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Hi there, I'm Alfa.

I'm Steven.

And you're listening to the New Statement Podcast, and as you're still on holiday,

but on today's episode, Steven and I discuss the ongoing texting saga in Gelfing Boris Johnson

and you ask us about the possibility of a border poll in Northern Ireland.

This has been in some ways a kind of quiet or a bitier week in Westminster politics,

while a lot of attention is diverted towards local election campaigning.

But the top story today is around Boris Johnson's texting habits.

Dining Street has officially denied reports that the Cabinet Secretary Mark said

we'll told Boris Johnson to get a new phone number because he had given his numbers to many people.

And that comes in the wake of leaked text messages between Boris Johnson and James Dyson

about arrangements for tax breaks for Dyson when they were making ventilators during the pandemic.

Also, in recent weeks, there have been leaks of text messages between Boris Johnson

and Mohammed Bill Salman and Labour are calling for an investigation into this

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