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The race to a place Boris Johnson is well underway with Penny Morden

emerging as the surprise insurgent thanks to her optimistic outlook.

Recently, I think our party has lost its sense of self.

If I can compare it to being in the glass of the audience

when Paul McCartney was playing his set,

we indulged all those new tunes, but what we really wanted was the good old stuff

that we all knew the words to.

Let's have a small state, personal responsibility.

Welcome to Payne's Politics,

your essential insider guide to Westminster from the Financial Times,

with me Sebastian Payne.

In this week's episode, we'll be delving into the two classes of contenders

to be the next UK Prime Minister, the front runners and the outsiders.

First up, our political editor George Parker and associate editor Steven Bush

will be examining the candidacy of Rishisuna, the former chancellor who is in pole position,

along with the surprise surge of Penny Morden who you heard at the top.

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