Chris Mason

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4,846 appearances 48 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 8 Sep

Chris Mason’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Newscast · How Did Andy Burnham Do In His First PMQs? · 2 Sep 2026 podcast

You know, and they were dominating a lot of the political conversation and I think it's reasonable to say they were a significant contributor to the speed of the demise of Sakir Starmer as Prime Minister, because frankly they frightened the heck out of out of uh the Labor Party. matched

Rewind to this year in the last handful of months and you know it's a bit more bumpy for reform. matched

Um new Prime Minister, Labour have picked up in the opinion polls, and then all of these questions about money. matched

So there's the Metropolitan Police investigation into some of the donations reform received during the general election campaign. matched

They had their bank account frozen during the general election campaign. matched

And then this gift, this five million pound gift from a guy called Christopher Harborn, British Thai-based uh billionaire. matched

uh given to Nigel Farage prior to the general election and an argument about whether or not he ought to have uh declared that money. matched

Now he has a wider diagnosis, Nigel Farage, about what he thinks is going on with all of these questions that are coming his way. matched

Uh but obviously I wanted to scrutinize him on the whole business of uh of uh of that gift. matched

Have you ever, in the last couple of months, looked in the mirror and thought, you know what? matched

Maybe I could have saved myself one heck of a lot of hassle if I'd just declared that. matched

Well, I could matched

personal. matched

I mean was it good legal advice given what's happened since? matched

Because there seems to be a doubt about whether you should. matched

That's why there's an investigation. matched

is the crux of this, isn't it? matched

Because maybe you were seeking advice from the wrong people, because you were seeking the advice of lawyers, but this is the political sphere. matched

Because plenty of MPs say, look, if we can declare stuff because the rules suggest if in doubt declare it, then then so should Nigel Farrell. matched

that's profound and it is significant, but it's not the question, is it? matched

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