Each week Christian MP Tim Farron unpacks the murky world of politics and encourages believers around the UK to engage prayerfully. Tim will share what life is like in Parliament, which issues Christians should care about and what you can do to make a difference. Tune in every Tuesday at 5pm or download the podcast from your chosen podcast provider.
Christian MP Tim Farron speaks to Lord Leslie Griffiths, a former president of the Methodist Conference as well as a Labour peer in the House of Lords about how his faith and politics have always been linked. Unlike other church leaders in the Lords,...
Christian MP Tim Farron speaks to Dr. Mark Pickering, the Chief Executive of the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) - a group that often speaks out on contentious issues of ethics and law. They discuss assisted dying and where medics can shape policy...
Christian MP Tim Farron speaks to the Executive Director of Christians in Politics, Andy Flannagan, about what a Christian needs to make it in politics and what hope there is for the next generation of Christian leaders. Christians in Politics encour...
Former Labour MP for Brent South and current Peer Lord Paul Boateng speaks to Tim Farron about his Christian upbringing, fleeing Ghana, how New Labour's ideas and discipline were what got them into power and why his big passion now is solving the hug...
Gary Streeter talks about the changes he's seen in the number of Christian MPs since he was elected in 1992. The Conservative MP explains how he went from being an Atheist to being 'soundly, intellectually converted' and leading Christians in Parliam...
DUP MP Carla Lockhart feels passionately that she has been elected to Westminster to talk about the issue of abortion. But she also thinks the Church needs to step up its practical help and love towards women who feel they cannot raise a child. The M...
Kates Forbes is the second most senior politician in Scotland after Nicola Sturgeon and is the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy. Tim asks her how she copes with being a Christian in the public eye and answering difficult questions and ho...
Series 2 of A Mucky Business kicks off with Tim Farron, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, talking to Dame Andrea Leadsom, who nearly became Prime Minister in 2016 and has had several top jobs in Cabinet. Andrea talks about why she gets anno...
Find out about what's coming up in series 2 of 'A Mucky Business' and why MP Tim Farron is keen to see Christians around the UK engage in politics. If you have any feedback or suggestions of guests, questions or topics, please email: farron@premi...
When major leaders including President Biden visited Cornwall in June for the G7 summit, most of them did not know how much prayer was going on behind the scenes. But the MP for St Ives and Christian, Derek Thomas, was right at the heart of the local...
It’s time for the next episode of A Mucky Business with the Christian MP Tim Farron. This week he talks about taking the knee and racism in football, as well as what churches should do when the Covid restrictions, such as mask wearing, become guidanc...
What is a Christian politician's duty when it comes to the family? Is it their role to encourage couples to marry, stay together and spend time with their children? Is that naive and dismissive of people in different circumstances? Tim Farron discus....
Cara Bentley asks Tim Farron how he became a Christian, the recent oversight regarding donations which fund his parliamentary staff, why he doesn't want to force non-Christians to live by God's laws and whether he'd ever be a church pastor. Tim share...
Michael Wear has prayed with President Obama and advised him on how to engage with evangelical voters - so what does he think about President Biden's approach to faith and about why Christianity is so tied to political parties in America? Tim Farron...
How can you trust God when it feels like life has not gone to plan? Leader of the Welsh Lib Dems, Jane Dodds, became an MP in August 2019 and then lost her seat 4 months later in the General Election. She describes how her Christian faith helped her...
