Laura Kuenssberg, the youngest ever - and first female - BBC political editor, and now host of the BBC's flagship political discussion programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, is Gyles's guest today.
Laura tells Gyles about her fascinating family history: about her impressive great-grandmother who helped the family escape Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and about her grandfather's journey across Europe with his money hidden in a hockey stick. She talks about the work ethic she inherited from this family of determined migrants. She talks about growing up in the Glasgow, about her close-knit school friends and their love of A-Ha, and about her formative experience working on a political talkshow in Washington DC. She talks about the murder of Jo Cox and a disconcerting encounter at a party conference.
Laura's new book, Pay Attention, is out now and is available here.
Our thanks to Laura for her energy, intelligence and insight. Enjoy this, Rosebud Family!
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