'Nadine Dorries is terrible! That's made my job easier': Labour's Lucy Powell on the Tories, culture war and BBC
As a teenager, the shadow culture secretary was always up for a party. Now she is expected to have a view on everything from the legacy of colonialism to the future of the licence fee. How is she handling the never-ending controversy? Lucy Powell has already made herself at home by the time I arrive at Hallé St Peter's, the new rehearsal rooms opened by one of Manchester's great orchestras just before the pandemic …