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Whitehall's Christmas Parties

Whitehall's Christmas Parties

FromWhitehall Sources


Whitehall's Christmas Parties

FromWhitehall Sources

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're old enough to remember when parties in Downing Street were still legal. On this festive episode, Kirsty Buchanan, Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Prime Minister, and Frankie Leach - adviser to Jeremy Corbyn when he was Leader of the Opposition for Labour - reminisce about their *legal* Whitehall Christmas parties. Kirsty shares her memories of trying to do a Brexit deal in No 10 while staff sung karaoke in the next room, tells us about sleeping over in the press room. Meanwhile, down the street, Frankie is belting out karaoke. But one Christmas was very different - when Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party lost the general election. Email us anytime: hello@whitehallsources.com.
Released:
Dec 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (86)

Two top advisers to our most recent prime ministers analyse the successes and failures of today's politicians, sharing their experiences of working behind the world's most famous door. They are your Whitehall Sources. Kirsty Buchanan worked with Theresa May as PM, and Liz Truss when she was Secretary of State. Oscar Reddrop advised Boris Johnson through crises of our times, including the war in Ukraine and throughout his ultimate downfall. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises.