As someone who delivered a bold and reforming Labour government, as a great dad and a great friend.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2023 source ↗
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
With a blue plaque.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
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Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗
As someone with integrity.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗
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View profile →Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
The UK voting for us to stay in Europe on 23 June.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
The double marathon on the last day of my 27 marathons in 27 days.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
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