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Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkind, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day,

from Kier Stalmer's busy entry to his unfolding reshuffle to whether the public can imagine Reform UK without Nigel Farage.

And with me now, well, I couldn't imagine my Mondays without them.

It's Seb Payne. Hello, Seb.

Morning, Hugo. Always Joy. And Charlotte Ivers. Hello, Seb. Morning, Hugo. Always the joy.

And Charlotte Ivers. Hello, Charlotte. Hello. Good morning. Good to have you both here. It's very exciting to begin a new month. Back to school. Back to school. Back to school. Yeah, my kids are back tomorrow. And I guess they've got a day off. I don't feel that jealous. Right. Let's start with Kirstama, because he's back from holiday as well.

Parliament has returned from recess today. The Prime Minister is back from Croatia, I think it was,

and he's beginning with a reshuffle that's designed to boost the economic firepower in Downing Street.

Darren Jones was Chief Secretary to the Treasury. That means he was Rachel Reeves' number two.

He's moved to number 10 to oversee the day-to-day delivery of the Prime Minister's priorities. I asked the Times Economist and

economist Paul Johnson for his thoughts on this. It's extraordinary, isn't it? A year in, more

than a year into this government, they're still, they're only just working out that they might

need some senior economic expertise within number 10,

both at a political level and at the advisor level.

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