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Hello, I'm hea 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 Laura Freeman. Hello Laura.

How are you? I'm very well. Thank you. Good to have you here.

And James Marriott, hello James.

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