Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of the For the Many podcast. As you know, Jackie is still on her

holiday. So we have our second substitute presenter. We had Denise Headley on Saturday. If you didn't listen to that,

you might want to have a listen. It got a bit feisty at times. And today, delighted to welcome

the Labour MP, Wes Streeting. Wes, very good morning. Hello, good morning. I've never recorded

a podcast at half past eight in the morning before, but you are not on your

holidays because you're still doing constituency visits.

Yeah, I'm suited and booted and going off to school this morning to look at the absolute

horror show of the aftermath of the A-level debacle and where that's left everyone.

So I'm very, very worthy, although I have, I'm in a bad mood this. Well, this has put me

in a good move by the way, because as you know, I am a for the many podcast superfan.

Indeed. I've been listening before it was an award-winning podcast. And I am just so, when, I mean,

you read the message out, which I was very embarrassed about, but I literally squealed with

excitement when you asked me to come on, because you and Jackie, I think I speak for every listener,

you have really kept us all going, particularly in recent months with the lockdown. And, yeah,

I'm just very, very happy to be here. That heavy burden falls on your shoulders for the next hour.

I must apologise because this is so early in the morning,

and my dog dude, my Jack Russell, is lying on the bed, licking his balls, because he can.

Well, it is the Wednesday podcast.

Well, exactly.

And in that mood, we have a message I see on Twitter from the right honourable Jackie Smith.

Former Home Secretary, Jackie Smith.

Was she?

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