UK MP Dame Emily Thornberry: Discusses global politics, barriers for women in political life and the role of the ‘modern’ Commonwealth

This episode of ‘Parliamentary Conversations in the Commonwealth’, the CPA’s Podcast, features Rt Hon. Dame Emily Thornberry, UK MP continually since 2005, in conversation with Natasa Pantelic, who has been working in and around the UK Parliament for over 20 years. The conversation explores the global challenges we face in 2025 and their impact on multilateralism, the role that the ‘modern’ Commonwealth can take in geo-politics, the many barriers facing women in entering political life and also the positive aspects of being an MP.Dame Emily Thornberry is the current Chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and her previous roles have included Shadow Foreign Secretary, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade and Shadow Attorney-General.Music: Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) Subscribe to the podcast or listen on your favourite platform:https://www.cpahq.org/knowledge-centre/podcast/ Recorded in April 2025.