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Welcome to Political Thinking, recorded this week

at the end of the Tory Party conference in Manchester.

And at the end of this conference,

one question is in my mind.

Was this the week when Boris Johnson lost his nerve?

Or is what we saw this week, all the latest part

of a Dominic Cummings' cunning plan?

The Prime Minister's mood changed in the matter of days,

just like the weather here in Manchester.

On Sunday, it began on the Andrew Marcio,

stormy, turbulent, aggressive.

It ends today.

Come, mild, almost relaxing.

Remember how a few short days ago,

the Prime Minister was refusing to apologise

for his war-like language.

Let's take this on directly, because I think it's very important

that people understand why I use the term surrender

to describe the act and what it does.

It's a war like that.

It compels the Prime Minister not only to extend, or it would.

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