Hi this is Pot Save the UK, I'm Nishkumar and I'm Coco Card.

And in this special bonus episode we're breaking out the champagne.

The local election results are in and it's a nightmare morning for Rishi Sunak.

We'll be joined by friend of the show Liz Bates to learn experience. Night Hi Nish, how are you feeling bright and early on this Friday? You're ready to talk election results?

Yes, this is earlier than I'm accustomed to being awake, frankly, which is quite a damning indictment on my general

life because it's 1130 in the morning.

I heard on the radio that the mayoral elections for London, which is where we both are,

won't be until tomorrow.

So those are the sort of deadlines I think you and I could ordinarily work with.

Yeah, it's a but it's always exciting the morning after voting day is always

exciting. I went down there with my passport to cast my votes.

Felt really strange.

I don't know whether I'm reading too much into this,

but the people running the polling station

did look semi-apologetic when they asked for the photo ID. There was a look of slight sadness in their eyes.

I think to always whenever I'm in there I always have this panic experience when I get to the

booth even though I know exactly who I'm going to vote for, I always have a moment when I'm there in the quiet of the booth,

like oh God, oh God, I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do. I really, yeah. And then as I came out of the booth yesterday,

I remember just walking along and one of the people that

worked there was like miss you know it's up to you but I would just say it might be good

for you to fold your paper because at the moment everyone can see what you're doing and where you're going.

Yes, well, you know, trying to sign it out like I'm proud to vote for

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