# 361. Carl Cashman

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Podcast: [Iain Dale All Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-all-talk-18823)
Published: 2026-04-08T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.lbc.co.uk/
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Duration seconds: 4335

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Ian Dale interviews Carl Cashman, Lib Dem leader on Liverpool City Council, about his reputation as the 'UK's hottest politician', his upbringing in Prescot, being raised largely by his grandparents, later meeting his biological father at 22, and how class, accent, and confidence shaped him.

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