Anne-Marie Trevelyan on COP26 and Fighting Covid-19

What Were You Thinking?

In this episode, Laura talks to Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, who is the UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. Anne-Marie discusses her interest in defence matters, her quick turnaround from Minister for the Armed Forces to Secretary of State for International Development, the importance of COP26 and how her father influenced her life in absentia.

You can follow Anne-Marie and Laura on Twitter: @annietrev and @LauraRound.

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In What Were You Thinking former political advisor Laura Round speaks to politicians, opinion formers and business people to find out about the experiences, people and places that have inspired them. What motivates them? Why did they decide to do what they do? What are the most memorable and surprising situations they have found themselves in? The answer is often unexpected.

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