07. Gideon Amos MP - "Restoring trust in politics is incredibly important right now"
The Crossbench with Conor WilsonShow Notes
Gideon Amos OBE is the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington and the party’s spokesperson for Housing and Planning. A chartered architect and former chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association, he has long championed sustainable development and local decision-making.
His background makes him well placed to critique the government's performance in house building and planning reform and he shares his views on what is required to ensure that large infrastructure projects are completed an benefit local communities.
He is proud of accusations by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch that Liberal Democrats are good for fixing church roofs and discusses his connection to the Armed Forces and attempts to engage younger voters through new social media platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Patrick Hurley was elected to represent Southport in 2024 - The first Labour candidate to win in the coastal town.
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Calvin Bailey MBE is the Labour Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead, first elected in July 2024. Born in Zambia and raised in London, he served 24 years in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Wing Commander and received an MBE for distinguished service. His mixed heritage meant that racism was prevalent in his formative years and he discusses the effect of seeing his Mum confront far-right thugs and the impact of the death of Steven Lawrence. Despite the racism of his early year, Bailey stands as the embodiment of what hard work and dedication to serving others can achieve, representing his constituency as its first black MP. Like his Mother, Bailey is unafraid to call out the racism that has become increasingly common in modern day politics. Bailey sits on the Defence Select Committee and chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces community. He is forthright in his belief that the public need to grasp the enormity of the security challenges faced by the country and the requirement for politicians to properly communicate the threat, which in his mind, includes Russia committing acts of “grey zone” warfare on the streets of Britain today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.