Make Me Prime Minister press pack

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20 September 2022

Make Me Prime Minister is a brand new Channel 4 series that is set to lift the lid on what it really takes to be Prime Minister.

12 ambitious candidates with strong views from across the political spectrum will be put through their paces on the campaign trail in a raft of prime ministerial tasks set and adjudicated by political heavyweights Alastair Campbell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.

The candidates will need to persuade and convince former politicians, experienced journalists and most importantly the public, that they have the charisma, vision, and political acumen to lead. Across the series, the candidates will be whittled down until just one secures victory to be crowned Channel 4’s Alternative Prime Minister.

Two of the country’s former Prime Ministers will also appear in the six-part series. Tony Blair and David Cameron have both offered their own candid and personal advice on what it is like to be Prime Minister and given advice to the candidates taking part in the series.

Make Me Prime Minister was commissioned by Phil Harris, Head of Entertainment and Events and Commissioning Editors for Entertainment, Cimran Shah and Genna Gibson. The 6x60’ series is co-produced by Twofour and AOP, in co-production with Motion Content Group and comes from an idea devised by Matt Edmondson and Rees Howell.

The Executive Producers are Louise Hutchinson, David Clews, and Chloe Court for Twofour with Martin Oxley for Motion and Matt Edmondson and Francis Ridley for AOP. The Production Executive is Francesca Kybert, the Series Producer is Charlie McLean, and the Series Director is Josh Jacobs. Twofour is part of ITV Studios.

Make Me Prime Minister is funded by Channel 4’s Contestable Pot, a ring-fenced fund for new innovative, channel-defining formats, financed by Motion Content Group.

Make Me Prime Minister starts on Tuesday 27th September at 9.15pm on Channel 4.

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20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - Meet The Candidates

ADAM Age: 61 Occupation: Marketing Consultant Lives: Suffolk Political leanings – “Progressive, left of centre. Any vote to keep the Tories out.” Big Idea – To create more social mobility by depoliticising education. If he had £1 billion to spend, he would invest it in HMRC to stop tax evasion and

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Adam

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Alice

ALICE Age: 20 Occupation: Student Lives: London Political leanings – “Socially very conservative but feels the current Conservative Party often prioritises profit and big business over the people.” Big Idea – To abolish all green taxes and levies and promote ‘Trees Not Taxes’ — creating more green

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Caroline

CAROLINE Age: 55 Occupation: Hairdresser Lives: Buckinghamshire Political leanings – “I don’t actually identify with any party, but I guess if I was going to lean any way, it would be towards the Green Party.” Big Idea – To put ‘Planet Before Profit’ as she believes the government aren’t paying

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make me Prime Minister - interview with Conall

CONALL Age: 24 Occupation: Paralegal Lives: Belfast Political leanings – “I don’t identify with a particular party in England. I would just weigh up the policies as I see them.” Big Idea – To open rehabilitation centres across the UK which would offer a safe space for people living on the streets

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Danny

DANNY Age: 37 Occupation: Venue Operator Lives: London Political leanings – “Not really. I do call out the Conservative government a lot, but they are the government. I have also called out Labour and the Liberal Democrats as well, but I call out the Tories more. Labour aren’t in charge, so I’m not

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Darius

DARIUS Age: 23 Location: London Occupation: Entrepreneur & Charity Fundraiser Political leanings – “I stood in the last council elections for Hounslow Council as a Conservative candidate.” Big Idea – To provide more government funding to help young people set up their own businesses. How would you

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Holly

HOLLY Age: 29 Location: Leicester Occupation: Ex-footballer & Sports Agent Political leanings – “I identify with Labour. Recently, I haven’t been completely happy with the party and where it’s going, but if I was to vote tomorrow I would still vote Labour.” Big Idea – To dismantle institutional

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Jackie

JACKIE Age: 63 Location: Shropshire Occupation: Chief Officer Political leanings – “I always voted Conservative and never really gave it much thought, until the last bi-election we had. Both the Labour and Conservative candidates had no affinity to the area. The Lib Dem did. And for the first time

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Kelly

KELLY Age: 25 Location: Edinburgh Occupation: Equality & Diversity Inclusion Manager Political leanings – “Very much to the left.” Big Idea – Housing security for everyone and abolishing homelessness with Housing First. Kelly would like to implement a 20 min neighbourhood where everyone has a

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Natalie

NATALIE Age: 36 Location: Manchester Occupation: Medical Communications Director Political leanings – “Independent but left leaning.” Big Idea – To impose legislation to prevent multinational corporations from using debt shifting practises to avoid paying taxes. With the money raised, she would

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Rico

RICO Age: 30 Location: London Occupation: Diversity Consultant Political leanings – “Labour but more about a cause and fighting for minority groups.” Big Idea – To raise awareness of issues that impact the trans and nonbinary community, starting with access to the Gender Recognition Certificate How

20 Sep 22 Press Pack Article

Make Me Prime Minister - interview with Verity

VERITY Age: 22 Location: Brighton Occupation: Restaurant Supervisor Political leanings - "I do identify with a certain political party, but I was brought up with the fact that your political view is your own. My political views don't define who I am." Big Idea – To “Set The Bar” to ensure politics