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"If Trump was a black man, he would be in jail" | Billy Porter on US politics
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight "If Trump was a black man, he would be in jail" | Billy Porter on US politics

WATCH: "If Trump was a black man, he would be in jail"

Broadway and 'Pose' star Billy Porter speaks to @mattchorley.bsky.social about the re-election of Donald Trump, the challenges facing the Democrats and activism in the United States

#Newsnight

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49C0YmFrvs

20.06.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

26.06.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

26.06.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What are you having for breakfast?

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10.06.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What are you having for breakfast?

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10.06.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No I am doing both!

07.05.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🍽️ TOUR NEWS: I’ll have all the ingredients to cook up an hilarious new show looking at parliament's feuding food factions and how politicians really are what they eat.

Tickets on sale on Friday, but get early pre-sale by signing up to my mailing list at mattchorley.com

31.03.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new tour will go on sale next week - be the first to know… mattchorley.com

28.03.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new tour will go on sale next week - be the first to know… mattchorley.com

28.03.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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I baked for Prue

14.03.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is a more than 0% chance of me going on tour at some point this year with a new stand-up show.
So if you want to be the first to hear about it and get tickets, sign up to my mailing list at mattchorley.com

02.03.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is a more than 0% chance of me going on tour at some point this year with a new stand-up show.
So if you want to be the first to hear about it and get tickets, sign up to my mailing list at mattchorley.com

02.03.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poppy went to London

15.02.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t have nightmares

12.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

???

12.02.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a great time talking to @mattchorley.bsky.social with @profjanegreen.bsky.social about our @politicalquarterly.bsky.social paper today!

πŸ‘‚πŸ“» You can listen to it here, from 1:07:00 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

12.02.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

01.02.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tony, my show has a range of views on it, and yesterday’s discussion came from two long-serving political journalists drawing on years of experience covering Westminster. What you’ve linked to was written by someone who openly describes themselves as β€œactive in politics, in the Labour Party”

28.01.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My surname is a source of great pride for me.

I know it can be a mouthful, and it isn't the easiest to spell. I was even advised by some senior politicians to shorten it.

However as I told @mattchorley.bsky.social earlier - that was simply never an option. #HolocaustMemorialDay

27.01.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible interview with Nicholas Soames to mark 60 years since his grandfather’s death.

LISTEN AGAIN www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

26.01.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Keith

25.01.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Jonathan - was a real treat putting it together, rootling thrive the archives to find the audio from the service

25.01.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Matt Chorley - 24/01/2025 - BBC Sounds Matt Chorley with political guests, news, and your views on the issues that matter to you.

Completely riveting interview with Nicholas Soames, telling @mattchorley.bsky.social about the funeral of his grandfather Winston Churchill who died 60 years ago today. A perfect piece of broadcasting. It’s 1hr 6mins in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

24.01.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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OTD in 1965 Churchill died

Incredible interview with Nicholas Soames on walking behind the coffin of the war leader he called β€œgrandpa”

Today from 3pm on @bbc5live.bsky.social

24.01.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re going to have to respectfully disagree on this. Some people like Tory voices, some don’t. We have a responsibility to provide a range of voices, and the experience of people who have been in government can be useful as part of the mix. Have a good evening

23.01.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is nothing wrong at all with holding guests to account while also being polite and human, and producing a show which is informative and entertaining to listen to. That’s true of politicians of all parties. Reform, Tory, Labour, Lib Dem, Green, SNP, Plaid all come on the show

23.01.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Find other voices but not those voices?

23.01.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh sorry, I thought you had a genuine question which I’ve tried to answer but turns out you were being daft

23.01.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Across broadcasters there can been an issue with getting shadow cabinet/frontbench on (and numbers mean there aren’t many non-frontbench). So to get Conservative voices it sometimes requires some former MPs/ministers (who actually might have experience of the briefs in government)

23.01.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He is a former education secretary who introduced many of the academy reforms which are changed by the new bill. Tbh I speak to far more β€œformers” than currents. Always happy to have shadow cabinet - not through lack of asking

23.01.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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