Far from the corridors of Westminster, ITV’s political editor Robert Peston has found an unlikely stage for his talents – fronting a rock and punk cover band named Centrist Dad.
Performing hits like Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ and Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’, Peston says the band – which features his long-time friend and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls on drums, and Radio 4’s Front Row presenter John Wilson – is a form of therapy.
