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Welcome to the latest edition of Political Thinking with Meenick Robinson.

Every week of this general election campaign

will be trying to get under the skin of a contest

that shows every sign of reshaping our politics for many years to come.

The foundations of Tory success so far

being seen simultaneously as the main champions of leave and remain.

Scotland remaining in the UK, that is,

and the UK leaving the EU, of course.

And the symbol of Labour's rather bad start to this campaign

came on the streets of Manchester last night.

As Jeremy Corbyn tried to celebrate a rare party success,

the election of a new mayor for greater Manchester,

just one problem.

There was no sign of the new mayor himself.

I'm sorry, I'm too tired of it.

And I'm going inside, Trim.

I'm really touched by Andy.

So I'm going to congratulate him.

And he's already hired at work on behalf of the people

of the Greater Manchester region.

Hard at work, he was, it seems,

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