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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ON POLITICS and SPEAKERS FROM THE WORLD OF POLITICS
Politics Speakers – the greatest speakers have so often come from the world of politics. Specialist Speakers is the leading UK agency for keynote political speakers. We work with speakers who reveal precious insights into the workings of government and 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 with experts who can illuminate the politics and implications of 2024 - The Great Election Year in which half of humanity goes to the polls.
Call Specialist Speakers on UK 01455 633289 for any guest or conference speaker, panel participant, or expert, not just the Top 100 politics speakers in our listings here!
David Aaronovitch
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 Ainsworth 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
Lord McFall is a distinguished and outspoken Parliamentary expert on the UK bank [more]
Danny Alexander
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
Arni Pall Arnason - Iceland Minister of Economic Affairs 2010-11, responsible for co-ordination of IMF plan and a process of restructuring in dealing with unprecedented levels of corporate debt.... [more]
Jose Maria Aznar
Jose Maria Aznar - former Spanish Prime Minister, who stood firm against corruption and terrorism.... [more]
Farzana Baduel
Farzana Baduel is a specialist speaker in global strategic communications and public relations.... [more]
Emma Barnett
Speaker Emma Barnett is 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
Jamie Bartlett speaker, author and researcher on cyber security, privacy, and digital culture. He is author of 'How to Talk to AI'.... [more]
Charlie Beckett
Charlie Beckett is the founding Director of Polis, a forum for the debate, research and teaching of journalism and society at the LSE and London College of Communication.... [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]
Nicola Blackwood
Baroness Nicola Blackwood speaker on health policy: served as a Health Minister under two Prime Ministers with responsibilities including life sciences research, medicines regulation, global health security, vaccines, and is Chair of Genomics England.... [more]
Phillip Blond
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
Michael Bociurkiw - global affairs analyst, writer, speaker, moderator. His new book 'Digital Pandemic' was published in 2021.... [more]
Adam Boulton
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 - a favourite of both corporate clients and the public alike. Britain's sharpest impressionist!... [more]
Anthony Browne
Anthony Browne, Conservative MP since 2019, previously Chief Executive of British Bankers Association.... [more]
Eamonn Butler
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]
Capri Cafaro
Capri Cafaro was ten years a Senator in the Ohio State legislature and known today for her healthcare and infrastructure policy expertise. Plus her passion for the traditions of great American food!... [more]
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell writer, communicator and media strategist best known for his role as spokesperson, press secretary and director of communications and strategy.... [more]
Peter Campbell
Peter Campbell is Global Transport Corresondent at the FT reporting on rail and air and expert in the automotive manufacturing sector.... [more]
Peter Cardwell
Peter Cardwell - former special adviser to the UK Government delivering advice, crisis management and media handling in tumultuous times.... [more]
Camilla Cavendish
Camilla Cavendish - investigative journalist and former Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit. ... [more]
Kenneth Clarke
Ken Clarke: Lord Clarke of Nottingham, 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
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
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
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]
Rachel Cunliffe
Rachel Cunliffe is a political journalist, speaker, and broadcaster and is currently deputy online editor at the New Statesman.... [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]
Ruth Davidson
Rt Hon Baroness Ruth Davidson, speaker on politics, leadership and equality, former leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.... [more]
David Davis
David Davis 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
Chris Deerin - Scotsman, political columnist, award winning journalist, controversial critic of the SNP and communications expert. ... [more]
John Denham
John Denham speaks about the new identity politics of England, setting cultural and political developments in a comprehensive international context.... [more]
Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs offers a unique insight from the inside into the workings of politics today.... [more]
Gary Duncan
Gary Duncan speaker, former Economics Editor of The Times and one of the UK's leading financial commentators. ... [more]
Jonny Dymond
Jonny Dymond presents The World At One on BBC Radio 4 and The World This Weekend.... [more]
Danny Finkelstein
Danny Finkelstein - politician and journalist who is associate editor with The Times.... [more]
Alan Fisher
Alan Fisher - Washington DC correspondent for Al Jazeera International, political speaker and presenter.... [more]
Janan Ganesh
Janan Ganesh speaker, FT principal political columnist and author of the biography 'George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor'.... [more]
Shane Greer
Shane Greer is a political writer, commentator, the Chief Executive of Biteback Media, Total Politics and Campaigns & Elections magazine.... [more]
William Hague
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
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
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]
John Harris
John Harris - journalist, writer, columnist and commentator on society and culture.... [more]
Tom Harris
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]
Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan - Political Editor for Huffington Post, contributor to The Guardian and The Times and author of Summer of Unrest: the Debt Delusion.... [more]
Ayesha Hazarika
Ayesha Hazarika is a speaker, broadcaster, political commentator, former adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman.... [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
David Henig - speaker and expert in Brexit negotiations and on trade policy issues including protectionism.... [more]
Daniel James Henry
Daniel James Henry. TV and event host and speaker Daniel is currently with BBC Africa where has produced and presented the documentary series African Diaspora Diaries.... [more]
Gaby Hinsliff
Gaby Hinsliff 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 speaker, writer, humourist, broadcaster and editor of "Private Eye" since 1986. His appearances on current affairs quiz shows such as Have I Got News For You, and Newsquiz have made him a household name.... [more]
John Humphrys
John Humphrys - host and interviewer on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme until 2019, host of Mastermind ... [more]
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husein, former BBC broadcaster host and moderator, speaker on politics and current affairs and women's rights.... [more]
John Hutton
John Hutton - leading expert on policy issues including pensions and public health as well as engineering and manufacturing.... [more]
Will Hutton
Will Hutton speaker, is executive vice chair of The Work Foundation, one of the most influential voice on work, employment and organisation issues in the UK.... [more]
Azeem Ibrahim
Azeem Ibrahim - entrepreneur, adviser to world leaders and youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List and Carter Anderson's Power 100 list.... [more]
Bill Jamieson
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bill Jamieson, a great journalist and a remarkable voice for Scotland. He was a friend and valued colleague. ... [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
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
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 Lustig began his career 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 humorous current affairs based talks, he explores the n... [more]
James Lyons
James Lyons, former Director of Strategic Communications at 10 Downing Street and ex Head of Corporate and Policy Comms at TikTok... [more]
Julie MacDonald
Julie MacDonald - reporter/presenter seen on GMTV, ITV's London Tonight and BBC's Breakfast News, Al Jazeera and Channel 5.... [more]
Jason MacKenzie
Jason MacKenzie - a former President of the CIPR in 2017, speaker Jason MacKenzie is a geopolitical communications consultant working with presidents and prime ministers.... [more]
Peter MacMahon
Peter MacMahon - host, presenter, and specialist speaker on UK politics and the Scottish political scene. ... [more]
Dr Denis MacShane
Denis MacShane - Europe expert and political insider specialising in penetrating analysis. Offers frank insight into how ministers and politicians arrive at decisions.... [more]
Iain MacWhirter
Iain MacWhirter - one of Scotland's best-known and influential political journalists.... [more]
Anne Mackenzie
Anne Mackenzie - conference host and political and current affairs commentator in both Scotland and England.... [more]
Craig Mackinlay
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough speaks on politics, tax policy, Brexit and disability awareness.... [more]
Sally Magnusson
Sally Magnusson - highly experienced, award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author, skilled interviewer, conference facilitator and awards host... [more]
Emily Maitlis
Emily Maitlis - presenter of the BBC flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight an RTS Presenter of the Year 2019.... [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
Rachel Marsden, Paris-based, is a political and international affairs commentator, analyst, journalist and broadcaster. She has presented for Fox News and worked as a weekly columnist with Sun Media, the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Times.... [more]
Iain Martin
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
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.... [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 2013 – 2015. ... [more]
David Mellor
David Mellor won the marginal seat of Putney from Labour in 1979. He served in six Departments of State, including Home and Foreign Office and Treasury, in Margaret Thatcher's government from 1981. David is an after-dinner speaker, and commentator on current affairs and political issues.... [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
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. Sarah is an accomplished presenter and a regular choice for hosting financial services conferences and seminars.... [more]
Tim Montgomerie
Tim Montgomerie - Columnist for The Times, founder of ConservativeHome, who 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. A host for bigger budget events.... [more]
Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy speaker and former Cabinet Minister, former leader of the Scottish Labour Party and Parliamentarian voted the most effective Minister in government by politicians of all parties from the House of Commons and House of Lords.... [more]
Richard Needham
Sir Richard Needham was Deputy Chairman of Dyson, a former Minister of Trade, and visionary architect of Northern Ireland's reconstruction and redevelopment. ... [more]
Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil - publisher, editor, writer, broadcaster, public speaker and consultant on media working out of London, New York, Edinburgh and France. His knowledge of global political and economic affairs is unsurpassed.... [more]
Richard Noble
Richard Noble, entrepreneur and team leader specialises in developing high risk ventures including winning the world land speed record.... [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
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
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 corporate clients.... [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 - he's a highly experienced foreign correspondent and an accomplished conference host. ... [more]
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris is a Times political columnist, political commentator, and former Conservative MP.... [more]
Chris Patten
Lord Patten - Chris Patten was last Governor of Hong Kong and oversaw the return of the colony to China in 1997.... [more]
Allison Pearson
Allison Pearson is a columnist and chief interviewer for the The Daily Telegraph.... [more]
Katie Perrior
Speaker Katie Perrior - first female Director of Communications at 10 Downing Street... [more]
Robert Peston
Robert Peston - one of the best known media voices in politics and economics in the UK today.... [more]
John Pienaar
John Pienaar - senior British political correspondent at the BBC and soon at Time Radio.... [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 for your event.... [more]
Michael Portillo
Rt Hon Michael Portillo is a former Minister of State turned author, columnist, political commentator and broadcaster. He's a highly sought after conference, after dinner speaker and raconteur. Keen on trains.... [more]
John Prescott
Lord 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 speaker on politics, presenter and columnist for the Independent, New Statesman, The Guardian, and host of BBC R4's Week in Westminster. Steve is Rock'n'Roll Politics.... [more]
Beth Rigby
Beth Rigby is one of the UK's most respected and instantly recognised TV journalists.... [more]
James Robinson
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 before moving to The Daily Telegraph. He writes for the London Evening Standard, the Law Society's Gazette and presents the BBC 4 Radio 4 series, Law in Action.... [more]
Nina Schick
Nina Schick speaker on generative AI, misinformation, deep fakes, and the future of ethics and artificial intelligence.... [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
Stephan Shakespeare - Founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome & the first political internet TV station. Inspiring innovator & highly influential in modern political communication.... [more]
Tim Shipman
Tim Shipman - Political Editor of the Sunday Times - is one of the most experienced reporters and observational commentators of Westminster life. He is 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]
Nicholas Stern
Lord Nicholas Stern is former chief economic advisor to the UK government he was also the chief economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 2000 to 2003. He is a respected speaker on issues of the economy, climate change and Europe.... [more]
Jack Straw
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
Jamie Susskind speaker on 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]
Loveena Tandon
Loveena Tandon - foreign Correspondent and presenter for the India Today Group in London... [more]
Jonathan Tanner
Jonathan Tanner - exploring and explaining how technology will affect politics and governance.... [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
Nick Timothy - formerly Prime Minister Theresa May's joint Chief of Staff, speaker on strategic comms and geopolitical risk. ... [more]
Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee is a highly respected and renowned columnist writing for The Guardian and campaigner on social justice issues.... [more]
Poppy Trowbridge
Poppy Trowbridge - columnist for 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
Joe Twyman - one of the UK's best known and most respected political and electoral pollsters, co-founder and director of Deltapoll.... [more]
Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis speaker - charismatic former Greek Finance Minister and one of the driving forces behind the Syriza party's anti-austerity policies. An important figure in current debates around the European financial crisis.... [more]
Marco Vicenzino
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]
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
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
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is one of the strongest personalities in British and European politics. A lawyer with a powerful advocacy record and significant foreign policy experience.... [more]
Nigel Waterson
Nigel Waterson, former lawyer, MP and Shadow Pensions Minister, expert on financial issues relating to ageing.... [more]
Nicholas Watt
Nicholas Watt - working in national journalism for almost 30 years, reporting on UK and EU politics and expert in the analysis of Brexit developments. ... [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 science to a wide public audience.... [more]
Michael Wolff
One of our great narrative journalists. Chronicler of the Trump White House, Michael Wolff writes and speaks on the rich and famous, the good and the bad, and the exercise of great power.... [more]
