Make Me Prime Minister start date and all about new Channel 4 show

A new Channel 4 show will see members of the public go head to head as they campaign to become Prime Minister.

Make Me Prime Minister will see 12 ordinary yet opinionated Brits with views from across the political spectrum, in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the cutthroat world of politics.

Cameras will follow the ambitious candidates on the campaign trail with weekly votes to decide who stays in the running and who is ultimately named Channel 4’s Alternative Prime Minister.

Make Me Prime Minister will start on Tuesday, 27 September at 9:15PM on Channel 4.

One of the candidates taking part is viral sensation and Chief Officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, Jackie Weaver.

Channel 4 share: “They will be put through their paces in a series of prime ministerial style tasks designed to test their leadership skills, resilience, and integrity.

“These weekly group challenges will be set and adjudicated by Alastair Campbell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, two political heavyweights who know exactly what it takes to succeed in office.

“During the competition, candidates will face the pressures, challenges, and accountability of being in power.

“From handling diplomatic crises to avoiding domestic gaffes, every move will be scrutinised by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Alastair Campbell, and the watching media.

“Can candidates avert triggering an international crisis by carefully negotiating with an enemy of the country? Will they be able to explain their new education policy to a group of 5-year-olds? How will they cope with being grilled by one of the country’s top journalists with only minutes to prepare?

“In order to keep their campaign hopes alive and make it through the weekly vote, each candidate will need to persuade and convince former politicians, experienced journalists and most importantly the public, that they have the charisma, vision, and political acumen to lead.

“Across the series the candidates will be whittled down until just one secures victory to be crowned Channel 4’s Alternative Prime Minister.”

Tony Blair and David Cameron will also appear in the six-part series.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said: “Serving as Chairman of the Conservative Party and a Cabinet minister in a coalition government, I was convinced values and ethics matter as much as political ideology.

“So Alastair Campbell and I are putting aside our political differences to focus on what it takes to lead. I hope we can inspire a new generation of passionate voters and politicians.”

Alastair Campbell added: “Done properly, being Prime Minister is about a tough a job as anyone can do. It is great that so many people think they can do it and I am looking forward to working with Sayeeda Warsi to guide and challenge them to see if they really have what it takes.

“Fair to say politics is in a bit of a mess right now and I hope not only that some genuine political talent emerges through the series but also that it might inspire the watching public to get more engaged in politics and get properly involved.”