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Hello and welcome to Political Thinking, a conversation with rather than a news interrogation

of so many shapes are political thinking about what shapes theirs.

My guess this week could be Prime Minister.

Sometime in the next year, Sir Keir Starmer has transformed Labour's fortunes since the

party's historic defeat.

In 2019, he's also transformed what he and his party say that they stand for,

which has left a few puzzled as to who the real Keir Starmer is.

One thing is clear though, he's gone from being the man who couldn't win the next election

to the man who many say cannot lose Keir Starmer.

Welcome back to Political Thinking.

Thank you for having me back, my third time I think.

It is. Now, what a change since last time you were here in 2021.

Yes.

Does that phrase cannot lose the election?

I almost thought I saw you bristle then.

Well, I do bristle because there's a long way to go.

A lot can change in however long it is until the next election.

And we need to be utterly focused on what we've got to achieve.

But is it one of those things you lie awake at night?

Is it one of those things?

When it stops you slowly.

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