Not Another Mummy Podcast

Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister: Raising teens, house parties and what goes on in their family WhatsApp chat

Not Another Mummy Podcast

Show Notes

On this very special episode of Not Another Mummy Podcast, I'm joined by Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister.

Sir Keir talks openly about family life in the flat above 10 Downing Street. From taking his 14-year-old daughter a cup of tea before leaving for work every morning and how much he loves being the butt of his teens' jokes to sharing photos of melons on their family WhatsApp group chat.

The PM also talks honestly about how difficult it is to navigate social media and smartphone use at home, the stresses of GCSEs and revision, and listening to his gut when requests come in from his kids to go to house parties. ----

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Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood and confidence on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry You can buy my book OMG It's Twins now.

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