A Prime Minister battling the virus in hospital and a new Labour leader: certainly not a quiet week in Westminster. 

Sir David Lidington, de facto deputy under Theresa May, joins Christopher Hope to discuss the pressure facing Dominic Raab as the First Secretary of State in Boris Johnson's absence. 

Plus, James Kirkup, Director of the Social Market Foundation and the former politics editor at The Telegraph, on the new class of politicians leading us through the pandemic, and comedian and former Labour advisor Ayesha Hazarika on why she thinks Keir Starmer's appointment brings the party a much needed boost.

This podcast was recorded before the news of the Prime Minister leaving intensive care. 

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