Mike Amesbury reveals he has to wear 'alcohol tag' as 'devastated' MP officially quits Commons

Louise Haigh says Keir Starmer can learn lessons from the way Margaret Thatcher embraced conflict - as he sets about recovering from the local election defeats.In an exclusive interview with GB News, Haigh, admitted to feeling alarm over her party's response to last week's polling performance and that action was needed to avoid an "existential crisis" at the next General Election.Speaking to Gloria De Piero, Haigh also admitted she came to quitting politics altogether after she was axed as Transport Secretary.But she changed her mind thanks to the support of friends, and is now determined to fight from the backbenches. She has called on the PM to "pick a side" and also urged him to introduce a wealth tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailblazing Labour MP Marie Tidball has revealed how her parents taught her to cope with pain after heartbreakingly telling them she wanted to die when she was a very young child.Marie, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, was born with a congenital disability that affected all four limbs and missed three years of school due to surgery she needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Clverly has weighed in on the debate over whether multiculturalism has succeeded or failed in the UK.Speaking to Gloria de Piero he said: "My worry about the idea of multiculturalism is that we have multiple cultures. And I don't buy that because my view is, is the British culture is by definition multifaceted."There's always been multiple elements to it. And if we recognize that, we can actually say, you can be British and proudly British and you should be proudly British, and your religion is not necessarily defining factor. "Your ethnic heritage is not necessarily a defining factor. And the reason I think it's so important is because then it allows us to say we have pretty wide parameters. We're a pretty open and liberal society. But there are rules. Abide by the rules. And you know what? Be who you want to be. Don't abide by the rules. We have a problem." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Amesbury has revealed that he now has to wear an "alcohol tag for 120 days" in an exclusive sit-down with GB News, hours before his official departure from the House of Commons.Amesbury officially steps down as an MP today after he was handed a 10-week jail sentence for punching a constituent.The former Labour MP’s sentence was suspended for two years, meaning he will not serve time behind bars but he has revealed that he will be forced to where an "alcohol tag" for 120 days and will be monitored for a year.In an interview with Gloria De Piero, he explained: "That particular night I had been binge drinking, there is obviously an issue in regards to that." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, says the former Chief Whip Simon Hart has broken “an unwritten code” by releasing a book about his time in Government.Stuart Andrew, who previously served as an Opposition Chief Whip, said he’d take secrets he’d been told by colleagues to his grave.In an interview with Gloria De Piero, Mr Andrew, the Tory MP for Daventry, was pressed as to what he thought about Hart’s decision to publish the bombshell new memoir Ungovernable.Speaking exclusively to GB News, he said: “I have to say I take the personal view that when people come to see me I keep it absolutely confidential. I said when I was a whip, whether it be a whip or deputy chief whip or chief whip to that when colleagues sat and talked and told me stuff, it's between me and them. And that's how I will keep it. “Look, I love Simon to bits, but there is a sort of unwritten code, not just within the Conservative Whips office - but all whips office. MPs, you know, they face a really challenging career. And I know that's not a popular thing to say, but, the pressures on them and their families are enormous. And there are times when things go wrong.“I will take all of those conversations I had with colleagues, on a whole variety of issues, to my grave with me.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Andrew Gwynne to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Matt Vickers to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Anna McMorrin to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Mike Penning to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gloria de Piero sits down with Conservative MP Scott Benton to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove him to become an MP. After studying theology for both his undergraduate and master's degree, faith became a huge part of Scott's life, installing a set of values that helps him navigate his politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.