So welcome to the rest of this politics question time with me, Rory Stewart and me, Alistair Campbell.

And Alistair, you are seeing me now sitting here in the remains of my house in Amman.

I've got boxes all around me. I can see.

This is the last time you'll be seeing me at this desk and we're putting the whole family on a plane

first thing tomorrow morning with a loss of stress from the children about whether I have somehow not packed the right toys.

My attempts to secretly hide half their plastic crap is being exposed all the time.

So this is a major life move. You're leaving the Middle East.

Leaving the Middle East, returning back to Blytty, where you and I could do more in person, I guess.

I'm sure we can do more in person but is this also possibly about trying to follow Nick Timothy

who's just been selected as a Conservative Party candidate in Matt Hancock's seat?

No, I can categorically say that I am not running as a Conservative candidate either to be Maraviland and or as a Member of Parliament.

I am currently not a Member of the Conservative Party.

Are you planning to run in any other shape or form for political office within the United Kingdom?

Well, I think part of the problem is, is it really compatible with a podcast?

I mean, if I'm suddenly sitting in Parliament, who's going to trust and believe that I'm remotely objective on our podcast?

Well, I can be the judge of that and I can pull you into shape whenever I feel your strength.

So that wasn't a no. That was not a no.

Why, I don't know. It just represents my anxiety about our podcast.

Okay. Okay. So you're not going to be a politician again. Is that what you're telling me?

Well, I don't think not for this election.

Maybe next time. And meanwhile, I suppose the other reason you're coming back to London is because politics on the edge will be published in September.

Thank you very much for reminding people of that. And if anybody felt like pre-ordering politics on the edge, I would be hugely grateful.

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