Rory Stewart

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24,987 appearances 93 recordings 4 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 5d ago

Rory Stewart’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 201. How Westminster Breaks Politicians and Why Britain Isn't Ready for War · 9 Aug 2026 podcast

But so I think that's the first thing that Johnny's very, very good at bringing to life who a member of parliament could be, warts and all, and make you understand who these 650 people are composed of. voice-verified

I think it's also, I think he'd be the first to admit he is, like all of us, somebody of immense contradictions. voice-verified

And people listening to this will pick up on what some of those contradictions are and some contradictions that he talks about more openly and other contradictions he talks about less openly. voice-verified

You know, we talked about Boris Johnson, for example. voice-verified

uh where he's he's weighing up the fundamental question in politics which is the kind of machiavellian listen the end justifies the means i've got to get the veterans things through and if i have to hold my nose and work with boris that's okay because i've got to get this thing done against another view that he has which is very very deep and equally held which is why i think he's still struggling with it today which is voice-verified

He cares deeply about truth. voice-verified

And even if he's not fully conscious of it, every anecdote he tells about Boris Johnson is Boris lying. voice-verified

I mean, obviously, Boris sacked him. voice-verified

Obviously, Boris said he shouldn't go on the Today program. voice-verified

And then he calls him and says exactly the opposite. voice-verified

One of the lovely things about Johnny is exactly that. voice-verified

He's incredibly, I don't quite forgiving, but he's very, very, very good in a kind of way that should inspire us all about reaching out and having a meal or having a drink. voice-verified

Even when somebody said something pretty unforgivable about him, he's prepared to sit down and talk it through and be honest about where he got it wrong and where you got it wrong. voice-verified

He's wonderfully self-reflective. voice-verified

You're completely right. voice-verified

I mean, voice-verified

I got really, really, really cross with him. voice-verified

And he mentions this, that there was this extraordinary moment that everybody was watching when Boris Johnson was collapsing. voice-verified

And finally, we were going to get rid of this terrible human being in Charlatan. voice-verified

And Johnny got the first question at PMQs. voice-verified

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