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Veterans In Politics Podcast

Veterans In Politics is a set of interviews that sets out to explore how the military community can help make our politics a better place. We sit down with individuals from across the world of politics, sharing secrets, giving tips and advice and inspiring the next generation. Veterans In Politics podcast's mission is to inspire, enable and empower the Armed Forces community to stand up and serve again!

Danny Kinahan- The FORMER Veterans' Commissioner for Northern Ireland

42 mins; October 09, 2024

Col (Retd) James Phillips- The Veterans' Commissioner for Wales

60 hours 17 mins; October 02, 2024

Cllr Daniel McBirnie- The Bomb Disposal Officer in local politics

34 mins; September 25, 2024

Cllr Rich Potter - the Invictus Games athlete taking on the World's toughest trek

35 mins; September 19, 2024

The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP - Conservative Leadership contender exclusive

29 mins; September 13, 2024

The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP - Exclusive interview with Conservative Leadership contender

32 mins; September 06, 2024

Cllr Gareth Staples-Jones- the Army Reservist on why young people should be in politics

40 mins; May 08, 2024

Jim Shannon MP - Parliament's most prolific debater

24 mins; April 10, 2024

Kate Ironside - 'Behind the Politics' with the political journalist turned Uni lecturer

50 mins; April 03, 2024

Tom Blenkinsop - The MP who joined the Army Reserves

29 mins; March 27, 2024

Dr Sebastian Gorka - Inside the White House with Trump National Security Advisor

43 mins; March 20, 2024

Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP- The Minister for Defence People & Families

27 mins; December 20, 2023

The original doorstep journalist - 'Behind the Politics' with Michael Crick

36 mins; December 05, 2023

Andrew Selous MP- Former Army Reservist on a day in the life of an MP

32 mins; November 28, 2023

Cllr Paul Watson- The independent veteran councillor on a Union for the Forces

47 mins; November 21, 2023

Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP on grief, loss and Afghanistan

35 mins; November 14, 2023

Royston Smith GM MP- RAF veteran, former council leader and George Medal recipient

33 mins; November 07, 2023

James Gray MP- HAC veteran on Operation Christmas Box

39 mins; October 31, 2023

Richard Drax MP- Former Guards Officer on Northern Ireland and the Defence Select Committee

41 mins; October 24, 2023

Rt Hon Mark Francois MP- TA Officer veteran and former Defence Minister on the Armed Forces Covenant

32 mins; October 17, 2023

Was all that glittered gold at Labour Party Conference? - 'Behind the Politics' with Lydia and Jonny Ball

51 mins; October 12, 2023

Hs2 plan shelved at Conservative Party Conference- 'Behind the Politics' with Lydia and Jonny Ball

49 mins; October 05, 2023

The 'C' word and the Lib Dem Party Conference - 'Behind the Politics' with Lydia and Jonny Ball

41 mins; September 27, 2023

Flick Drummond MP- Int Corps' TA veteran on political resilience

42 mins; September 19, 2023

Jason McCartney MP- RAF Officer veteran on winning and losing in politics

43 mins; September 12, 2023

Sir Mike Penning MP- from Guardsman to Minister to Knight of the Realm

37 mins; September 05, 2023

Cllr Louise Jones, Veteran Intelligence Corps' Officer, local councillor and parliamentary candidate

29 mins; August 29, 2023

Stephen James- Political activist, Intelligence Corps' Veteran and former teacher

51 mins; August 22, 2023

Honourable Artillery Company Business Network Event, London with Ed McGuinness and James Clark

40 mins; August 15, 2023

'Mark Francois and the rabbit on the roundabout - 'Behind the Politics' with Lydia and Jonny Ball

58 mins; August 08, 2023

Cllr Will Stone- Rifles Soldier, businessman, councillor and Parliamentary Candidate

34 mins; April 25, 2023

Cllr Chris Mitchell from REME Officer to Council Leader

47 mins; April 11, 2023

Jonny Singh - Former Chinook pilot on what purpose means and international development

38 mins; April 04, 2023

Mike Crofts- army veteran, approved Labour candidate and criminal justice charity founder

42 mins; March 28, 2023

Richard Foord MP- the newest veteran in Parliament

28 mins; March 21, 2023

Cllr Bayo Alaba- Former Para, local councillor, community activist

47 mins; March 14, 2023

Best of Veterans In Politics 2022 Special with top segments from 24 episodes

81 hours 38 mins; December 23, 2022

Councillor Hannah Jarvis- Iraq veteran, Ukraine aid worker and mum in politics

39 mins; December 06, 2022

Councillor Michael Kurn- The sports journalist who answered the call to serve to lead

31 mins; November 29, 2022

Rachel Hopkins MP - Shadow Veterans' Minister and her first podcast interview

33 mins; November 22, 2022

Heston Russell- Australian Special Forces veteran on purpose, his sexuality and righting wrongs

52 mins; November 15, 2022

Ben Obese-Jecty the infantry officer veteran of Iraq and Afghan on outdated diversity terms

37 mins; November 08, 2022

Labour Party Conference 2022 Special with Dan Jarvis MP, Salesforce and Labour Friends of the Forces

43 mins; November 01, 2022

Conservative Party Conference 2022 Special with James Sunderland MP, Salesforce and Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces

49 mins; October 25, 2022

Former Deputy Council Leader Louise Harbour on the RAF and women in politics

25 mins; September 21, 2022

Ed McGuinness Conservative candidate and how pets can help win elections

36 mins; September 20, 2022

Cllr Alex Lee on fighting wars and both losing and winning elections

37 mins; September 06, 2022

Earl Attlee- Grandson of one of our greatest Prime Ministers

34 mins; August 30, 2022

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst the soldier surgeon on political failure and resilience

32 mins; August 23, 2022

Bob Seely MBE MP and his family history in the military and in politics

24 mins; August 16, 2022

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Leader of the DUP and former UDR Soldier

33 mins; August 09, 2022

Season 5 Trailer Veterans In Politics- political success and failure

10 mins; August 03, 2022

Jody Mitic- Canadian Master Sniper, former Ottawa City Councillor

57 mins; April 19, 2022

Ukrainian MP Dmytro Gurin talks from the ground in the Ukraine War

33 mins; April 17, 2022

Councillor Andy Newman

34 mins; April 12, 2022

Steve Baker MP FRSA

29 mins; April 05, 2022

Sir Desmond Swayne TD VR MP

24 mins; March 29, 2022

Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MP

41 mins; March 22, 2022

Alderman Ryan McCready

37 mins; March 15, 2022

David Richmond CBE - UK Government's Advisor on Veterans

37 mins; March 08, 2022

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP

31 mins; March 01, 2022

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer - Parliamentary staffer/MP's wife

42 mins; February 24, 2022

BONUS: Remembrance 2021 Special- From WW1 to Afghanistan

12 mins; November 10, 2021

Peter McCall- Police & Crime Commissioner

29 mins; November 09, 2021

Cllr James Rands- PWRR veteran and reservist

34 mins; November 02, 2021

Cllr Imran Chowdhury BEM- Bangladeshi Army veteran

33 mins; October 26, 2021

Phillip Thompson OAM MP- Parliament of Australia

30 mins; October 19, 2021

Rep. Grier Martin - North Carolina, USA

39 mins; October 12, 2021

James Heappey MP- Armed Forces Minister

35 mins; October 05, 2021

Stephen Morgan MP- Shadow Armed Forces Minister

19 mins; September 28, 2021

James Clark- Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces

41 mins; September 21, 2021

Stephanie Peacock MP- Shadow Veterans Minister

18 mins; September 15, 2021

Season 3 Trailer Veterans In Politics

50 secs; September 14, 2021

Afghanistan Special with a look back at snippets from Johnny Mercer, Tom Tugendhat, Dan Jarvis, Doug Beattie, Greg Hammond and Clive Lewis

23 mins; September 01, 2021

Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP

24 mins; June 02, 2021

Cllr Greg Hammond

30 mins; May 26, 2021

Crispin Blunt MP

32 mins; May 19, 2021

Jamie Stone MP

25 mins; May 12, 2021

Clive Lewis MP

32 mins; May 05, 2021

Caroline Henry

19 mins; April 30, 2021

Jay Singh-Sohal

27 mins; April 28, 2021

Ruth Davidson MSP

32 mins; April 21, 2021

Darren Henry MP

31 mins; December 30, 2020

Alicia Kearns MP

22 mins; December 23, 2020

Andrew Lewer MBE MP

28 mins; December 16, 2020

Sir Julian Brazier TD

23 mins; December 09, 2020

James Sunderland MP

18 mins; December 02, 2020

Sarah Atherton MP

33 mins; November 25, 2020

Stuart Anderson MP

27 mins; November 18, 2020

Dan Jarvis MBE MP

24 mins; November 11, 2020

Doug Beattie MC MLA

28 mins; November 03, 2020

Sharon Hodgson MP

33 mins; October 27, 2020

Johnny Mercer MP

20 mins; October 04, 2020

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