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Politics and Political Speakers
The greatest speakers in history have so often come from the world of politics. Specialist Speakers is the leading UK agency for political speakers. We work with politician speakers who reveal precious insights into the workings of government and the civil service. We work with political journalists who have spent a lifetime understanding and writing on the workings of government and governance. And we work with think tanks and with organisations aspiring to influence politics and to create the future of society.
And now politics has become a media-driven, even social-media driven, enterprise full of thew unexpected and black swan events: Jeremy Corbyn, Donald Trump, and whatever surprise comes next.
Specialist Speakers is the number one bureau for speakers on politics. In recent times we have presented speakers as diverse as Paddy Ashdown, John Prescott, Tim Montgomerie and Yanis Varoufakis amongst many others.
Call us for any keynote speaker, panel participant, or expert, not just these:
David Aaronovitch
Orwell Prize-winning journalist, author and long-running columnist for The Times. ... [more]
Andrew Adonis
Lord Andrew Adonis is a politician and former journalist who held several key roles during the Labour party's time in government.... [more]
Bob Ainsworth
Bob is a former Defence & Armed Forces Minister. His experience within Whitehall is extensive, he speaks at both day conference and after dinner events with equal knowledge, enthusiasm and wit.... [more]
Lord McFall of Alcluith
A distinguished and outspoken Parliamentary expert on the UK banking system. In [more]
Danny Alexander
Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Liberal Democrat politician, responsible for many of the fiscal changes implemented during the coalition government's tenure.... [more]
Arni Pall Arnason
Iceland Minister of Economic Affairs 2010-11, responsible for co-ordination of IMF plan and a process of financial restructuring dealing successfully with unprecedented levels of corporate debt.... [more]
Jose Maria Aznar
Former Spanish Prime Minister, who stood firm against corruption and terrorism.... [more]
Emma Barnett
Award-winning journalist, broadcaster, documentary maker, columnist for The Sunday Times and regular presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour... [more]
Jamie Bartlett
Author, journalist and researcher focusing on cyber security, privacy, analysis and internet cultures.... [more]
Charlie Beckett
Charlie Beckett is the founding Director of Polis, a new forum for the debate, research and teaching of journalism and society at the LSE and London College of Communication. Charlie started his career on local papers in his native south London befor... [more]
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Susan Zanny Minton Beddoes is the seventeenth editor and first female Editor-in-Chief of The Economist in its 170 year history. ... [more]
Phillip Blond
Leads award-winning think-tank ResPublica. Internationally recognised thinker whose work has enormous policy & practical impact across European politics.... [more]
David Blunkett
David Blunkett became one of very few blind MPs to reach the front bench and Cabinet, previously chairing the Labour Party nationally and managing education and employment in Tony Blair’s first government. ... [more]
Michael Bociurkiw
Global affairs analyst, writer, speaker, and moderator. His new book Digital Crack, on social media addiction will be published in 2019.... [more]
Adam Boulton
Influential British political broadcaster, worked at Sky News as Political Editor until stepping down in 2014, he now presents Sky News Tonight.... [more]
Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner is the safest pairs of hands on the after dinner circuit. He is the favourite of both corporate clients and the public alike. Britain’s sharpest impressionist – a one-man opposition party even.... [more]
Anthony Browne
Anthony Browne is Policy Director for the Mayor of London's office, former director of think tank Policy Exchange, Health Editor, Environment Editor, Deputy Business Editor of the Observer, and Economics Correspondent for BBC TV and radio. He has wri... [more]
Eamonn Butler
Director and founder of think tank, the Adam Smith Institute. Eamonn is a broadcaster and writer on issues of economy and social policy. ... [more]
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell writer, communicator and media strategist is best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Campbell now splits his time between writin... [more]
Camilla Cavendish
Award-winning investigative journalist and former Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit, ... [more]
Kenneth Clarke
Former Minister for Health, Trade & Industry, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Business Secretary. One of the most experienced figures in British politics. ... [more]
Michael Cockerell
Legendary award-winning BBC documentary maker who has interviewed 9 PM's, written about British political leaders and their image-makers.... [more]
Peter Conradi
Worked in national and international journalism for more than three decades. Author of 'Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War'... [more]
Marie Le Conte
French political journalist based in London she tells Brits what their politics look like from the point of view of someone arriving from outside the Westminster Bubble.... [more]
Patrick Cormack
Sir Patrick Cormack is one of our longest serving Parliamentarians. Before entering Parliament, Sir Patrick was a schoolmaster, he continues to educate as Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull. For 8 years he was a team captain in the BB... [more]
Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie has taught economics, served as MP for South Derbyshire and as a junior Health Minister, written several books and is a regular feature on both TV and radio. Time Out magazine said of her "Frank and funny, you can't put her down".... [more]
Alastair Darling
Former Labour MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer who steered the United Kingdom through the worst financial crisis of modern times. ... [more]
David Davis
David Davies served as Secretary of State for Exiting the EU [DexEU] following the UK Brexit Referendum from the inception of the department until his resignation in July 2018.... [more]
Chris Deerin
Scotsman, political columnist, award winning journalist, controversial critic of the SNP and communications expert. ... [more]
John Denham
In the United Kingdom ‘English identity’ is on the rise and is playing an increasingly significant role in British politics, especially since the EU Referendum of 2016 and Brexit. John Denham speaks with authority about the new identity politics ... [more]
Michael Dobbs
Offers a unique insight into the workings of recent British politics. No-one matches his experience and understanding of Brexit and the constitutional whirlwind that the country is experiencing right now.... [more]
Gary Duncan
Gary Duncan is the former Times Economics Editor and one of the UK's leading financial commentators. During his career he has been Economics Editor for The Scotsman, covering UK and Scottish economic affairs and spent five years as a Westminster lobb... [more]
Jonny Dymond
A reporter of enormous experience. Now BBC Royal Correspondent and presenter on BBC Radio 4’s excellent Broadcasting House and on the BBC World Service as a political reporter.... [more]
Alan Fisher
Alan Fisher is a Scottish broadcast journalist, London correspondent for Al Jazeera International and a respected political speaker and presenter. He is a columnist with the current affairs magazine Scottish Review and a patron of the Young UK Progra... [more]
Janan Ganesh
FT principal political columnist and author of the biography 'George Osbourne: The Austerity Chancellor'. One of the most influential figures in British society.... [more]
Matthew Goodwin
Leading authority on extremism, the Eurozone and EU, Brexit and how it may succeed, how we might fight terrorism and what the electorate really think about these issues.... [more]
David Allen Green
Writer and lawyer with a particular interest in explaining complex messy situations, and Brexit.... [more]
Shane Greer
Shane Greer is a political writer, commentator, the editor of the political magazine Total Politics and an advocate of small state and low tax.... [more]
William Hague
Former secretary of state, foreign secretary and leader of the Conservative party. A renowned and outstanding speaker and political insider.... [more]
Isabel Hardman
Blogger and journalist, currently assistant editor of the Spectator where she writes and edits the popular Coffee House blog. Isabel is also a columnist for the Daily Telegraph.... [more]
Harriet Harman
The longest serving female MP in the British House of Commons, first ever Minister for Women, with a wealth of political knowledge and experience.... [more]
Tom Harris
Columnist for the Daily Telegraph, as an MP he became the Labour government’s longest serving railways Minister and is a pioneer of political social media.... [more]
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Julia Hartley-Brewer is the new presenter of LBC 97.3FM radio’s afternoon show and former Assistant Editor and political columnist on The Sunday Express, a regular guest on programmes such as Have I Got News For You and Question Time and an enterta... [more]
Mehdi Hasan
Political Editor for Huffington Post, contributor to The Guardian and The Times and author of Summer of Unrest: the Debt Delusion.... [more]
Charles Hendry
Charles Hendry was UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and speaks on renewables including tidal and offshore wind power.... [more]
David Henig
A leading expert in Brexit negotiations and the trade policy issues arising from Brexit. Established the new UK Department for International Trade in 2016, developing options for UK trade with the USA and non-EU countries.... [more]
Gaby Hinsliff
Gaby is a Guardian columnist, political columnist and interviewer for Grazia, a prolific writer and blogger with an inside track on the exercise of power and the development of policy.... [more]
Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop is a writer, humourist and popular broadcaster. He has been Editor of “Private Eye” since 1986 and has written extensively for television and radio comedy. His regular appearances on humorous current affairs quiz shows such as Have I G... [more]
Peter Hobday
Peter Hobday has a lively sense of humour and in addition to his skills as a conference chair he has spoken at countless dinners providing a humorous take on journalism, the media and current affairs. Peter speaks in Europe and the UK in equal measur... [more]
John Humphrys
Host and interviewer on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme until 2019, host of Mastermind ... [more]
John Hutton
Leading European expert on public policy issues, demographic and economic trends, pension schemes and public health related to ageing population. ... [more]
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is executive vice chair of The Work Foundation, the most influential voice on work, employment and organisation issues in the UK. Regularly called on to advise senior political and business figures and comment in the national and internat... [more]
Azeem Ibrahim
Global entrepreneur, philanthropist, adviser to world leaders and youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List and Carter Anderson’s Power 100 list.... [more]
Bill Jamieson
Former Executive Editor of the Scotsman Newspaper and Economics Editor of the Sunday Telegraph. He remains a regular commentator for BBC and news press. ... [more]
Alan Johnson
The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP is the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament. He rose to power in the Blair New Labour Government, eventually becoming Home Secretary, the office he held until Labour's defeat in the 2010 election. ... [more]
Martha Kearney
Martha Kearney presents BBC Radio 4's early morning Today and is now one of the corporation's most respected political journalists.... [more]
Laura Kuenssberg
Probing political interviewer, BBC Political Editor, and the first woman to take the role in the history of the corporation. ... [more]
Quentin Letts
The Daily Mail’s star Parliamentary sketch writer and regular guest on progammes such as This Week, Newsnight, Have I Got News For You and Question Time.... [more]
Robin Lustig
Robin's career began with Reuters in 1970 as Correspondent in Madrid, Paris and Rome. He has presented the BBC Radio 4's flagship current affairs programme, The World Tonight and BBC World Service Newshour since 1989. Robin is well known for his humo... [more]
Julie MacDonald
Reporter/presenter Julie MacDonald cast her talents across the outputs of GMTV, ITV’s London Tonight and BBC’s Breakfast News and for Al Jazeera between 2006/7. Julie’s lively Scottish brogue was heard weekly on Simon Mayo’s Five Live Panel c... [more]
Ian MacFadyen
Ian MacFadyen is a respected consultant, coach and commentator. He has advised governments in the UK and overseas, coached senior public officials, and commented in print and television on public services, reform and the Budget.... [more]
Peter MacMahon
Host, presenter, and specialist speaker on UK politics and the Scottish political scene. ... [more]
Dr Denis MacShane
Europe expert and political insider specialising in penetrating analysis. Offers frank insight into how ministers and politicians arrive at decisions.... [more]
Anne Mackenzie
Anne Mackenzie joined Grampian Television in 1981 as news reporter, she quickly began to present news, current affairs and political programmes, winning a BAFTA for her work on the North Tonight nightly news programme. She gained greater popularity p... [more]
Sally Magnusson
Highly experienced, award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author, skilled interviewer, conference facilitator and awards host... [more]
Emily Maitlis
Presenter of the BBC flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight an RTS Presenter of the Year 2019.... [more]
John Major
John Major was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Leader of the Conservative Party from November 1990 until May 1997.... [more]
Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr presents BBC Radio Four's Start The Week each Monday. He joined the Monday morning programme in November 2002. He is also the host of the interview programme The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One. ... [more]
Rachel Marsden
Paris based Rachel Marsden is a political and international affairs commentator, analyst, journalist and broadcaster. She has presented for Fox News and as a weekly columnist with Sun Media, and the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington ... [more]
Iain Martin
Political commentator, editor of Reaction, author and former editor at CapX, The Scotsman and former deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph.... [more]
Daisy McAndrew
Journalist, news presenter and expert facilitator who specialises in politics, economics and social issues.... [more]
Hamish McRae
Hamish McRae is one of Europe's most respected financial journalists and commentators. He is the principal economic commentator and associate editor of The Independent and was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Pres... [more]
Esther McVey
Esther McVey worked for 12 years as a broadcaster and producer and was the youngest female host of ITV’s breakfast news. In 2010 she was elected as the first Conservative MP on Merseyside since 1997. She was Minister of State for Employment from 20... [more]
David Mellor
David Mellor was born in Dorset and educated at Christ’s College Cambridge and the Inns of Court School of Law. David won the marginal seat of Putney from Labour in 1979. He joined Margaret Thatcher’s Government in 1981 serving in six Departments... [more]
Dr Alan Mendoza
Dr Alan Mendoza is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy. ... [more]
Anand Menon
Professor Anand Menon is a leading analyst of British and European politics, and one of the UK's foremost commentators on Brexit and the future of the European Union.... [more]
Jane Merrick
Former political editor and is now a contributor for The Independent and co-editor of the online news and opinion platform @the spoon... [more]
Sarah Montague
Sarah Montague is one of BBC Radio 4's prestigious Today team members, also regularly appearing alongside Jeremy Paxman on BBC 2's Newsnight programme. She worked as a stockbroker until joining Channel Television in 1991. She joined the BBC in 1997 a... [more]
Tim Montgomerie
Columnist for The Times, founder of ConservativeHome. Writes for The Spectator, New Statesman, London Evening Standard, City AM, Wall Street Journal & the FT. ... [more]
Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan is the former Editor of News of The World and The Mirror newspapers. Since then, he has presented a number of TV shows and shot to fame as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent. He is an entertaining raconteur and ... [more]
Jim Murphy
Former Cabinet Minister, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and voted the most effective Minister in government by politicians of all parties from the House of Commons and House of Lords.... [more]
Richard Needham
Speaker Sir Richard Needham was Deputy Chairman of Dyson for four years, now senior independent Director. A former Minister of Trade and the visionary architect of Northern Ireland's reconstruction and redevelopment. Sir Richard Needham is both a str... [more]
Andrew Neil
Publisher, editor, writer, broadcaster, public speaker and business consultant on media working out of London, New York, Edinburgh and France. His knowledge of global political and economic affairs is recognised as foremost in the reporting world.... [more]
Richard Noble
Richard Noble, entrepreneur and team leader specialises in developing high risk ventures. His Thrust 2 programme brought the World Land Speed Record back to Britain in 1983 and the Thrust SSC, the first ever supersonic land speed record. His team ach... [more]
Catrin Nye
Catrin Nye is an award-winning investigative journalist, documentary maker and presenter for the BBC with expertise in politics, media, and current affairs.... [more]
Isabel Oakeshott
British political journalist and commentator, former Sunday Times Political Editor and Political Journalist of the Year 2013. Co-author of ‘Call Me Dave’, a controversial unauthorised biography of David Cameron.... [more]
Mark Oaten
Exclusive speaker Mark Oaten - former Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester, is a leading expert on coalition government. His book Coalitions is the priciple work on this subject. He speaks and consults widely to public affairs, public sector and corpor... [more]
Christine Ockrent
Christine Ockrent is an internationally respected and award winning journalist, broadcaster, businesswoman and author.... [more]
Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar rose to prominence as the BBC’s man in Baghdad during the Gulf War. His reports became a regular feature on news bulletins in the UK and around the world. Rageh has worked as a foreign correspondent across the Middle East and Africa, an... [more]
George Osborne
Former United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, editor of the London Evening Standard. ... [more]
Matthew Parris
Mathew Parris is a Times political columnist, political commentator, and former Conservative MP.... [more]
Chris Patten
As the last Governor of Hong Kong he oversaw the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997. In 1998, he wrote EAST AND WEST, a book on Asia and its relations with the rest of the world. His interest in both the former colony and China remains and he is wi... [more]
John Pienaar
John Pienaar is the BBC’s Senior Political Correspondent, both on television news and Radio 5 Live. He interprets Government spin, offering the inside scoop on the political scene. He is an accomplished after dinner speaker and a popular conference... [more]
Amanda Platell
Amanda Platell writes a weekly column for The Daily Mail and regularly writes for the Independent on Sunday and New Statesman; Amanda was recently seen on Sven: The Coach, The Cash & His Lovers for Channel 4. Find out more about Amanda as a speaker f... [more]
Michael Portillo
Rt Hon Michael Portillo is a former Minister of State turned author, columnist, political commentator and broadcaster. He is a highly sought after conference, after dinner speaker and raconteur. ... [more]
John Prescott
Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, now serving as a life peer. A key figure within Tony Blair's New Labour government.... [more]
Steve Richards
Steve Richards is Chief Political Columnist for the Independent, Contributing Editor of the New Statesman and host of BBC R4’s Week in Westminster.... [more]
Beth Rigby
Beth Rigby is one of the UK's most respected and instantly recognised TV journalists.... [more]
James Robinson
Former senior political advisor who ran the media strategy at the heart of opposition as Director of Communications for the Deputy Leader. ... [more]
Joshua Rozenberg
Joshua Rozenberg is Britain's best-known commentator on the law. He was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years before moving in 2000 to The Daily Telegraph, where he edited the paper's legal coverage until the end of 2008. He writes also for the ... [more]
Juan Senor
Popular speaker and presenter Juan Senor has produced business and factual programmes in 52 countries. He has skied to the North Pole and trekked across the Sahara for charity. Juan also received an EMMY nomination for his exclusive interviews with t... [more]
John Sergeant
John Sergeant is a freelance broadcaster, writer and sometime dancer. After his best selling memoirs, 'Give Me Ten Seconds' he has written another book - describing the final part of Margaret Thatcher's career.... [more]
Stephan Shakespeare
Founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome & the first political internet TV station. Inspiring innovator & highly influential in modern political communication.... [more]
Tim Shipman
Political Editor of the Sunday Times and one of the most experienced reporters and observational commentators of Westminster life. One of the UK’s most informed commentators on Brexit.... [more]
Prof Roger Steare
Professor Roger Steare is a leading practitioner in the development and delivery of Leadership, Culture and Ethics programs globally. He helps people develop good thinking, positive dialogue and ethical behaviour and to do the right thing. ... [more]
Jack Straw
Served in senior Cabinet positions from 1997 to 2010 and took a leading part in momentous political decisions in national and international politics.... [more]
Jamie Susskind
How digital will shape our futures and how the ability of government and big business to use technology to control society will demand new moral codes and ethics.... [more]
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is BBC Scotland's Political Editor, the author of two seminal works on the Scottish Parliament, and a respected speaker on Scottish politics and wider political matters.... [more]
Nick Timothy
Formerly Prime Minister Theresa May’s joint Chief of Staff, speaker on strategic communications and geopolitical risk. ... [more]
Polly Toynbee
Respected and renowned columnist writing for The Guardian and campaigner on social justice issues.... [more]
Poppy Trowbridge
Columnist for The Times and Guardian, former special adviser and Director of Communications to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond and Sky Business and Economics correspondent.... [more]
Joe Twyman
One of the UK's best known and most respected political and electoral pollsters, co-founder and director of Deltapoll.... [more]
Marco Vicenzino
Leading specialist and commentator on American politics and in particular, the possible shape of a Trump Presidency and its impact upon Europe and the UK.... [more]
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique de Villepin is a senior French diplomat, politician, and writer who served as interior minister (2004–05) and prime minister (2005–07) in the neo-Gaullist administration of Pres. Jacques Chirac.... [more]
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine presents the aptly titled Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, daily between 12 & 2 and The Politics Show on BBC 1, Sunday’s at 12.00. Prior to this he presented BBC 2’s Newsnight.... [more]
Carole Walker
BBC Political Correspondent who has covered some of the biggest political stories in recent history including six general elections, the EU referendum and several wars and revolutions.... [more]
Sayeeda Warsi
One of the strongest personalities in British and European politics. A lawyer with a powerful advocacy record and very significant foreign policy experience.... [more]
Nigel Waterson
Nigel Waterson is a former lawyer, Member for Parliament and Shadow Pensions Minister. He is a recognised expert on pensions and issues relating to ageing; as well as financial services more generally.... [more]
Ella Whelan
Ella Whelan writes for Spiked Online on political issues with a focus on feminism and free speech.... [more]
Robert Winston
Professor Lord Robert Winston of Hammersmith is well known to audiences throughout the world for his landmark BBC television series, The Human Body, Secret Life of Twins and Superhuman. He has shown a great capacity for communicating often complex sc... [more]
Toby Young
One of Britain's most controversial broadcasters, author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, founder of the West London Free Schools group. ... [more]
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor
Patrick is one of the longest serving and most respected broadcasters in the world. A household name throughout France and Europe. ... [more]
