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17 from ’17: Ben Bradley: ‘For A Posh Lad, David Cameron Was Alright’
The 2017 General Election saw 92 MPs elected to the Commons for the very first time. In a series of exclusive interviews, HuffPost UK is speaking to new MPs from the Conservatives, Labour, SNP and Lib Dems. This week, it’s Ben Bradley…
On a night of disappointment for the Conservatives, Ben Bradley’s win in Mansfield was a rare positive.
The 27-year-old took the seat from Labour in what was the Tories first every victory in the Nottinghamshire constituency.
The former landscape gardener had dreams of being professional hockey player until he realised he…erm…wasn’t good enough.
Despite being an MP, he is a fan of anti-establishment music and hasn’t really got any political heroes, but has thrown himself into life in the Commons by bringing together fellow young Tories to form a scrutiny group.
Here’s Ben Bradley’s 17 from ’17 interview.
date actually. It was alright, my page was full but some others had half.
Who is your favourite band or artist?
I really like singer-songwriters so James Bay and Ed Sheeran. I really like Gaslight Anthem – I got their first album 10 years ago and I’ve got them all. They are probably my favourite band.
One of my favourite gigs I’ve ever been to was King Blues at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. They are really anti-establishment, anti-government, I probably shouldn’t even say I like them. They even do some of the Labour campaign stuff but it’s really good music. Frank Turner is the same with his songs about Thatcher.
What’s your favourite film?
There’s a few. Lucky Number Slevin, that’s a good film. All the usual, I like culty things like Fight Club and Donnie Darko.
What one thing would you change about UK politics if you could?
I’ve been talking about this a lot, but I think we need to catch up. A lot of the new MPs who have come in on all sides of the House are probably a bit more connected with the real world and 2015, equally. You lose that touch as you go along.
What I would like to see is more of those really capable guys from 2015 and 2010 get pushed forward for stuff because there are a lot of really relatable, really positive people that could do the country a good service but need a job in order to do so.
Which three words would your best friend use to describe you?
That’s hard – he’s probably used lots of three word phrases. I’m kind of his wisdom. My best mate is a really nice guy and plugging along with stuff and he comes for careers advice as I’m the sensible one. Yeah, ‘the sensible one’.
When I was at uni I moved in with my wife and by the time I finished uni the second time we were having a baby and all that so I was quite grown up. They used to call me the ‘anti-lad’ because they were all out on the piss and I had to go home.
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