Calum and Kirsty are joined by Stewart Wood, a former adviser to Gordon Brown both at the Treasury and in Number 10; and one of those who helped run Ed Miliband's Labour leadership campaign. We talk about foreign trips - Stewart tells us about arranging trips to the United States including a secret one for Gordon Brown; Kirsty tells us about a trip where everything went wrong for Theresa May when the crucial - and choreographed - photo op was about to happen. Plus, we work hard to dig out the top lines of Sir Keir Starmer's speech to the GMB union. <p>Support the podcast by becoming a member at: <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources">https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources</a>.</p>

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Johnson Misleads Parliament

Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Jo Tanner is a political adviser and strategist who's worked with politicians from all parties - she's Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen UK. James Nation was Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, Special Adviser to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and is now Managing Director at Forefront Advisers. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive insight into how politics is done and how politicians work. We welcome insiders and analysts to join the conversation each week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.