Vicky Foxcroft
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Oct 6, 2026
Martyn ElliottGUEST
Yeah
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
... yeah, I should, I should add that, you know, in, in her role as gambling minister, I think it does look like Vicky Foxcroft has been continuing what, uh, Baroness Twycross was doing, and doing her job, [chuckles] uh, well in that respect-
Martyn ElliottGUEST
Yeah
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
... of engaging with the industry.
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
That was noted, I believe, in the, um, w- uh, was it in the, the OKR report into, um, uh, uh, uh, the se- uh, yeah, excuse me.
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
OBR, or is it Office of Budgetary Responsibility, their report into the, into the budget, they noted the, some of the concerns DCMS had raised.
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
So it wouldn't surprise me at all if Vicky Foxcroft, after her engagement with the industry, does j- gives some feedback to the government ahead of the budget.
Ted Orme-ClayeGUEST
But we saw that happen last year, and ultimately the side that prevailed was the side that, that wants to put the taxes up.
Ronan GroomHOST
Uh, you had people mentioning, uh, Dawn Butler's kind of introduction to the panel where she, uh, in a rather husky voice, I think, um, said she was out partying last night before picking out a few people in the crowd that she had seen out partying also.
Ronan GroomHOST
Uh, and then you had a kinda, uh, a less than convincing performance, I'd suggest, from Vicky Foxcroft.
Ronan GroomHOST
Um, she, uh, referred to, um, gambling regulation as, uh, stuff a lot, and, uh, just wasn't very convincing, I guess, when, when people were...
Ronan GroomHOST
I saw a tweet, I think, from Dave Yates.
Ronan GroomHOST
I thought it was actually summed it up quite well.
Ronan GroomHOST
I- I think it said something along the lines of you would be, uh, if, if, if you were told that Vicky Foxcroft got that job as Gambling Minister in half an hour before the way she performed, it probably would make sense.
Ronan GroomHOST
But obviously she's in the job now a month or so.
Ronan GroomHOST
So what did you make of it all? Who wants first innings here? Uh, AK, you, you can, you can jump us off here.
Jonathan HardingPANELIST
... and look at the facts, because at the moment, it's kind of an emotive argument ultimately.
Maddy PlaylePANELIST
Well, we can have loads of confidence in our new gambling minister, Vicky Foxcroft, can't we?
Tom KerrHOST
Well, yes.
Tom KerrHOST
So Labour conference, uh, took place last week, and there was, uh, there was a side panel, um, or a fringe event about, uh, gambling.
Tom KerrHOST
Um, I think it's fair to say on social media it got a bit of, uh, a bit of stick, um, both in terms of the rather one-sided nature of the panel, a lot of people who are campaigners again- for gambling reform, not many people voicing the views of either racing or actually, you know, imagine this, people who actually like betting.
Tom KerrHOST
Um, that'll never catch on.
Tom KerrHOST
Gambling Minister Vicky Foxcroft, uh, who's been in the role for six weeks, made her public debut.
Tom KerrHOST
Um, probably a low-profile debut, we could say.
Catherine RustomjiHOST
That is the only conclusion I could come to when we were Missing having a civil society minister and why hadn't someone been announced and how long was it going to take? And then almost straight away after our podcast went out, we now have a new minister for civil society.
Catherine RustomjiHOST
We have Vicky Foxcroft, who has replaced Stephanie Peacock.
Catherine RustomjiHOST
Vicky's remit, she's now also responsible, though, for gambling, the National Lottery, youth, loneliness, digital inclusion and skills.
Catherine RustomjiHOST
She has been welcomed by sector leaders with some of the articles that I was reading and her brief also includes sport, tourism, place and digital governance.
Charles MesquitaHOST
and everything else is that actually he comes from a background where he's worked for Princes of the King's Trust, Scouts around partnerships.
Charles MesquitaHOST
So he is somebody who really has a very good understanding of the sector.
Catherine RustomjiHOST
It's all really promising, isn't it? James, any thoughts on Vicky Foxcroft?
James SaundersHOST
Yeah, I mean, it struck me that there are a few people now in government who are involved in the charity sector rather than we've seen in previous governments, perhaps there's been one person ploughing a rather lonely furrow and being, you know, there's just one person left out there and they are dealing with it.
Tim BeynonHOST
Katie.
Katie DochertyHOST
So two months after a UK government reshuffle, Vicky Foxcroft has been unveiled as the new Charities Minister, taking over that brief from Stephanie Peacock.
Katie DochertyHOST
Foxcroft is the current MP for Lewisham North and her portfolio will include youth, gambling, loneliness and digital inclusion alongside the civil society.
Katie DochertyHOST
We at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising will be writing to her to welcome her into post and we hope to meet her as soon as possible because charities and fundraisers make a huge contribution to communities and the economy across the whole of the UK.
Nick LuckHOST
Some interesting comments from the CEO in Hong Kong as well.
Nick LuckHOST
But we got our first meaningful glimpse into the psyche and thought processes of the new gambling and horse racing minister Vicky Foxcroft.
Nick LuckHOST
yesterday at a fringe event hosted by More in Common and the Coalition to End Gambling ads at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Nick LuckHOST
It was chaired by James Noyes, who has been on this podcast with the Social Market Foundation, and Vicky Foxcroft was asked a couple of interesting questions by Greg Swift from the BHA, more of which in a few moments' time.
Nick LuckHOST
But here's a flavour of what she had to say.
Vicky FoxcroftSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I mean, for me, you know, I do have concerns about the illegal...
Vicky FoxcroftSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
it is not right that people should be put in a position where they're addicted to gambling and they don't get the right support and the safety measures aren't there in place.
Nick LuckHOST
All right.