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Stephanie Colderick

Channel 4's Make Me Prime Minister: What's it about, who are the candidates and how many episodes are there?

As Liz Truss settles into her first month as Prime Minister of the UK, Channel 4 is airing a new and bizarre reality TV show which will see 12 ordinary yet opinionated Brits compete to be crowned Channel 4’s alternative Prime Minister. This The Apprentice-style show will put the wannabe Prime Ministers through their paces.

The challenges will be set and judged by Alistair Campbell, who was Tony Blair's spokesman and campaign director, and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi who is a former Conservative MP. Each candidate will need to persuade and convince former politicians, experienced journalists, and the public, that they have the charisma, vision, and political acumen to lead.

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Both Tony Blair and David Cameron are set to appear on the show to offer the candidates their real-life advice. Here is everything you need to know about Make Me Prime Minister.

When will Make Me Prime Minister start and how many episodes are there?

Make Me Prime Minister will begin on Channel 4 on Tuesday, September 27 at 9.15pm. There will be six episodes in the series, each an hour long, and the episodes will be available on All 4 after they have aired on Channel 4.

What is Make Me Prime Minister about?

The series will follow as 12 ordinary people to see if they have got what it takes to be Prime Minister. They will be on the campaign trail and will be given a series of prime ministerial-style tasks designed to test their leadership skills, resilience, and integrity.

The show will follow an The Apprentice-style format (Jeff Spicer)

Some of the tasks the candidates will be facing are: Averting an international crisis by negotiating with an enemy of the country, explaining their new education policy to a group of five-year-olds, and coping with being scrutinised by the country’s top journalists, with just minutes to prepare.

Each week the candidates will be whittled down until only one is remained and is crowned Channel 4’s Alternative Prime Minister.

Who is competing in Make Me Prime Minister?

The 12 candidates taking part are:

Jackie Weaver, 63, a chief officer from Shropshire

Kelly, 25, an equality and diversity inclusion manager from Edinburgh

Natalie, 36, a medical communications director from Manchester

Rico, 30, a diversity consultant from London

Verity, 22, a restaurant supervisor from Brighton

Adam, 61, a marketing consultant from Suffolk

Alice, 20, a student from London

Caroline, 55, a hairdresser from Buckinghamshire

Conall, 24, a paralegal from Belfast

Danny, 37, a venue operator from London

Darius, 23, entrepreneur and charity fundraiser, from London

Holly, 29, sports agent and ex-footballer from Leicester

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