rachel reeves, labour s money woman. let me try and communicate. and after the last seven days, real political life might be more far fetched than anything writers could come up with, but the thick of it star and bafta winner joanna scanlan is here, with her brand new tv series just hours away from kicking off. morning. i ll introduce my guests at the desk in a second, but it s unusual that we have two opposite numbers with big, powerful jobs together at the same time, so while you re both still in the chair, let s say hello and ask you the same question we asked both your bosses a few weeks ago. what is something you admire about each other? politics doesn t have to be nasty. jeremy hunt, what do you admire about rachel reeves? she is a survivor, she has been in and out of the shadow cabinet, front bench, still here, and it is a quality and politics. still here, and it is a quality and olitics. ~ ., ., , ., still here, and it is a quality and olitics. ~ ., ., ., politics. wh
punished or killed, had they stayed in afghanistan. now, there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so, now i m representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it s a bittersweet moment for these players representing afg ha nista n nearly two yea rs after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. we play for afghan women, they tell me, and we pray for their freedom. none of them take this moment for granted. the taliban government has banned women s sports, which means they re not
can t do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they re wearing, the hairstyles. even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed, had they stayed in afghanistan. now, there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so, now i m representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it s a bittersweet moment for these players representing afg ha nista n nearly two yea rs after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. we play for afghan women, they tell me, and we pray for their freedom.
to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i m representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it s a bittersweet moment for these players representing afg ha nista n nearly two yea rs after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. we play for afghan women, they tell me, and we pray for their freedom. none of them take this moment for granted. the taliban government has banned women s sports, which means they re not officially recognised by their country or fifa. i m very sad. i was expecting a lot from the governing bodies of football. to stand with these women, when taliban say the women
back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i m representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it s a bittersweet moment for these players representing afg ha nista n nearly two yea rs after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. we play for afghan women, they tell me, and we pray for their freedom. none of them take this moment for granted. the taliban government has banned women s sports, which means they re not officially recognised by their country or fifa. i m very sad. i was expecting a lot from the governing bodies of football. to stand with these women, when taliban say the women of afghanistan belong to the kitchen, these