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 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
Show 202 - Mandy Rhodes
Show 201 - Dave Rowntree
Show 200 - Julia Gillard
Show 199 - Charlotte Leslie
Show 198 - Monica Lennon
Show 197 - John Sweeney
Show 196 - Hilary Benn
Show 195 - Nick Robinson
Show 194 - Tracey Crouch
Show 193 - Peter Mandelson
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