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Former Labour and Tory leaders Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith are to be guest presenters on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2.Former Labour and Tory leaders Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith are to be guest presenters on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2.
Miliband, who in April appeared on the Channel 4 chatshow The Last Leg performing a tongue-in-cheek cover of A-ha’s 80s hit Take on Me, will present the 12-2pm radio programme for a week from 19 June.Miliband, who in April appeared on the Channel 4 chatshow The Last Leg performing a tongue-in-cheek cover of A-ha’s 80s hit Take on Me, will present the 12-2pm radio programme for a week from 19 June.
The former Labour leader and MP for Doncaster North jokingly tweeted confirmation that he had been “appointed to a new role”. There have been rumours he could return to Labour’s frontbench after Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise success in the general election.The former Labour leader and MP for Doncaster North jokingly tweeted confirmation that he had been “appointed to a new role”. There have been rumours he could return to Labour’s frontbench after Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise success in the general election.
In response to recent rumours, I can confirm I have been appointed to a new role... https://t.co/e2qAtvCuiRIn response to recent rumours, I can confirm I have been appointed to a new role... https://t.co/e2qAtvCuiR
Miliband’s tweet also refers to rumours that he might make a return to the frontline as a member of Labour’s shadow cabinet.
Last month Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, hinted that he would love to see Miliband serve in his shadow cabinet, after appearing alongside the former party leader during a pro-EU event and in interviews.
Duncan Smith, who used lyrics by the rapper Eminem to mock Labour’s Diane Abbott during the run-up to the election, will front the show for the week starting 26 June.Duncan Smith, who used lyrics by the rapper Eminem to mock Labour’s Diane Abbott during the run-up to the election, will front the show for the week starting 26 June.
“I am delighted that Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith will be presenting The Jeremy Vine Show,” said Lewis Carnie, the head of BBC Radio 2. “Both have held crucial roles in political life and will bring unique perspectives and insight to the programme, in the heart of the daytime schedule.”“I am delighted that Ed Miliband and Iain Duncan Smith will be presenting The Jeremy Vine Show,” said Lewis Carnie, the head of BBC Radio 2. “Both have held crucial roles in political life and will bring unique perspectives and insight to the programme, in the heart of the daytime schedule.”
Phil Jones, who edits the show, said Radio 2 had a tradition of having political guest editors, including Neil Kinnock and the late Charles Kennedy in the early 1990s. Miliband and Duncan Smith are the latest politicians to make the media leap to radio broadcasting.
In 2013, Global, owner of national talk radio station LBC, started the recent trend of hiring politicians to front shows hiring Nick Clegg, then deputy prime minister, for a weekly live phone-in show Call Clegg.
It proved to extremely popular leading to ex-London mayor Boris Johnson, who hosted a monthly show called Ask Boris which ended in March last year.
The capital’s current mayor, Sadiq Khan, fronts monthly Speak to Sadiq which is currently on-air.
Ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage continues to front an eponymous nightly show. Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond fronts a weekly phone-in show called The Alex Salmond Phone-In.
In March, George Osborne was controversially appointed as the new editor of the London Evening Standard.
, said Radio 2 had a tradition of having political guest editors, including Neil Kinnock and the late Charles Kennedy in the early 1990s.
“Political coverage is the bedrock of the programme and this is a sign of how important politics is to Radio 2, especially at such a key time in the nation’s history,” he said. “Each day we will cover the big stories that affect our listeners and continue to inform, educate and entertain the Radio 2 audience.”“Political coverage is the bedrock of the programme and this is a sign of how important politics is to Radio 2, especially at such a key time in the nation’s history,” he said. “Each day we will cover the big stories that affect our listeners and continue to inform, educate and entertain the Radio 2 audience.”
BBC Radio 2 attracts an average weekly audience of more than 7 million listeners.BBC Radio 2 attracts an average weekly audience of more than 7 million listeners.