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| Former party leaders to present daily BBC Radio 2 show for a week each, starting with Miliband from 19 June | |
| Mark Sweney | |
| Tue 13 Jun 2017 12.47 BST | |
| First published on Tue 13 Jun 2017 11.37 BST | |
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| The former Labour and Tory leaders Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith are to be guest presenters on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. | The former Labour and Tory leaders Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith are to be guest presenters on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. |
| Miliband, who in April appeared on the Channel 4 chatshow The Last Leg performing a tongue-in-cheek cover of A-ha’s 1980s hit Take on Me, will present the 12-2pm radio programme for a week from 19 June. | Miliband, who in April appeared on the Channel 4 chatshow The Last Leg performing a tongue-in-cheek cover of A-ha’s 1980s hit Take on Me, will present the 12-2pm radio programme for a week from 19 June. |
| The former Labour leader and MP for Doncaster North jokingly tweeted that he had been “appointed to a new role”. There have been rumours he could return to Labour’s frontbench after Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise success in the general election. | The former Labour leader and MP for Doncaster North jokingly tweeted that he had been “appointed to a new role”. There have been rumours he could return to Labour’s frontbench after Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise success in the general election. |
| In response to recent rumours, I can confirm I have been appointed to a new role... https://t.co/e2qAtvCuiR | In response to recent rumours, I can confirm I have been appointed to a new role... https://t.co/e2qAtvCuiR |
| Last month Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, hinted that he would love to see Miliband serve in his shadow cabinet, after appearing alongside the former party leader during a pro-EU event and in interviews. | Last month Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, hinted that he would love to see Miliband serve in his shadow cabinet, after appearing alongside the former party leader during a pro-EU event and in interviews. |
| Duncan Smith, who used lyrics by the rapper Eminem to mock Labour’s Diane Abbott during the election campaign, will front the show for the week starting 26 June. | Duncan Smith, who used lyrics by the rapper Eminem to mock Labour’s Diane Abbott during the election campaign, will front the show for the week starting 26 June. |
| “I am delighted that Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith will be presenting The Jeremy Vine Show,” said Lewis Carnie, the head of BBC Radio 2. “Both have held crucial roles in political life and will bring unique perspectives and insight to the programme, in the heart of the daytime schedule.” | “I am delighted that Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith will be presenting The Jeremy Vine Show,” said Lewis Carnie, the head of BBC Radio 2. “Both have held crucial roles in political life and will bring unique perspectives and insight to the programme, in the heart of the daytime schedule.” |
| Miliband and Duncan Smith are the latest politicians to make the media leap to radio broadcasting. | Miliband and Duncan Smith are the latest politicians to make the media leap to radio broadcasting. |
| In 2013, Global, owner of national talk radio station LBC, started the recent trend of hiring politicians to front shows by hiring Nick Clegg, then the deputy prime minister, for a weekly live phone-in show Call Clegg. | In 2013, Global, owner of national talk radio station LBC, started the recent trend of hiring politicians to front shows by hiring Nick Clegg, then the deputy prime minister, for a weekly live phone-in show Call Clegg. |
| Its popularity led to ex-London mayor Boris Johnson’s monthly show Ask Boris which ended in March last year. | Its popularity led to ex-London mayor Boris Johnson’s monthly show Ask Boris which ended in March last year. |
| The capital’s current mayor, Sadiq Khan, fronts the monthly show Speak to Sadiq. | The capital’s current mayor, Sadiq Khan, fronts the monthly show Speak to Sadiq. |
| The ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage continues to front an eponymous nightly show, while the former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond fronts a weekly phone-in show called The Alex Salmond Phone-In. | The ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage continues to front an eponymous nightly show, while the former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond fronts a weekly phone-in show called The Alex Salmond Phone-In. |
| In March, George Osborne was controversially appointed as the editor of the London Evening Standard. | In March, George Osborne was controversially appointed as the editor of the London Evening Standard. |
| Phil Jones, who edits The Jeremy Vine Show, said Radio 2 had a tradition of political guest editors, including Neil Kinnock and the late Charles Kennedy in the early 1990s. | Phil Jones, who edits The Jeremy Vine Show, said Radio 2 had a tradition of political guest editors, including Neil Kinnock and the late Charles Kennedy in the early 1990s. |
| “Political coverage is the bedrock of the programme and this is a sign of how important politics is to Radio 2, especially at such a key time in the nation’s history,” he said. “Each day we will cover the big stories that affect our listeners and continue to inform, educate and entertain the Radio 2 audience.” | “Political coverage is the bedrock of the programme and this is a sign of how important politics is to Radio 2, especially at such a key time in the nation’s history,” he said. “Each day we will cover the big stories that affect our listeners and continue to inform, educate and entertain the Radio 2 audience.” |
| BBC Radio 2 attracts an average weekly audience of more than 7 million listeners. | BBC Radio 2 attracts an average weekly audience of more than 7 million listeners. |
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