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Hello and welcome to the podcast today, although usually our later podcast and the week focuses on American politics.

Since there's been such a big upheaval in British politics today, we know you wanted to hear from Ed Luce and we'll pick up on our regularly scheduled discussion about US politics.

But first, I wanted to commiserate with you Ed because everybody's calling you right now because you have a British accent, not because you're actually in Britain.

I'm paying the accent penalty.

Yes, but it's a surcharge.

We charge to folks who come here, but presumably you've been in Britain recently.

You talk to people who are there every day.

You were always a bit of a truss skeptic.

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