Ed Balls

Ed Balls is a former labour politician who has reinvented himself as one of Britain's most engaging and surprising public figures. Away from frontline politics, he’s now a broadcaster, bestselling author, award-winning home cook, and, unforgettably, a Strictly legend.

Now co-host of ITV's Good Morning Britain and the podcast Political Currency alongside former Chancellor George Osborne, Ed brings rare insight to the big questions around politics and economics, with the candour and self-deprecating humour of someone who has seen it all from the inside.

His BBC documentary work includes the critically acclaimed Inside the Care Crisis, Travels in Trumpland, and Travels in Euroland, each demonstrating his ability to engage seriously with complex issues while remaining utterly accessible. His two books — Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics and Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food — were both Sunday Times bestsellers, the latter inspired by his surprise victory on Celebrity Best Home Cook.

Drawing on a career at the heart of British government, as a senior Cabinet minister and one of the architects of the UK's economic policy in the 2000s, Ed brings candid, often funny, and always thoughtful perspectives on leadership, politics, and decision-making under pressure.

Ed and George Osborne are also available for joint engagements, in association with Political Currency producers, Persephonica. As political rivals turned collaborators, Ed and George offer audiences unrivalled insight and a truly well-rounded perspective on the issues shaping Britain and beyond.

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