Sir Ben Bradshaw (Part 2)

The South West Agenda with Tim Williams · Nov 5, 2026 · 28m

Welcome to the latest episode of The South West Agenda!

This is part two of Tim’s chat with Sir Ben Bradshaw, former Labour Cabinet Minister and MP for Exeter.

In this part, Sir Ben discusses the following topics:

- What changes when you become a Cabinet Minister

- What might have been if David Miliband had beaten Ed Miliband in the Labour Leadership election

- How the South West can better punch its weight and make the best of devolution

- The Brexit and Corbyn years

- Stepping down

- His achievements as MP for Exeter over 27 years

- His honest thoughts on Sir Keir Starmer & Andy Burnham

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