25th November, 2011, 1:06 pm How not to appear on the Today Programme Mark Ferguson Share this article: Grant Shapps wastes the first three minutes of his Today programme interview arguing about whether or not he hadn’t turned up for a previous interview. Listen to the interview below: (H/T: Political Scrapbook) Tags: Today Programme / Grant Shapps / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Natural England launch strategy to recover nature Natural England is aiming to spark nature recovery across Britain with its fresh strategy that takes a four… James Moules 6th November, 2025, 3:30 pm Comment ‘Refreshing Help to Save is a low-cost way to help millions build financial resilience’ The statistics on the pressures facing households across Britain are clear. Inflation in October almost hit 4%, double… Vikki Brownridge 6th November, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘The Warm Homes Plan must not leave rural communities out in the cold’ In my constituency of South Norfolk over 20% of households are off the gas grid and heated by… Ben Goldsborough 6th November, 2025, 6:00 am
Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson
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