Jeremy Vine

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360 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 26 Jul

Jeremy Vine’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Newscast · Old Newscast: How Labour Won In 1997 (Part 2) · 26 Jul 2026 podcast

John Major had decided to have a VE Day anniversary thing.

And it was really half-assed.

You know, it was things like spam fritter frying.

And then Vera... And Mandelson said, I'm in touch with Vera, and I think she may be able to help.

And I didn't know what he was talking about.

Like, he'd given me a blank expression.

The following day, you know, the next weekend, the Sunday Times, John Major's VE Day commemorations in chaos as Vera Lynn pulls out.

So I thought, ah, that's how.

And there was a whole thing about we're going to have street parties, but no one wanted them.

And there was spam fritter frying and who wants to do that?

And that was my first indication.

You never saw the name of Mandelson anywhere near the story.

And I thought, oh, that's what he does.

That's it.

And then subsequently brought in by Blair in a very first political conference, I went to where he was and I was again young and silly.

And I said, oh, hello, Peter, are you the dark master?

Are you the puppeteer?

And he said, can I make it clear to you, Jeremy?

I'm not pulling any strings.

I'm not the prince of darkness and I'm not manipulating anyone.

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