Suffolk marketing consultant Adam Kirby competes in new Channel 4 reality show Make Me Prime Minister

A man who lives in Suffolk is competing in a TV show to see if he has what it takes to succeed in the world of UK politics.

‘Make Me Prime Minister’ is a new reality show from Channel 4 that will challenge contestants’ political thinking and policy-making to see if they can do a better job at running the country.

Adam Kirby, a 61-year-old marketing consultant who lives in Suffolk, is one of the 12 contestants on the show.

The first episode aired last night and he is putting forward his progressive, left of centre views during the six-part programme.

During an interview with Channel 4, Adam said: “The first law I would enact would be a tax evasion law, which would take at least £1 billion out of the treasury, give it to HMRC, with the sole brief of hiring another 5000 senior level tax inspectors to close down every tax avoidance and tax evasion loophole known to man.

“The resulting income to the treasury would be numbered in the tens of billions of pounds, so it’s an obvious thing to do.”

Adam’s other main goal is to create more social mobility by depoliticising education.

He added: “I’ve always been interested in politics, without ever committing myself to doing anything about it.

“This is the first time I’ve taken a step towards doing something about it, albeit in this entirely ersatz set up.”

Alastair Campbell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi host the programme.

The second episode of ‘Make Me Prime Minister’ will air next Tuesday at 9.15pm after The Great British Bake Off.