“Everything is posed with so much hyperbole, so much disaster and catastrophising rhetoric, that we can lose all sense of perspective about which things we really faces as problems and which things are more minor.” Claire discussed the 2022 ‘summer of discontent’ of strikes, court delays, flight cancellations, policing problems, ambulance queues, passport delays, hosepipe … Read more
Claire took part in the BBC’s Any Questions? at Boston Centre Stage, Holyhead, along with Conservative MP Virginia Crosbie, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour Carolyn Harris, the Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake and chair Chris Mason. The panel answered questions from the audience about the ethical expectations of a Prime Minister, ambulance waiting times, Boris … Read more
Claire joined presenter Jo Coburn and fellow guests Andrew Bowie, Lord Collins and Grace Blakeley to discuss the resignation of Boris Johnson’s ethics advisor, Keir Starmer’s attempt to inject humour into his PMQ’s performance, the concept of ‘evil’ in politics, and calls to stop celebrating hot weather. Watch Politics Live on iPlayer.
Claire was in the Politics Live studio with Conservative MP Miriam Cates, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, Baroness Fox, Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union and presenter Jo Coburn. They discussed whether athletes should denounce Putin to play, the impact of pay squeezes on the willingness to strike, the mental health crisis, … Read more
Claire joined presenter Jo Coburn, the SNP’s David Linden, former justice secretary Robert Buckland and Labour MP Shabana Mahmood for Politics Live and discussed the state of the political parties, whether the new MPs’ code of conduct should include a respect principle and the role of nuclear power in reaching net-zero. Watch the discussion on … Read more
Claire joined Conservative Party vice chair Andrew Bowie, Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, environmental campaigner Rupert Read and presenter Jo Coburn in the Politics Live studio to discuss the COP26 climate change summit and the UK’s row with France over fishing rights. Watch the discussion on iPlayer.
Claire was at Chatteris Parish Church in Cambridgeshire this week for the recording of BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions?, along with Lord Deben, Baroness Fox, Richard Madeley, Melanie Onn and presenter Chris Mason. The panel answered audience questions on the attitude of world leaders to climate change, the dispute with France over fishing rights, compulsory … Read more
Claire joined Tim Loughton, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Miatta Fahnbulleh and Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to discuss whether covid rules should be relaxed for the next England Euros 2020 game, the stamp duty holiday, banks giving guidance about pronouns, and fairness in British society. Watch the discussion on iPlayer.
Claire wrote an article for the Spectator following her appearance on BBC Politics Live. She argues that whatever the aggravations of the Brexit debates, it’s time to try to be constructive in the way we discuss politics. She writes: I confess I had butterflies doing the first BBC Politics Live of 2020. It felt like … Read more
Claire was one of the guests on the BBC’s lunchtime politics discussion show today with Tory MP Stephen Crabb, shadow housing minister Sarah Jones and Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell. They discussed Iran, the Labour Party’s leadership contest and Brexit. Watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer here.