Hello and a new roadblock.

It's fake democracy.

We're going up the wrong way.

We're going to have to stop.

Creivics up, a secret voice.

They can expose them all.

We're going up the wrong way.

We're going to have to stop. Hello and welcome to

Cake Watch, the podcast about Brexit and cake, and the having it and still being able to eat it.

My name is Steve Bullock.

I'm next negotiator for the UK in the EU, currently a Brexit geek for Alan Smith, MEP.

And I'm usually joined by my colleague Chris, who is a Eurocrat, speaking in an entirely personal capacity. But Chris isn't here this week.

And for a very good reason, because Chris has become a father again to, he's had a baby called George, and want to send

huge, huge, huge congratulations. So instead of Chris, I'm very, very excited to say that we have

a guest co-host with us this week in the shape of Steve Analyst. Welcome to Cake Watch, Steve.

Hello.

I took the opportunity when I saw Chris was having the baby to do the old cookie thing

and slide into the podcast.

I did message you, didn't I, and say,

are you doing a Kate watch?

I just, just, just wondered.

I was just thinking, you know, if you were,

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