Eat Nowt To Help Out – plus special guest JESS PHILLIPS MP

<p>The free school meals fiasco sends the Conservative Party right back to its happy place: being mean to poor kids. Special guest <a href="https://twitter.com/jessphillips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>JESS PHILLIPS</strong></a>, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, joins us to discuss Labour’s future, Starmer’s report card so far, how Birmingham is leading the country, and Aston Villa beating Liverpool 7-2. And our panel reveal the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VrrwoB0wQFO5nvxLtduGh?si=63dxhglySae25bnfxH52Fg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">political music</a> that changed them.</p><ul><li><em>“When I first stood for election I didn’t expect hunger to be one of the most important parts of my job” –&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Jess Phillips</em></strong></li><li><em>“Behind the scenes, Tories are saying this is an absolute fiasco. ‘We’ve managed to turn the whole country against us.’” – </em><strong><em>Ayesha Hazarika</em></strong></li><li><em>“Because of COVID, I feel like I’m going cold turkey from the parts of being an MP that I love.”</em><strong><em> – Jess Phillips</em></strong></li><li><em>“I know Johnson wants us to lose weight, but targeting nine-year-olds is a bit harsh.” </em><strong><em>– Ayesha Hazarika</em></strong></li><li><em>“I cannot believe how little rebellion has gone on within the Conservatives” – </em><strong><em>Jess Phillips</em></strong></li><li><em>“People need to be reminded that Rishi Sunak isn’t spending his own money, he’s spending our money” – </em><strong><em>Jess Phillips</em></strong></li></ul><p>Presented by Alex Andreou with Yasmeen Serhan and Ayesha Hazarika. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Logo and branding by Mark Taylor. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters production</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>