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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2017 · 26 MIN

The only MP who wears a t-shirt in parliament

from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health · host BBC Sounds

Meet Jared O'Mara. He's the MP who knocked former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg off his Sheffield Hallam seat in the recent General Election. It was one of the most talked about scalpings from the early hours of 9 June and O'Mara himself didn't expect to win.[Find a full transcript in the Related Links section below]The 35 year-old was born and bred in Sheffield and has cerebral palsy. A former activist, he knows his disability politics well and proudly says his impairment is part of him and it has helped create the man he is. With Damon Rose and Beth Rose. Write and tell us what you're up to - Email [email protected] tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Subscribe to Ouch as a weekly podcast and, if you wouldn't mind, we'd be delighted if you review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from - it helps other people find us. Share and like Ouch too. Thanks. Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty are back next week with another installment of their hour-long monthly talk show. That's all on this feed.

Meet Jared O'Mara. He's the MP who knocked former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg off his Sheffield Hallam seat in the recent General Election. It was one of the most talked about scalpings from the early hours of 9 June and O'Mara himself didn't expect to win.[Find a full transcript in the Related Links section below]The 35 year-old was born and bred in Sheffield and has cerebral palsy. A former activist, he knows his disability politics well and proudly says his impairment is part of him and it has helped create the man he is. With Damon Rose and Beth Rose. Write and tell us what you're up to - Email [email protected] tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Subscribe to Ouch as a weekly podcast and, if you wouldn't mind, we'd be delighted if you review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from - it helps other people find us. Share and like Ouch too. Thanks. Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty are back next week with another installment of their hour-long monthly talk show. That's all on this feed.

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