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Welcome to the Times Opinion Podcast. My name is Tim Montgomery and we're back from a slightly

unscheduled break so apologies for the two-week absence but we're back with a focus on the

British political scene and my goodness a lot has happened and to guide us through that scene I'm joined by Phil Webster editor of the Times Red Box website and email and also two of our political reporters Laura Patel and

Sam Coates. Now perhaps the most dramatic story that's happened since we last

podcast it was one that you've been at the heart of

Sam Coates. About a week ago the time splashed and on opinion poll we haven't

heard so much from opinion polls since the general election

suggesting that Jeremy Corbyn was on cause to be the next labour leader

and an increasing number of people are beginning to say this might happen.

What's your gut instinct?

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