Coming up on Chopper's politics.

I think the key now is to focus on the daft ones.

Let's get rid of the really daft ones that are holding us back

and put in place the smart regs we need, and I'd rather be more targeted than create a huge parliamentary process where we go through

stripping the whole lot out.

Happy New Year, I'm Christopher Hope, the Associate Editor for Politics at the

Telegraph and this is Chopper's Politics. Once been a week where the long

campaign for the next general election has finally burst into life

with a bang. Today, Thursday, Sir Kia Stama vowed to take back control. Now where have I heard that phrase before in an attempt to

spread prosperity around the country. Later in this podcast we'll discuss

Starmer's version of leveling up

with Shadow Cabinet Minister Nick Thomas Simmons.

And Kia Starma's speech came just 24 hours after Ritchie Sunak

emerged from a somewhat curtailed winter hibernation to try and let the public

know what Sunakism really is, if it's anything.

The Prime Minister used his first major speech since becoming Prime Minister on policy to make five promises to voters.

To half inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut NHS waiting times, and stop the influx of thousands of

migrants in small boats across the channel. And he claimed those promises will

deliver peace of mind for voters.

Now I don't know about you listeners but given the past few years I might need a bit more than that

to get some peace of mind.

So I thought my first guest might help.

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