol bitterheid is hét modewoord bij de Britten nu ‘Bregret'.Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger verdiepen zich in de verwachtingen, angstvisioenen en tactische manoeuvres rond het referendum in 2016 en wat zich daarna - en vooral ook nu - in de politieke realiteit voltrok. Brexit bleek geen voorbode van een reeks triomfantelijke 'exits', integendeel. De EU werd alleen maar steviger en eensgezinder, de eurozone breidde uit met ambitieuze nieuwe deelnemers, er kwamen innovatieve vormen van Europese samenwerking rond cruciale thema's als energie, klimaat, cyber en defensie. Zelfs bij ons duiken de vurigste Nexit-bepleiters weg voor hun eigen verhalen van destijds.***Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst vind je altijd hier***Brexit kostte in Downing Street 10 vier premiers op rij de kop. Niet een van hen kon de pretenties en beloften concreet realiseren. De 'oven ready deal' waarin het VK alle lusten maar niet langer de lasten van de EU zou bewaren, veranderde in een nachtmerrie. De ‘bevrijdende handelsverdragen buiten Brussel om' verdampten bijna onmiddellijk. Economie en financiën kregen zulke klappen, dat onder Liz Truss de Britse pensioenfondsen bankroet dreigden te gaan. Take back control? Dat had er toch wat anders uit moeten zien!De EU kon na Brexit niet erg schelen wat de Britten bleven eisen en agenderen. Michel Barnier onderhandelde virtuoos en hield de 27 lidstaten op één lijn, vooral ook als steun in de rug voor Ierland. En zo staat Londen nu met lege handen en in de greep van heel veel nieuwe bureaucratie. Brexit is een kolossale fout, zegt oud-premier John Major. Zelfs Margaret Thatcher zou zich ervoor schamen, zegt haar oud-minister Michael Heseltine. Iconen van de 'Remain' campagne van destijds nemen nu wraak op de aanhang van Boris Johnson. Diens vader is zelfs Fransman geworden.De nieuwe premier Rishi Sunak beseft dat hij een politieke ruïne heeft overgenomen. Jaap en PG duiden de opmerkelijke signalen die hij afgeeft van een soort herstartvan de relatie met de EU om de grootste schade te herstellen. Allerlei geheim overleg - zowel met Brussel als met Labour - moet een doorbraak opleveren. Maar vertrouwt zijn eigen partij Sunak hier wel? En gunt Labour hem een succes of eist Keir Starmer een hoge prijs?Gelet op de krachtige rol van de Britten bij de steun aan Oekraïne en vanwege de vrees dat men in de nieuwe, rauwe wereld alleen komt te staan naast de grote blokken VS, EU en China, zou de relatie tussen Londen en Brussel wel eens een verrassende renaissance kunnen ondergaan. Liz Truss wilde al een prominente rol in de nieuwe Europese Politieke Gemeenschap en op grote terreinen als defensie zien beiden pluspunten bij intensieve afstemming. Het zou ons niet verbazen als de Europese verkiezingen van 2024 opeens zullen gaan over het omgekeerde van Brexit, Nexit, Frexit, Grexit en Hungrexit. Over een sterke EU en intensieve allianties met de landen om de EU heen.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de Europese Unie met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show!Heeft u belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Dat zou helemaal mooi zijn! Stuur voor informatie een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl***Verder luisteren303 - Bijzondere Britse premiers283 - Zinkende schepen verlaten de rat: het pijnlijke afscheid van Boris Johnson124 - 95 jaar Jacques Delors81 - Ambassador Peter Wilson: 'No race to the bottom after Brexit'71 - Caroline de Gruyter: 'Brexit maakt Europa sterker' - De EU als het Habsburgse Rijk van onze tijdEpisode 69 - Britse verkiezingen! PG Kroeger over 'the mother of parliaments' (in Dutch)Episode 52 - Hoe premier Mark Rutte premier David Cameron teleurstelde Episode 32 - Churchill on Europe - biographers Andrew Roberts and Felix Klos (in English)Episode 30 - PG Kroeger over Delors en Thatcher (in Dutch)20 - Peter Altmaier (Duitse minister van Economie en Energie) over Nederland in Europa, Brexit en opvolging MerkelEpisode 8 - Pim Waldeck over 'die gekke Britten' en Paul Rem over de Queen (in Dutch)***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:53:37 – Deel 201:22:44 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Heseltine is perhaps best known as a politician and former Secretary of State for the Environment. But he is also a successful entrepreneur, publisher and property developer. In addition, he also has a keen interest in nature and, with his wife, has created one of the UK's most beautiful arboretums. Presenter Catherine Fairweather talks to Lord Heseltine about his time in politics but also about Brexit, dyslexia, risk and his long-standing love of trees.

Andrew is joined by economist and former civil servant David Higham. This episode focuses on David's time working under Michael Heseltine in the 1990s and how the approach to regional economic growth has developed in recent decades.

The Third Act is back by popular demand for a second season of sparkling conversations with vintage minds. Brought to you by Auriens, new episodes will drop weekly from 15th February. Across the series, journalist Catherine Fairweather will be breaking bread with twelve national treasures, and asking them to share their secrets of a life well lived. Guests include playwright Tom Stoppard, journalist Rosie Boycott, politician Michael Heseltine, actor Simon Callow, photographer Steve McCurry and psychotherapist Julia Samuel.

In this latest episode EG's Piers Wehner and former housing minister Mark Prisk discuss two Michaels - or is it three? - and a couple of missions. First up is the lasting impact of Michael Heseltine's approach to regeneration, which you can hear more about in this full-length interview.  Then its the turn of Michael Gove, both the latest allocation of levelling up funding and his rather Heseltinian speech in Manchester, in which he proclaimed levelling up to be a 'moral mission'. And finally, it is the turn of Chris Skidmore's report on the path forward for the government's net zero strategy, Mission Zero. 

In the first ever episode of ‘Leading', Alastair and Rory are joined by former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British politics, Lord Heseltine discusses everything from his crucial role in the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher to his current position in the House of Lords.  Tune in to hear Michael talk about how politics has changed, why he lost the Conservative whip, Europe, Brexit, and the Miners' Strike. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'! Every Monday, Alastair and Rory are going to speak to people who are leading in their field. Whether they be presidents, policy makers, sports stars or religious leaders - Leading is going to be hosting the biggest names from many different walks of life.Today's guest is former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British politics, Lord Heseltine discusses everything from his crucial role in the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, to his current position in the House of Lords. Tune in to hear a preview from the pod...Things get a little heated with a few polite disagreements later on, so if you want to hear the full interview, just search ‘LEADING' wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe to hear new episodes every Monday - or simply click on one of the links below:Apple - apple.co/3CRLx2lSpotify - spoti.fi/3IQBwGnRSS feed - bit.ly/3XzOFrQThanks for listening, and see you over on the Leading feed. We'll be back here on The Rest Is Politics this Wednesday for our regular podcast.If you have any problems, head over to our Twitter and Instagram pages to find the link to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**RORY AND ALASTAIR'S NEW PODCAST... The Rest Is Politics: Leading**Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'! Starting on Monday 16th January, a weekly episode will be released where they speak to captivating individuals - from both inside and outside of politics - about life, leadership, and leading the way in their chosen field.As you'll hear in the excerpt at the end of this Question Time pod, Michael Heseltine is the first guest, with his episode coming out this Monday, 16th January.To find this episode and subscribe to our new podcast feed, on Monday morning just search 'Leading' and 'Michael Heseltine' wherever you get your podcasts, or head over to our Twitter and Instagram pages to find the link to listen.Question Time:Is it practical to ban private schools? Should it be compulsory for students to be taught Maths until the age of 18? Is it true that Brad Pitt bought Rory's life rights?Listen to this week's Question Time to hear these questions answered, plus questions on Sunak, Starmer, Iran and NHS working conditions.TRIP Plus:Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up.Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comProducers: Dom Johnson + Nicole MaslenExec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Richards – Atlantic Books – £10.99 Steve Richards' last book was an entertaining and penetrating discussion of the last ten Prime Ministers (or at any rate, the last ten at the time of publication – we've had a couple more since then.) But as he writes in his new book, “Most routes to Number 10 are blocked.” But some of the nearly men and women are bigger and more substantial figures than the ones who made it to the top. Why did John Major become Prime Minister when Michael Heseltine did not? Why did Michael Foot lead the Labour party instead of political heavyweights like Denis Healey and Roy … Continue reading →

Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the General Election of 1979 but by the late 1980s her popularity, along with that of her party, was ...

Join John and Simon to have a conversation with former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine about his career in politics, Tory Prime Ministers and the current state of politics. 

Therese Coffey made her first big announcement as Deputy Prime Minister in the Commons today. With archive and new interviews, Matt Chorley hears from people who have held that role in both an official and unofficial sense, including Michael Heseltine, Nick Clegg, Peter Mandelson and David Lidington to find out how it works. PLUS: James Marriott and Patrick Kidd on anxiety, imposter syndrome and pot noodles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to the Deputy Leader and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and now the former anti-corruption tzar John Penrose on whether or not Boris Johnson should be removed from No 10. We also take a look back through the archive when other Prime Ministers were removed from office, with memories from Michael Heseltine, John Whittingdale, Baroness Bertin and many more.Plus Carol Lewis and Rachel Sylvester discuss secret house sales and working a four day week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will remain in power after winning a no-confidence vote by his own Conservative Party.359 votes were cast. 211 voted in favour, 148 voted against.The Guardian reports "by no stretch can this be described as a good result for Johnson. He has lost the support of a larger proportion of the parliamentary party than Theresa May did when she faced a no confidence vote in 2018. Within eight months of that result, May was out.""It's a democratic party, the prime minister has won," Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary said according to The Telegraph."We draw a line and we focus on delivery."It is a worse margin than Theresa May in 2018 (133 votes), or Margaret Thatcher vs Michael Heseltine in 1990 (147 votes).Ultimately, both of those confidence votes proved to be the beginning of the end for both Thatcher and May's premierships. This is the dream result for Labour and the Lib Dems. A PM has seen over 40% of his MPs express no confidence in him. The public condemnations of the PM we have heard will fill hundreds of election leaflets. Yet Johnson clings on, damaged and having learned nothing— James Chapman (@jameschappers) June 6, 2022 One Tory MP rebel told The Telegraph: "Off the record, he is f***ed. That is pathetic."Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has said the public are "fed up with a Prime Minister who promises big but never delivers".He accused Johnson of presiding over "a culture of law-breaking at the heart of Government.""Conservative MPs made their choice tonight. They have ignored the British public and hitched themselves and their party firmly to Boris Johnson and everything that he represents."The Conservative Party now believes that good government focused on improving lives is too much to ask. The Conservative Government now believes that breaking the law is no impediment to breaking the law. The Conservative Party now believes that the British public have no right to expect honest politicians."Starmer tweeted to say the choice between the parties is "clearer than ever before". The choice is clearer than ever before:Divided Tories propping up Boris Johnson with no plan to tackle the issues you are facing.Or a united Labour Party with a plan to fix the cost of living crisis and restore trust in politics.Labour will get Britain back on track.— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 6, 2022 "Clear win for Boris Johnson in the confidence vote," writes James Cleverly, the Foreign Office minister and former Conservative chairman."[A] greater percentage than in his initial leadership competition, greater percentage that Starmer got in his leadership competition. Now we must all get back to work on behalf of the people of the UK."Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, says Johnson is "the person Starmer doesn't want to face at an election. Time to get back to the job of governing."Sir Roger Gale, one of the leading critics of Johnson, has told Sky News that he will continue to oppose Johnson being party leader.Earlier reportJohnson, a charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters, has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the Covid-19 restrictions they imposed on others.Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks to the media in Westminster. Photo / Alberto Pezzali, APVoting started at 5am (NZ time) and the ballot reportedly closed at 7am.Still, with no clear front-runner to succeed Johnson, most political observers thought he would defeat the challenge and remain prime minister. But the fact that enough lawmakers are demanding a vote represents a watershed moment for him - and a narrow victory would leave him a hobbled leader whose days are likely...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A true political heavyweight delivers a knockout performance in this mesmerising interview. Lord Heseltine is as sharp and as funny as ever as he delivers characteristically forthright and nuanced assessments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and, of course, Boris Johnson. This is one of the most captivating episodes of the Political Party ever recorded. Pour yourself a glass of Chablis Premier Cru and enjoy. NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 21 Feb: Edwina Currie7 March: Neil Kinnock11 April: Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with EDWINA CURRIE on Monday 21 February here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Southbank Centre on Saturday 19 February: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The woman who ensured Parliament got a vote on implementing Brexit joins Matt for a fascinating discussion about identity and nationhood. Gina has led an incredible life and her latest project is leading a new political party: True and Fair. Gina tells Matt what the party stands for, why it's launched now, what it seeks to achieve and what the challenges facing a new party are. This is a brilliant examination of where we are as a country and what needs to change. Follow Gina on Twitter: @thatginamiller Follow the True and Fair Party on Twitter: @VoteTrueandFair NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 7 Feb: Michael Heseltine21 Feb: Edwina Currie7 March: Neil Kinnock11 April: Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with MICHAEL HESELTINE on Monday 7 February here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Southbank Centre on Saturday 19 February: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're expecting a candid, raucous and hilarious interview then raise your expectations even higher because this is off the charts. Angela Rayner doesn't hold back, whether she's describing her childhood, her own motherhood, her political analysis or recalling various hilarious stories from her incredible life. At times emotional at other times outrageous, this is Angela Rayner as you've never heard her before. Follow Angela on Twitter: @AngelaRayner NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 7 Feb: Michael Heseltine21 Feb: Edwina Currie7 March: Neil Kinnock11 April: Rescheduled Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with MICHAEL HESELTINE on Monday 7 February here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Southbank Centre on Saturday 19 February: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor and impressionist Jon Glover discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Jon Glover most recently appeared in the play Maggie and Ted, written by Michael McManus, about Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher, providing forty voices, including Michael Heseltine, who attended one of the performances. He was previously a presenter on Playschool, impressionist on Radio 4's Weekending and ITV's Spitting Image, and portrayed Mr Cholmondeley Warner on Harry Enfield's television series. He lives in Surrey with four Burmese cats and an endlessly patient wife. Maggie and Ted https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/29/maggie-ted-review-two-tory-prime-ministers-one-long-spat The Yacobean Building by Alaa al Aswany https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/books/review/Adams.t.html Wodehouse's World War Two broadcasts https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/n21/fatema-ahmed/no-snarling The Schlumpf Collection https://sportscardigest.com/schlumpf-collection-profile-and-photo-gallery/ Montreuil Sur Mer https://www.baldwinstravel.co.uk/blog/a-little-spot-called-montreuil-sur-mer-in-france Classic radio comedy https://www.mislaidcomedyheroes.com/the-wonderful-wit-of-wireless This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Seasoned political broadcaster Steve Richards joins Tom Clark to talk about the prime minsters that never were. From Roy Jenkins to Michael Heseltine, Richards charts the journeys of the pretenders that never made it to the top spot, arguing that for all the feverish speculation in the press, rivals to prime ministers rarely prevail. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iain Dale talks to Steve Richards about his book THE PRIME MINISTERS WE NEVER HAD: SUCCESS & FAILURE FROM BITLER TO CORBYN which features chapters on 11 politicians who didn't quite make it to Number 10 – Rab Butler, Roy Jenkins, Barbara Castle, Denis Healey, Neil Kinnock, Michael Heseltine, Michael Portillo, Ken Clarke, David & Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

Iain Dale talks to Steve Richards about his book THE PRIME MINISTERS WE NEVER HAD: SUCCESS & FAILURE FROM BITLER TO CORBYN which features chapters on 11 politicians who didn't quite make it to Number 10 – Rab Butler, Roy Jenkins, Barbara Castle, Denis Healey, Neil Kinnock, Michael Heseltine, Michael Portillo, Ken Clarke, David & Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

Our 250th edition! In the Thatcher governments of the 80s Michael Heseltine was the loudest voice for embattled One Nation Toryism. In later years he's become a hero to Remainers, eventually paying for his Europhilia with expulsion from the party. Ian Dunt talks to him about the future of Toryism, what it was like to work with Margaret Thatcher, what he makes of Keir Starmer… and whether circumstances will force Boris Johnson back to the One Nation Toryism we thought he'd driven out of the party. “The most sensible thing for Britain is to reapply to join the EU. It won't happen soon – but it should.”“Yes, Margaret Thatcher would have pandered to popular opinion. She was a politician. But she would never do anything as reckless as leaving the Single Market.” “The words of the Levelling Up agenda are fine. What's completely missing is the deeds.” Presented by Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Logo and branding by Mark Taylor. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. The Bunker is a Podmasters production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thirty years ago this month, Michael Heseltine made history when he played a crucial role in replacing Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister. Here is the story of the Welsh man who became a regicide, who became Deputy Prime Minister, who became one of the biggest opponents of Brexit, as told in thorough and appreciative style by Richard Martin.

On the 14th November 1990, Margaret Thatcher’s fifteen year leadership of the British Conservative Party was challenged by Michael Heseltine, a former cabinet ...

This is one of my favourites, a chat with the bloke that got me interested in talking about politics and social commentary on-stage, Ian Stone. He communicates with such clarity and humour, it was a real pleasure to discuss the issues of the day with him. We talk about everything from his experience of anti-semitism, to the Royal Family and who would win in a fight between John McDonnell and Michael Heseltine. If you haven't listened to the podcast before, this is a great place to start.   Follow Geoff on: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/geoffnorcott FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Geoffnorcottcomedy/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/geoff_norcott/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/GeoffNorcott Sign up to Geoff's mailing list here: http://bit.ly/GeoffNorcott

In the latest episode of FFS, Another Brexit Podcast, Amanda and Jason interview former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine. As well as getting his immediate reactions to Boris Johnson becoming leader of the Conservative Party, they discuss rallies in Parliament, Jason's yoghurt noise, crowdfunding and bad segways. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charles Powell was Margaret Thatcher’s foreign affairs adviser for most of her premiership. They remained friends after she left office. He was with her in Paris when she discovered she had failed to beat Michael Heseltine by the necessary number of votes to avoid a second ballot. He reflects on her exit as a “party coup” that was little short of “squalid.”

From 1984 until 1992 five National Garden Festivals were held in UK. One of them was in Gateshead in 1990. It lasted 157 days across that summer and received over three million visitors. People loved it and still talk about it today. The Garden Festivals were the idea of UK Conservative environment secretary Michael Heseltine in 1980. They were based on the German post-war Bundesgartenschau concept for reclaiming large areas of derelict land in cities. All the festivals were held in areas that had become derelict and poisonous in the wake of industrial decline. They each cost between £25 - £70 million. I made an edit of TV footage from the Gateshead Garden Festival and put this mix on it as a soundtrack. If anything the original footage is weirder than my edit. It presents a very strange world; giant inflatable Jonathan Swift characters, Civil War/Norman conquest re-enactors, Native Americans banging drums, Baphomet sculptures in amongst the begonias and what look like South Sea islanders with no clothes on playing cricket in front of Gateshead OAPS. A giant space ship was also situated near the banks of the River Tyne, It invited people on board for MISSION:TYNE & WEAR and experience a flight into the stars complete with adapted flight simulator hydraulics and night club lighting. The whole festival looks brilliant. You can watch the film here >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinAh76S6BE&t=644s The garden festival itself is presented like some mad dream and in some ways it is. The festivals were produced to encourage global business into areas that were in steep decline. For Gateshead it was hoped the site would be occupied by Japanese and European technological companies. But it never happened and the land that the festival used remained empty for the next 10 years. The area around the River Team, a once highly toxic tributary of the River Tyne, got redeveloped into a nature park and in 2002 the festival site ended up having expensive Scandinavian inspired houses built on it designed by the Red or Dead fashion designer Wayne Hemingway. You can still trace the pathways of the Garden Festival as you walk along the River Team today. If you look closely too, in amongst the empty bottles of white cider, discarded laptops, torn suitcases, condoms and nitrous oxide bulbs you'll find remnants of the festival's sculptures and the foundations of the mad caterpillar monorail. It's become an eerie interzone that makes the footage of the Garden Festival seem all the more unreal. MM

As we detox from Cannes, McCann Erickson’s Lawrence Thompsonand Ross Neil join Campaign’s Claire Beale and Gideon Spanier to debate the new-look Festival, what the awards say about the current state of creativity, how Michael Heseltine kicked off Campaign’s 50th anniversary celebrations and whether we learnt any more about Martin Sorrell and his plans.

William travels to meet Lord Heseltine and why not? There is chat about Patel/Johnson, Brexit and a look back into the earlier years of his political and personal life. Enjoy! Hello to Sam Campling, Steve Little, Mary Woodruff and Tom Turtle! P.s Those of you that are in the know....The Limehouse Podcast will soon have another four legged friend!

Michael Heseltine finds himself in an unusual position. He is one of the most distinguished Conservatives in the country, but is completely at odds with the party’s stance on the biggest issue of the day. While most Remain-supporting Tories – not least the Prime Minister – have taken the referendum result and run with it, Lord Heseltine has remained steadfast to his view that Brexit is an unmitigated disaster.In this week’s episode of Free Exchange, he tells Robert Colvile that he has become a controversial figure. But that it is “the Conservative Party that has changed. Not me.” Brexit, he says, is the most catastrophic domestic British political decision in his lifetime. So catastrophic, in fact, that it may never happen. Can anything good come from it? He doesn’t think so. And he thinks that the arguments for leaving the EU are built on either deception or a misunderstanding of how the modern world works.It isn’t just Brexit that has Heseltine so gloomy. It has come as a surprise to him that the battles against the hard left that his generation thought they had won for good in the Seventies and Eighties are having to be refought in the 21st century. For Heseltine, Prime Minister Corbyn is “a chilling prospect. I never thought for an instant that it would be possible, but the last election changed my mind.”Beyond Brexit and Corbyn, the Tory big beast also discusses why nothing in politics changes, how to get industrial policy right, why politicians should focus on investment not consumption, and what has motivated him throughout his successful careers in both business and politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Allow Isabel Hardman to guide you through 4 hours of Sunday political programming in just 10 minutes. This week features interviews with Theresa May, Michael Heseltine, Andy Burnham and Sajid Javid. Produced by Matthew Taylor.

One of the biggest beasts in the history of British politics joins Matt for a unique discussion, covering Margaret Thatcher, Brexit and iPhones. It's an enlightening interview with an era-defining politician. Matt is on a nationwide tour from this weekend and you can get tickets for all of his shows here: www.mattforde.com/live See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Fraser Nelson, Michael Heseltine, Danny Kruger, Dawn Foster, Lara Prendergast and Nick Hilton. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Michael Heseltine discusses his political career with Peter Hennessy. The Rt Hon Lord Michael Heseltine CH, one of the most influential politicians of recent times, discusses his distinguished political career with historian Lord Peter Hennessy.

Episode 37 – No US election stuff this week till after its all done, so this week Tiernan chats to Prison Law solicitor Emma McClure about the current UK prison crisis. Also a look at Orgreave and are high court judges really enemies of the people? Oh and Michael Heseltine is after your dog.Follow us on Twitter @parpolbro, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/ and our webpage at http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toby Hadoke offers another free podcast and download, as part of his quest to present a conversation with people involved in every single Doctor Who story seen on TV...

Martha Kearney reviews secret government files from 1986 - the year of US air strikes against Libya, the Chernobyl disaster and a Royal wedding between Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. She discusses the annual release of official papers with three distinguished politicians from the time - former Health Secretary Lord Fowler, former Labour leader Lord Kinnock and former Liberal leader Lord Steel - as they look for new insights into some of the top political stories of that year. Early 1986 saw the Westland helicopter crisis and the resignation of two Senior Ministers, Michael Heseltine and Leon Brittan. On the opposition benches, Labour was engaged in a struggle with the Militant left wing of the party, but the popularity of the new SDP / Liberal Alliance failed to materialise into votes in the 1987 election. Meanwhile Britain was gripped by a fear of AIDS, and arms talks between the USSR and the United States faltered at Reykjavik, but led ultimately to a treaty between the superpowers just a year later, marking a significant thaw in Cold War relations. Producer: Deborah Dudgeon A Whistledown production in association with Takeaway Media for BBC Radio 4.

Martha Kearney reviews today's release of secret government files from the mid 1980s. The year long miners' strike came to an end in 1985, but social unrest continued with riots in London leaving a policeman dead in Tottenham. Football hooliganism burgeoned, resulting in horrific scenes at the European Cup Final in Heysel when 39 people died during violent riots before the Liverpool/Juventus match. Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet leader and Oleg Gordievsky was one of a number of high profile Russian defectors to Britain. As nuclear arms talks between the Soviet Union and the United States made a tentative start, a catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine released radioactive particles over much of the Western USSR. A row in Cabinet over the future of Westland helicopters resulted in Michael Heseltine's resignation as Defence Secretary in early 1986. A Cabinet Committee considered government policy on AIDS for the first time, and several Whitehall departments collaborated to develop what became the 'Poll Tax'. As the official Cabinet papers of the mid-80s are opened to the public for the first time, Martha Kearney discovers how these events were viewed in Government. With access to the Prime Minister's personal correspondence, minutes of top secret meetings and telephone calls, and confidential policy advice, UK Confidential offers fresh insights into history. Martha is joined in the studio by key political players from the time - Defence Secretary Lord (Michael) Heseltine, Shadow Chancellor Lord (Roy) Hattersley, Margaret Thatcher's private secretary Lord (Charles) Powell, and Channel 4 Political Correspondent Elinor Goodman. Produced by Deborah Dudgeon A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

The Right Honourable Michael Heseltine MP is often described as one of the new breed of Tory politicians and was widely tipped to be the next leader of the party. But that all changed dramatically in 1986 when he resigned his Cabinet post over the Westland affair. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he recalls his upbringing in South Wales, schooldays at Shrewsbury, undergraduate life at Oxford and his subsequent career in politics. He also chooses the eight records to take with him to the island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: We'll Keep A Welcome in the Hillsides by Morriston Orpheus Choir Book: The Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs Luxury: Mosquito net

The Right Honourable Michael Heseltine MP is often described as one of the new breed of Tory politicians and was widely tipped to be the next leader of the party. But that all changed dramatically in 1986 when he resigned his Cabinet post over the Westland affair. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he recalls his upbringing in South Wales, schooldays at Shrewsbury, undergraduate life at Oxford and his subsequent career in politics. He also chooses the eight records to take with him to the island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: We'll Keep A Welcome in the Hillsides by Morriston Orpheus Choir Book: The Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs Luxury: Mosquito net