Stephen Kinnock MP (‘I was honoured to be the only Tory MP invited,’ says Stewart). The two chatted away about Brexit and podcasts before Campbell, irked by the heavy-metal soundtrack, ‘persuaded Stephen to get some Abba on, and hit the dance floor’.
The rest, as Stewart and Campbell’s many thousands of listeners know, is history – because eventually, after Abba, came the pair’s phenomenally popular podcast, The Rest Is Politics.
Since its launch in March, it has become essential listening inside and outside Westminster.It feels like a gossipy trawl through the week’s major developments at home and abroad, delivered from Left and Right by two supremely well-informed ex-players of the political game.
A bonus show – Question Time – deals with the feedback from fans; tonight, the pair will appear live in Blackpool as part of Word Fest.
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