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for you. Hello, this is Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day and the stuff that's even more important than politics too.

And joining me are two of the finest minds from the Times and the Sunday Times.

And they are Libby Purvis. Hello, Libby Purvis.

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How are you?

I'm good, thank you. I've just been out in solitude on the common. James inspired me.

We'll come to that later, I promise. And James Marriott. Hello, James. How are you doing?

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