In general, the US boasts a more obvious symbiosis between TV stardom and political success than the UK (see: Trump, Donald). But it’s in the UK that serving politicians getting their own news shows is fast becoming a trend.
Nadine Dorries (who, last time I checked, is still just about a Tory MP) is a host on Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV, while her colleagues Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lee Anderson and married MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies all have slots on the rival rightwing channel, GB News. Across the floor, David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has a phone-in show on LBC radio.
