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Thanks so much for tuning in, wherever you are, in the UK and indeed

the rest of the world. I'm saying that in a silly voice because I say the same words each

week, so I might as well vary the voice. Anyway, thank you so much for tuning in. And as ever,

you know what I'm going to say? We've got so much to cram in in our time together.

Some great questions, few notices. And if it's okay with all of you, I will reflect on

Rishi Sunak's early days, what it might portend, how he could win the next election and what Labour should do in order to prevent that

from coming about. So that's quite a lot to cram in in our time together and say some great

questions for you. Just first of all, before we get going, a report back, did a couple of live

shows last week,

both absolutely full, I think, one at King's Place and the other at the great rope tackle's

art centre in Shoreham. And I ask the audiences to predict whether the Conservatives would

win the next election under the leadership of Rishi Sunak and by huge majorities,

landslide majorities, both audiences predicted that the conservatives under Rishi Sunak's

leadership would not win the next election. And that really, frankly, is the best news that Rishi Sunak has had since he became

Prime Minister, because as we all know, those predictions are so unreliable. So there we are,

Rishi, some good news that our audiences have predicted you're doomed to defeat before you

have even really began your path towards

your electoral destiny. Well, I'm going to talk about that in a moment. Before I do, for those of you

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