Show Notes
Do MPs dread going back to work like the rest of us do?
Rising Labour star James Frith talks us through what it's like going back to the office as a politician.
He's now PPS to David Lammy, but what exactly does that involve?
And where does he buy and sell his old clothes?
All this and more in this entertaining start to 2026.
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