Common Ground with Nimco Ali

1. Priti Patel

Home Secretary Priti Patel joins Nimco in the first episode of this brand new podcast with LBC. 

Listen to their conversation as they cover common ground on the work they have been doing to end violence against women and girls.

Priti Patel also, reflects on her life growing up and being encouraged to stand on her own two feet. 

She talks about life in Parliament and what it means to be a woman of colour to be lectured about racism. 

Episode 1 had been recorded before the sad death of Sarah Everard.

Nimco Ali is a leading campaigner, activist and writer, as well as an independent government advisor on tackling violence against women and girls. 

Each week Nimco will speak to commentators, celebrities and politicians as they aim to find common ground on the issues that matter to them both.

Nimco is also CEO and founder of The Five Foundation, the global partnership to end female genital mutilation (FGM). In 2010, she co-founded Daughters of Eve, a non-profit organisation which works to protect girls and young women who are at risk from FGM.

Follow Nimco on Twitter: @NimkoAli