1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,960 Christ, you can be fucking patronising sometimes. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,480 Yeah, well, at least I'm not shallow and immoral. 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,320 You want to get Kirsty back in her hutch. She's only an intern. 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:09,960 Ah, thanks for the tip. 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:15,960 I've been thinking about you. I've been thinking about you. 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,960 Think by-election. Think whether you're still interested. 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,960 We're signing up the A-list. 8 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,960 The party wants to be seen to be changing. 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,960 Are you standing in Longton South? They want me to. 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,960 And you said? I've said yes. And then there's us. 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,320 What it's going to do to us... I wonder? 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,960 And now drugs, why a Commons Select Committee 13 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,960 says we need to forget our ABCs. 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,960 We talk to Jo Porter about Government plans 15 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,960 to shake-up the classification system, 16 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,960 and James Northcott on why the Conservatives think 17 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,960 the Government's high on its own innovations. 18 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,800 For nine years now, this New Labour government 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:52,960 has flopped from policy 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,000 to policy on drugs, from zero tolerance to... 21 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,160 Sanctioning inner-city no-go zones. 22 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:03,640 Downgrading marijuana and clearly, plainly, it's-it's not working. 23 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,960 Against the best scientific advice. What we need is... 24 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:08,480 He's way off. What's he doing? 25 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,000 When an all-party committee tells us the way we categorise drugs 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,960 is outmoded and potentially dangerous, 27 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:17,960 It would be immoral for the Government 28 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:19,960 not to sit up and take notice. Go on, Jo. 29 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:23,960 I also think James probably feels the same way but on drugs, 30 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:24,960 as with so much else, 31 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:27,960 the opposition may think progressive thoughts 32 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:30,640 but can't sell them to their grassroots. Yes. 33 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,960 On the contrary, if Jo... 34 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:35,960 It's going to be another one of those areas where the Tories 35 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:39,960 declare what's blindingly obvious to everybody except other Tories. 36 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:42,960 I'm afraid that's all we've got time for. 37 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,960 Jo Porter, James Northcott, thank you both. Ouch. 38 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,960 A fucking disaster. No, it wasn't. I looked like a bloody zombie. 39 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,960 Everyone has off-nights. She was on-form because she was briefed. 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,960 Maybe whoever briefed Porter didn't have selection on their mind. 41 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,960 James! Hey, there was nothing wrong with that briefing document. 42 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,960 Don't let our relationship confuse you. I pay your wages. 43 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,960 While you work for me, you give me your full concentration. 44 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:23,480 Superb. Northcott never knew what hit him. It's only Newsnight. 45 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,960 We're going to need some more expert back-up. Get me that, erm... 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,960 charity guy, the one who gives out free heroin to Scousers. 47 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,160 Christ, look at the bags on that! 48 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,640 No, you looked good. Who wants to go for a drink? 49 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:42,960 You must be joking. Ian's already climbing the walls 50 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,160 about me being back late third night in a row. 51 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,640 Don't want to divorce. Too much on. Kirsty? Can't... 52 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:53,960 Date. 53 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,960 Date. 54 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,960 Why aren't you at the pub? 55 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,960 If you played your cards right, Kirsty might let you hold her hand. 56 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,960 She's on a date. A date? Yeah. 57 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,960 You OK? Yeah, not bothered. 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,960 Well said. You know those girls aren't real lesbians. 59 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,480 They're not even real cheerleaders. 60 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,960 I was downloading the Today programme. 61 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,960 There was an interview I missed this morning in the shower. 62 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,960 Jesus. A singles' website. 63 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,960 No, actually, this is good, this is a good first step. 64 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,960 I mean it's tragic and depressing obviously. But... 65 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,480 You've got to start somewhere, moving on. 66 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,000 I told you, I don't need to move on. 67 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,800 There was a momentary attraction. Unrequited. 68 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,960 Yeah, but moving on doesn't come into it. 69 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,960 His name's Paul Zaslavsky. He's had a bit of a run-in with Moscow. 70 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,960 They've issued an arrest warrant. Got a tip-off last night, 71 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,800 he called us as soon as his plane touched the ground. 72 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:05,960 Why? Because we're the best. 73 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,800 No. Why did Moscow issue an arrest warrant? 74 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,960 Tax fraud. This guy is kosher. 75 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,000 He's a mild-mannered entrepreneur. Russian Richard Branson? 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,960 Russian Richard Branson. 77 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,960 That's good. But because he happens to own oil fields 78 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,960 in a country where Moscow wants to control the energy industry... 79 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,320 They trump up some charges. 80 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,960 PHONE RINGS 81 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,800 INTERCOM: 'Mr Zaslavsky's here.' Thanks. 82 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,480 Choosing candidates is the only fun associations ever have. 83 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:39,960 Not big A-list fans then? 84 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,960 It's likely to work against you. 85 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,960 Sorry, as will the gender and ethnicity thing. 86 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,960 So what? Give up? The trick is the chairman. 87 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,960 Associations don't like being bossed about 88 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,960 but they fall in line with the chairman. 89 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,960 Get in with the chairman, or this case, chairwoman. 90 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,960 Really? Bad luck. How are you on asexual in diminutive? 91 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:03,000 For corporate clients we put their people face-to-face 92 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,960 with figures of influence. 93 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,480 We feel we can represent your position in much the same way. 94 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,960 Of course that's only part of our strategy. 95 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,960 The more important part is going to be raising your profile. 96 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,960 We'd like to make sure that by the time 97 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,960 any deportation issue arises you'll be a household name. 98 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,960 We're talking about making you unextraditable. 99 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,000 When do we start? I'll get the contracts ready. 100 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:39,960 I don't know how much you've heard about... allegations against me. 101 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,160 In Russia, I was involved with an opposition party 102 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,960 with freedom-of-speech campaigns. 103 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,160 It's one of the reasons why they wanted me behind bars. 104 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,960 While I'm here I'd like to learn as much as I can 105 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,000 about how your democracy works. 106 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,960 Why don't we start with Prime Minister's Questions? 107 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:01,960 You can rustle up some tickets for tomorrow. Not a problem. 108 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,960 Thanks for this, Harry. You saved my life. 109 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,960 This Russian client of mine is a bit of a democracy geek. 110 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,960 I thought the Russians were all gangsters these days. 111 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,960 Still, I can talk. 112 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,960 I'm late for a meeting with a bunch of crooks meself. 113 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:21,960 What's that about then? 114 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,960 Oh, board of Lanson Motors! 115 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,000 These jokers, they buy the company not two years ago, 116 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,960 asset-strip it like locusts 117 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,000 and then they want to sell it as a going concern. 118 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,960 I'm supposed to lean on the DTI to put together a rescue package. 119 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,960 So they can walk away from their liabilities. Nice (!) 120 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:41,960 Try sharing a room with him. Still, 800 jobs in my constituency. 121 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,960 I'm better off with my guy. I've to play holiday rep for a while 122 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:46,960 and then I'll get bored I hope. 123 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,960 Probably. Watch your back though. 124 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,960 Book launch for Derek Parry's Diaries. 125 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,960 Red Derek Parry? "Winter of discontent" Derek Parry? 126 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,960 Apparently. "Labour politics in its darkest post-war hour". Fascinating. 127 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,960 Mmm. I was being sarcastic. 128 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,960 So was I. 129 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,960 All right, Jo? 130 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,960 Birthday cards rolling in. Hi, Jo. 131 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,960 You kept Thursday night free like I told you? Yep... 132 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,640 Can't believe you're foregoing 133 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,800 the traditional Westminster piss up. Showing your age. 134 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,960 When's this heroin bloke coming in? 135 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:34,960 He, er, hasn't confirmed yet. Tell him we'll pay his train fare. 136 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,160 We have to do something to mark your 40th. 137 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,960 I am, having dinner with friends at a restaurant. Nice. 138 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,320 Glad you approve, you two are doing the invites. 139 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,960 There's the list. Oh, er... number 11 called. 140 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,960 Enjoyed your performance greatly. You were amazing. 141 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,160 Can we just get on with today? 142 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,960 Sure. 143 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,000 Back at two. Meeting. 144 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,960 James's Tuesday meeting. 145 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,960 Do you have anything on? Shut up, Matt. 146 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,960 What time do you expect to be back? 147 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,960 Around two-ish? Shut up! 148 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,480 I'm glad we could work past 149 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,960 our little crisis of communication. Me too. 150 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,960 I'd send flowers to your office but they give me hay fever. 151 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,960 I thought we were OK? Ignore me, 152 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,960 I'm probably just stressed about the selection. 153 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,160 Stressful business. 154 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,960 Maybe one of the nights you could come with me to the constituency? 155 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:56,960 I can't, I wish I could. Family commitments. It's just... 156 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,960 It would help a lot if you were seen as a backer. 157 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:01,960 I thought I'd answered that question 158 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,800 but seeing as you've broken our embargo on shoptalk, 159 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,960 I've seen the press release for safer streets. We can do better. 160 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,800 I'm asking for your help with the selection. Yes, I noticed that. 161 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,960 Disappointing when a woman asks for something after sex. 162 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,480 I remember when I was 17 thinking I'd got on well with this girl 163 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,000 I'd met at a bar in Marseilles. 164 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,960 Turned out she expected me to leave a 50 franc note on the table. 165 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,960 Suddenly came back to me. 166 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,960 You take your press release and your job... 167 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:33,960 You stick them up your arse! 168 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,960 SHE SNEEZES Echinacea. What? 169 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,960 Echinacea. Nip it in the bud. 170 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,960 Who else is going to Jo's dinner? 171 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,960 You can't invite six people, Danny. 172 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,960 It's not a party. 173 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:59,640 See if the restaurant has a function room. Did you hear what Jo said? 174 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,960 Let me tell you something about women, Danny. 175 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,320 You have to decode. 176 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:10,960 Jo is depressed about getting old. 177 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,960 When a woman feels vulnerable 178 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,960 she doesn't just come out and ask for what she wants. 179 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,960 Look how she's acting. Shut up. 180 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,960 Jo Paul's office. 181 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,960 Paul? 182 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,960 Your ticket. 183 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,960 I've got a call from a contact in Moscow. 184 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,960 They're drawing up extradition papers. 185 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,960 There's something you might be interested in on that. 186 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,960 I've been giving some thought. 187 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,960 How much do you know about car manufacturing? 188 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,960 'Hi, this is Matt. Leave a message.' 189 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:52,960 Hi, Matt, I'm on my way to the selection. 190 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,960 Call me back, I need to talk to you. OK. 191 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,640 Like I said in my e-mail, 192 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,960 most Saturdays I'll be in the pub with my mates. 193 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,960 Watching football, that sort of thing. 194 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,800 Me too. 195 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:08,960 Erm... 196 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:14,960 Not watching football, but probably... shopping. 197 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:15,960 Shoes mainly. 198 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,160 This isn't working, is it? It is, yeah, it's fine. 199 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,960 Do you know how many of these things I've been on? 200 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,960 Loads. 201 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,160 Every one a complete washout. 202 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,960 You know why? 203 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,960 Because as a woman, I feel obliged to come across as this... 204 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,960 bland, generic entity that will match up with this identikit 205 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,960 of attractiveness that men carry around with them. 206 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,960 You're not coming across as generic. 207 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,960 I only really have two main interests. 208 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:57,960 Politics and current affairs. 209 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:01,640 That's all the same thing. 210 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,960 I... I'll see you around. No, wait, wait, wait a minute. 211 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:13,960 Ever heard of Derek Parry? Red Derek Harry? 212 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,960 I'm not an employment lawyer but I think "stick your job up your arse" 213 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,960 counts as a resignation. Just apologise. 214 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,960 He called me a whore. I call you a whore all the time. 215 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:31,960 'I thought you'd want to help me. God, I'm so stupid.' Stupid whore, 216 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,960 just apologise, he'll take you back. Not only will he not take me back 217 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,960 he'll make my life a misery 218 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,960 for every minute of the two weeks' notice. 219 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,960 Oh, I'd better go. I'm here. 220 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,960 Thank you. Thank you very much. Cheers. 221 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,960 Ashika? Lovely to meet you. I'm Nigel. 222 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:07,480 Oh, hi. You're...? The competition! Among others. So, how was your trip? 223 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,960 You must be knackered. No, fine, thanks. 224 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:11,800 How about you? You come far? 225 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:13,960 Not really, just down there. 226 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,960 Oh right, so quite local them. A couple of doors from Camilla. 227 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,320 Camilla Martin? Our chairman. 228 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,960 Right. 229 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:23,960 Great (!) 230 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:40,640 As soon as Central Office said they were sending down a high flyer, 231 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,960 you could almost see the blood pressure rising. 232 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,960 Some bloody woman parachuted in from London. 233 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,960 So if you get a bit of flak, don't pay any attention. 234 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,960 Better go and say hello. 235 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:55,960 Excuse me. 236 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,800 Hello, all. This is Ashika Chandrimani 237 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,960 all the way from London. 238 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,960 Hi. Hello. 239 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:11,960 Is that really sad, going to a book launch? No way. 240 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,960 It's going to be a runaway publishing success. 241 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,640 Hello. 242 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,480 How's it going? Yeah, a lot better than expected. 243 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:31,960 Yeah? Yeah. Well, I'm glad I didn't storm out of the pub now. 244 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:33,960 Me too. 245 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,960 Do you want to show me your bedroom? 246 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,960 Normally I'm a lot more muscular. 247 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,320 Achoo! Are you allergic to handsome men? 248 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,960 This stupid cold. 249 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,960 Well, I told you to take the echinacea. 250 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,960 What? 251 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:04,960 Nothing. 252 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,960 You never told me to take echinacea. 253 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,640 You must be thinking of someone else. 254 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:24,960 How's that date going? 255 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,960 That was pretty painless. 256 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,960 Ah, Nigel, you waited for me. 257 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:36,960 So how was it for you? 258 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,960 Yeah, like you say. They give you a bit of a rough ride? 259 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,960 Yeah, well, thought so. 260 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,960 They've this local candidates business on the brain 261 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,800 and it'll gets a bit Royston Vasey. 262 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,960 I mean don't worry, you'll make last three. 263 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:50,960 It's a foregone conclusion. 264 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,960 No-one's going to declare open war on Central Office. 265 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:58,960 Might get a bit hairy after that. Madness, isn't it? 266 00:15:58,960 --> 00:15:59,960 This day and age. 267 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:06,800 You told her the truth? Why did you tell her the truth? 268 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,960 Well, I had to. Out of respect. 269 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,960 Well, she didn't look like someone who for felt very respected to me. 270 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,480 In fact, I was picking up more of an angry, humiliated vibe. 271 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:21,480 Let me tell you something about women, Danny. 272 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,960 When a woman's in her knickers, it's polite to have sex with her. 273 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,800 I can't have sex with someone when I'm thinking about another person. 274 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,960 Yes, you can, how do you think ugly people manage? I was on the spot. 275 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:36,320 You could have had sex. I know, but I couldn't think of anything. 276 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:37,960 Wait a minute, wait a minute. 277 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,960 Oh, no, no, no, no, this is worse than I thought. 278 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:51,960 You didn't want to have sex with her because she was not Kirsty. 279 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,960 Oh, you are in so much trouble. 280 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,960 'Ashika, it's James, could you come back to the office please? 281 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,320 'I need to see you.' 282 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,960 Hi. Hi. 283 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,960 Sorry to call you in so late. 284 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:22,960 It's all right. It's pretty much what I expected. I'm ready. 285 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,960 Ashika, this isn't work. 286 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,640 I need to apologise to you and to explain. 287 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,000 What I said about family commitments, 288 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,960 it's the truth, it's Caroline. 289 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:39,960 Oh, is she OK? Yeah, it's nothing, she's got impacted wisdom teeth. 290 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,960 She has to have the surgery, I said I'd be there when she comes round. 291 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:48,960 There are things in a marriage that just by virtue of having 292 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,960 been together so long you don't back away from. 293 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:53,960 Well then why didn't you tell me? 294 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:58,960 Because I find it stupid and embarrassing. 295 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,960 Look, I hate this, I hate fighting with you. 296 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,960 I hate not being able to help you. 297 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,960 This is all just very bad timing. 298 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,960 Something occurred to me in the glare of that television light. 299 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,000 It put me off my game, 300 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,960 it stopped me remembering your excellent briefing document. 301 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,640 I need you. 302 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,960 We need someone with experience helping addicts - sorry, users. 303 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,960 We're expecting the usual knee-jerk responses from the tabloids. 304 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,640 We'd like something to counter that. 305 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,960 I mean, obviously we'd reimburse the train fare... Yes, I can hold. 306 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,960 It's got nothing to do with networking. Fine. 307 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,480 It'd be good for Jo. 308 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:49,960 Good for us. 309 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:54,960 What? 310 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,960 I don't know, doing something that wasn't just about work. 311 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,960 I reckon we'd be good at it. 312 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,160 Make a good team. 313 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,960 Right, well, when can he make it? 314 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,960 OK, I'll pencil you in for tomorrow. Can I make that a heavy pencil? 315 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,960 Harry. 316 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,960 Oh, hello, young man, how you doing? All good. 317 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,160 I wanted to talk to you about the future of the Lanson plant. 318 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:37,960 Talk to my DTI pals. Bail-out's strictly for election years. 319 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,960 I might have thought of a way. Kill a few birds with one stone. 320 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,960 Zaslavsky. 321 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,800 He wants to buy the thing out right, assume company debts 322 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,960 Nice of him. Why? Extradition papers in the post. 323 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,960 He reckons the government's going to have a hard time 324 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,160 kicking out the saviour of 800 jobs. 325 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,960 I'm not sure I like the sound 326 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,960 of this character setting up shop in my constituency. 327 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,160 We're talking a little bit of creative accounting 328 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,960 12,000 miles away. 329 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,960 This way, everyone wins. 330 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,960 I'll give the board a call. 331 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:15,640 If they don't know who you are, you can mention my name, but that's it. 332 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,320 You're the brains behind this one. 333 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,960 I don't want anyone in any doubt about that. All right? 334 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,960 OK. 335 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,960 Listen, this party. 336 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,960 Maybe you're right. 337 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,960 Maybe we could do something bigger. 338 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,960 Superb. Like you said. 339 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,960 Be good for Joe. 340 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,960 I'll tell them that we're not allowed 341 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,960 to fight elections during Ramadan. It's not Ramadan. 342 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,960 I'm not a Muslim. I'm trying to explain I'm not gonna get selected. 343 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,960 I can't even get to the bloody chairwoman. 344 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,640 Dropping out halfway through a nomination process is suicide. 345 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,640 I'm fine with it. No, you're not. You know what you're being now? 346 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,960 PHONE RINGS You're being a stupid whore. 347 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,960 James Northcott's office. Hi, Caroline. 348 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,000 He's just over at CCHQ. 349 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,960 Yeah, leaving straight from there, I believe. 350 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,960 How are you? How are your teeth? 351 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,960 Good. 352 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,960 You're welcome. 353 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,960 Mine are fine too, thank you. 354 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,960 How much am I going to lose? 355 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:42,960 Shouldn't be more than 12 million. 356 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,960 Think you'll find it's money well spent. 357 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,960 I enjoyed Prime Minister's Questions. 358 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,960 Would my Right Honourable Friend agree? 359 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,960 Glad you liked it. 360 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,960 I have a question I wish someone would ask. 361 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:02,320 If your government is so keen on free markets, how come they won't 362 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,960 put pressure on Putin to return oil stocks to people who own them first? 363 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,000 Good question. Someone should ask it? Well, get someone to ask it. 364 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,960 Yeah, well, 365 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,960 doesn't really work like that. I wish it did. I want it asked. 366 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:19,960 Right, well... 367 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,960 I wrote it down. 368 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,960 Sorry, Paul... 369 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,960 This is obviously my fault, because I'm not making myself clear. 370 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,960 Oh, no, no, no. I'm not making myself clear. 371 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,960 You get this question asked. 372 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,800 I'm not going to be able to do that. 373 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,320 You don't turn me down. 374 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,640 You do your research and you find out what happens 375 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:45,960 to people who turn me down. 376 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,960 And then you get this question asked. 377 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,960 How's Caroline? 378 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,320 Much improved, thanks. Obviously, still in pain 379 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,960 with the stitches in her gums. Oh. 380 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,960 She get the flowers? What flowers? 381 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,960 The flowers. 382 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,160 I sent her flowers. 383 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,960 Yeah, and a note... 384 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:21,960 saying good luck with your impacted wisdom tooth operation. 385 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,960 I sent them yesterday. They should have got there by now. 386 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,960 I'm going to ring the florist. 387 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:30,960 What did the card say? 388 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,960 Matt spoke to her, James. 389 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:34,960 Like I said, she's much improved, but with... 390 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,960 She had her wisdom teeth out when she was 19. 391 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,960 Why don't you tell me what it is you're afraid of? I want to know. 392 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:46,960 Why does this threaten you so much? You are not going to get selected. 393 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,800 You said so. You'll be seen as someone 394 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,960 who can't get a constituency party behind you. 395 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,160 We'll find out because my name's gone forward. 396 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,960 This'll damage your career. Leave it a couple of years. 397 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,960 This is about you keeping me low profile 398 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,000 until you get where you want to go. 399 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,960 Three years, tops. You really think we've got that long? 400 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,960 Richard Branson doesn't threaten people. 401 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:14,960 Richard Branson doesn't have associates disappeared. 402 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,960 "Chief investigator in mining concessions enquiry 403 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,960 "slain in Moscow traffic jam." 404 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,960 That's not mild mannered, Stephen. 405 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,800 Where you getting this from, Scott? 406 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,960 Little research tool called the internet. You look people up on it. 407 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:33,960 Interfax is behind this. 408 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,160 Moscow will throw anything at him to get that extradition. 409 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,960 We need this contract. 410 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,160 You're employed to exert influence on our clients behalf. 411 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,960 He wants you to exert influence. 412 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,960 I don't see the problem. 413 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,960 Can I get a number off you? TELEVISION IS ON 414 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,960 Whose number? Pete's. 415 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,960 Pete... From Newcastle. 416 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:07,960 Geordie Pete? 417 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,960 What do you want cocaine for? 418 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,640 Party. Jo's party, oh, we're back on Kirsty now, are we? 419 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,800 The trouble with giving coke to girls, 420 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,640 is you never really know who they're going to sleep with. 421 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,960 I'm hearing very good things about Rohypnol though. 422 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,960 Why you being such a tosser about this? 423 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:33,960 Because it's not going to work. 424 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,960 Do you know what I would try? 425 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:37,960 When you're looking at her... 426 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,960 closing your mouth, not drooling. 427 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,160 Fuck you, Scott. I'm your older brother. 428 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:45,960 It's my job to look after you. 429 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,960 Stop you making a dick of yourself on Class A drugs. 430 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,960 BLEEPS 431 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,960 What are you going to do? 432 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,960 Don't know what I'm gonna do. Stop asking me what I'm gonna do. 433 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,640 I'm never gonna get away from the guy. Thinks I'm his serf. 434 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,960 Trying to work out how I'm gonna get to the end of the week 435 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,320 without being found on waste ground with a bullet through my head. 436 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,000 If you want to help, just try and think of someone 437 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,960 I could get to ask this question in the House. 438 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,480 He wrote it down. 439 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,320 He wants it asked as it is on there. 440 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,960 There's the reading of the Fuel Prices Bill 441 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,960 coming up and I thought maybe...? You want me to ask this? 442 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,960 In the House? Like I say... 443 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,960 Is this your calling in a favour, is it? 444 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,960 No. What, because of your Russians being on Lanson? 445 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,960 What, is it my turn to scratch your back? 446 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,960 I don't play those games. I thought you knew that. I do. 447 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,960 You reckon you'll give it a go, eh? 448 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,960 No-one can say you didn't try. Harry, I'm in over my head here. 449 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,960 You don't owe me, I know you don't. 450 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,960 But I need help. 451 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,960 You expect me to 452 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,960 stand up and ask this? 453 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,960 To save your arse? 454 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:22,960 If Dad was here now... 455 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,960 This is your everybody wins, is it? 456 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,960 Look at you with your slick deals. 457 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,960 Killing a few birds with one stone. 458 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,640 This is people's jobs we're talking about. People's lives. 459 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,480 I never said what your dad would have made what you do for a living. 460 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:51,960 Didn't think it were my place. 461 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,960 He would have hung his head. 462 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Great! You're absolutely sure we couldn't do this somewhere else? 463 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,960 I've always wanted to see in here, man. Corridors of power. 464 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,960 I've got some ideas of my own. Make this country a better place. 465 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,960 I can run them by, if you like. 466 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,960 I'm paintballing, right. 467 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,960 Make that a subject at school, cos these kids 468 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,320 are walking round with all this aggression. 469 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:23,960 Right, Pete. 470 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,960 Every street gets a communal dog. 471 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,480 Kirsty. This is Peter. 472 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:33,960 Peter's a concerned constituent. 473 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,160 Hi. All right? 474 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,960 Any sign of that drugs guy? 475 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:40,960 No. He cancelled. 476 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,960 We need to get a press release out, 477 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,960 explaining my motives for the Lanson bid, yeah? 478 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:57,480 You seem unhappy. 479 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,960 Don't be. It bothers me. 480 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,960 ON TV: Mr Speaker, in view of the European Community's 481 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:06,000 commitment to free market principles, 482 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,960 can the Right Honourable Gentleman tell us why the buy up of 483 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,960 Russian fuel companies by the Kremlin 484 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:16,160 has gone all but unchallenged by Her Majesty's Government? He said it. 485 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,960 Not like I said. 486 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,960 But still, it's a good start. 487 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,960 And now we build on this. 488 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,960 This is a country I can do business in. 489 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,960 Yeah, tell you what, Paul, I... 490 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:32,960 feel like I've done what I was hired to do, 491 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,960 maybe a bit more, so that's it for me. 492 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,480 Oh, no, no, no, no. You're good at your job. 493 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:38,960 You're what I'm looking for. 494 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,960 No, no, no, I'm done. I quit. 495 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:46,960 You're going to be working with me full-time. I'll talk to Stephen. 496 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,480 No, see Stephen can't actually force me. 497 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,320 You'll do what Stephen tells you to do and Stephen will do 498 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,640 what I tell him. That's how it'll work. 499 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,960 You'll probably need a few days to finish off your other work, yeah? 500 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,960 Hmm? 501 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,960 Take a week. 502 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,480 MOBILE RINGS 503 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:27,960 Hello, stranger. 504 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,960 Pete, I was wondering if you can help me out, mate? 505 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:37,960 No, no, no, no, no. I'm back on in a big way. Yeah. 506 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:39,960 The next train to Glasgow Central 507 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:46,640 is now standing at platform ten and will be calling at Watford... 508 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,960 It was such a rush job briefing them as well. 509 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,960 Kirsty, can I drag you away for a moment? 510 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,960 But I thrive under that kind of pressure. 511 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,320 Kirsty. 512 00:30:58,320 --> 00:30:59,960 Excuse me. 513 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:02,960 What? 514 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,960 Look down. What? Down. Look down. 515 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:10,960 Is that cocaine? 516 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,320 You wanted to push the boat out? 517 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,960 Do you have any idea of the nature of the business 518 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,960 you've contributed to? Sorry. 519 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,960 Obviously, you didn't make it 520 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,000 to the talk by the Colombian women's group. 521 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,320 This stuff destroys communities. 522 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,160 Thank you very much. Thank you. 523 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,960 So, what did you think? 524 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,960 I thought you did remarkably well with questions from the floor. 525 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,960 Almost like you knew what was coming. 526 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:55,960 Yeah, well, the advantages of local knowledge. 527 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,960 Oh, come on, the executive were never going to let you have it. 528 00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:02,000 I fought two general elections here as an agent. 529 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,960 I know this constituency better than anyone. 530 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,800 Not well enough to actually take the seat though. 531 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,960 Obviously, you're upset. 532 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,160 You don't think it's fair. 533 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:14,960 Which is exactly how I feel about the A-list. 534 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,800 Or positive discrimination. 535 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,960 Na zdravie. 536 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,160 Cheers. 537 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:45,960 Peanut? 538 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:52,960 Sorry. 539 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,960 I think I might have spilt a few in your briefcase. 540 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:09,960 I might be a bit pissed. 541 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,960 Just nipping to the loo. 542 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,960 Yeah, he was in one of the cubicles, praying. 543 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:22,960 In Arabic. 544 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,960 He's at the back of the bar now. 545 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,640 He's got a bag, it's like a briefcase. 546 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:38,480 Yeah. Something in his hands, like a fat pen. 547 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:43,960 Surprise! 548 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:53,960 You didn't? 549 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,960 We did. 550 00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:00,960 No, you didn't. You didn't. Yeah. What? 551 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,960 SHE WHISPERS: You idiot. 552 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:03,960 Where's Ian? 553 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,480 Where is Ian? 554 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:12,960 Delayed? 555 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,960 Let me say a few words about local knowledge. 556 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,960 I'm for knowing which one of our supporters 557 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:20,960 hasn't been to the ballot station 558 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,480 by five o'clock on election day. 559 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,960 I'll go there. I'll drag them to the station in their curlers. 560 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:26,960 We need that. 561 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:32,320 But we don't need the kind of local knowledge that says, 562 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,960 "Ferry Estate - no Tory voters there." 563 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,960 When the other guy has an 8,000 majority, 564 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:43,800 you need to start talking to some people that DON'T vote Conservative. 565 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:47,960 The majority of people anywhere care about education, 566 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:50,960 public services and getting a fair deal. 567 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,960 We can tell them those are our priorities too. 568 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:56,960 But as long as we look the same and sound the same, 569 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:58,960 they're not going to believe us. 570 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,960 I want to bring the message of a new Conservative Party 571 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,960 to every voter in every part of this constituency. 572 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,480 I'm up to that challenge. 573 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:09,960 I hope you are too. 574 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:20,960 Thank you. 575 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:27,640 576 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,960 577 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:36,800 578 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:41,000 579 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,640 I'm having the weirdest night. I'm having a weird one myself. 580 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,960 I mean weird good. 581 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:52,640 Do you mean weird good? 582 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:55,960 No. 583 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,960 Wow, this is nice. 584 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:02,960 There's so many of you... Managed to get hold of some cocaine. 585 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,480 I thought coke was passe. 586 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:06,960 I'm predicting a comeback. 587 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,800 ..this lovely surprise. 588 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,960 It's very special to have so many friends here. 589 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:14,960 So, please, have a wonderful night. 590 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,960 Here, I'm not in the mood. 591 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,960 Is Kirsty? 592 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,960 My intention is to get well and truly pissed. 593 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:28,960 Ian, Ian, Ian! 594 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,960 Excuse me. 595 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,960 Nice speech. I'd vote for you. 596 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,480 So what do you think? 597 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:48,960 Did I do it? 598 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,160 How long have we got? 599 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:52,960 Half an hour to the vote... 600 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:56,960 Give it a shot, shall we? 601 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,960 Good to see you, James. How's Fergus? How are the boys? 602 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,960 How are you getting on with Ashika? Marvellous, isn't she? 603 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:08,960 Must hear all about her. 604 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,960 Happy birthday, Jo. Thanks, Scott. 605 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,160 Busting for the toilet. 606 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:20,960 What are you drinking? Have you seen Ian? 607 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:22,960 Ah, yeah. 608 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,960 I think he left. 609 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:25,960 No. 610 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:30,000 Maybe if we call him? I bloody told you, didn't I? 611 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,640 A few friends, I said. Sorry. 612 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,480 Ian hates this sort of thing. 613 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:37,960 Whose idea was this? 614 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,960 We both thought that... 615 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:48,960 Drop the debt at the time. Hi, Jo, are you having a good night? 616 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,960 Sorry we went a bit overboard with the head count. 617 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:52,960 Thanks for the effort. 618 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,800 It's funny, though. I can't help thinking 619 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:59,960 that I'm at the launch party for Kirsty McKenzie's political career. 620 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,640 Jo, listen, I hope you haven't got the wrong idea. 621 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,960 I've been banging on a bit. I get like that when I've had a few. 622 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,960 Mmm, ginger ale! 623 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,960 Don't get cute with me. 624 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:23,640 40, remember? 625 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:25,960 I wasn't born yesterday. 626 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,960 What's it going to be like for you when you're 40, Kirsty? 627 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:33,480 20 years of your nose up people's arses to look back on. 628 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,640 You look like you could do with a pick-me-up. 629 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,320 You know the way people get addicted to eBay? 630 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,960 Well, he was like that, only with the British constitution. 631 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:00,960 Said he wanted to see the House of Commons. 632 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:03,960 I thought, "OK, that's genuine curiosity." 633 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,960 Didn't know he wanted to buy the bloody thing. 634 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,960 She wants to be in the Cabinet, no-one's having a go at her. 635 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:10,960 Who's she? 636 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:15,960 She's got her nose up someone's arse. 637 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,960 I don't get what all the fuss is about cocaine. 638 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:19,960 It's not having any effect. 639 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,640 Ashika, they want you. 640 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,960 Hey, I was looking for you. 641 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,960 Got you a ginger ale. Cheers. 642 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,960 Can I get a vodka in this? Please. 643 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,960 Listen, what you said the other day, I think you're right. 644 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:16,640 That we'd make a good team. 645 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:19,960 Yeah. 646 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,960 Not just as colleagues, more than colleagues, you know? 647 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:28,000 Listen, this is probably going to sound really cheesy but, um... 648 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:34,960 Are you sure that was proper cocaine? 649 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,000 Cos it's still not having any effect. 650 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,960 You know the way people get addicted to eBay? 651 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:42,960 he was like that only with the British constitution. 652 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:43,960 You already said that. 653 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:45,960 I don't get why you're so surprised anyway. 654 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,480 Undermining democracy's like your job. 655 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,960 It's like your job title, Democracy Underminer. 656 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:54,960 IN AMERICAN ACCENT: Scott Foster, Democracy Underminer. 657 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:56,960 Not much for a party, is it? 658 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,960 I know, I hate it when it's just people talking. 659 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,960 Do you want to get out of here? 660 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:07,800 What? 661 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,320 Did you see the old dear demanding her ballot paper back, 662 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:11,960 insisting she made a mistake. 663 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:15,960 Joanna's put the fear of God in them. Did like that speech though. 664 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:20,960 You'll have to train Matt to do one like that for me. Champagne moment? 665 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:21,960 No? What? 666 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:25,960 What? 667 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:27,320 You knew her. 668 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:29,960 You could have done it any time? Oh, come on, 669 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:33,000 you're all the better for it, forged in flame and all that. 670 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,960 I hadn't heard you speech, had I? 671 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,800 You'd never have given it if your back hadn't been against the wall. 672 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:43,960 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You're right. I was trying to hold you back. 673 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:48,960 I didn't want to lose you, hence my behaving like a total dick. 674 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:52,480 I've been thinking, though, perhaps we don't have to be side by side 675 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,960 to be together, perhaps we can approach from a different angle? 676 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:57,960 Hm? James, you may have to start adjusting 677 00:41:57,960 --> 00:42:00,960 to not always getting precisely what you want. 678 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:16,960 All right, Jo. 679 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:20,960 Sorry, I was just looking for Kirsty. 680 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:23,960 Jo? 681 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:28,960 Jo, no. 682 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:32,960 Don't do that. 683 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,960 How many gin and tonics did you have? 684 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,960 You know gin induces depression. 685 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,960 And other things induce depression. 686 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:45,960 You'd expect him to come in the room. 687 00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:50,640 I'm gonna talk to him and I'll explain to him that it was my idea. 688 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,160 Just come in the room, you know? 689 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:57,960 It's my birthday party, for God's sake. 690 00:42:57,960 --> 00:42:59,960 Even if it is a rave, 691 00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:02,960 a bleeding orgy. 692 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:06,960 Come in and say, "Hello". 693 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:10,960 I'll tell you the problem. 694 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:14,960 What he saw in there, what he... 695 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:22,960 Didn't like the look of. 696 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:27,960 That's that my life. 697 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,800 I would say that's the problem. 698 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:33,000 I thought you were depressed about being 40? 699 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:35,320 That's because you're an idiot. 700 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,960 Yeah, we kind of established that earlier. 701 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:48,960 We should get you home. I should probably say goodbye to people. 702 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:51,960 Oh, no, no, I'll see about getting a cab. 703 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:07,960 MOBILE RINGS 704 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:10,960 Where's good? 705 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,960 What's a good club? Should I get that? 706 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:18,960 No. Probably some Russian hit man looking set up a meeting. 707 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:21,960 We're out of ginger ale. 708 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:24,960 Fuck off! 709 00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:30,480 Have you got a Time Out? 710 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:31,960 HORN HONKS 711 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,800 Hello, this is Ashika Chandrimani, 712 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:40,960 I've recently had some cause for celebration and your name came up 713 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:44,160 as someone I imagined might be available 714 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,800 for a drink at short notice. 715 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,480 But I imagined wrong. 716 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:49,960 You're not. 717 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,640 You're tucked up in your bed. 718 00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:53,960 Which is nice. 719 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,960 For you. 720 00:44:56,960 --> 00:44:59,960 So, another time. 721 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:07,640 I don't really like clubs. Do you like clubs? 722 00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:09,960 Not really, they're shit. 723 00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:13,960 Sweaty teenagers. 724 00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:16,000 Loud music. 725 00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:19,160 What'll we do instead? 726 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:29,960 This is a really good idea. 727 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,320 It's much better than going to a club. 728 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,320 RADIO: 'The fate of the Lanson car plant 729 00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:03,640 'hangs in the balance with news that Paul Zaslavsky, 730 00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:06,960 'tipped as a potential bidder for the company, has fled the country 731 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:08,960 'having apparently been detained last night 732 00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:10,960 ;on charges of possessing illegal drugs.' 733 00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:12,960 KNOCKING Scott! 734 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:15,960 Scott. Don't come in, mate. 735 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:18,640 The Russian's done a runner. 736 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:23,960 What? The Russian, he's fled the country, you're in the clear, mate. 737 00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:28,800 That's good. I can't really talk right now, mate. I'm hungover. 738 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:31,960 Lightweight. Right, I'm off. 739 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:33,960 I'll see you later. 740 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:35,640 Yeah, see you. 741 00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:38,800 Good thing you're not gonna be found on a patch of waste ground 742 00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:39,960 with a bullet through your head. 743 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:15,960 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com 744 00:47:16,010 --> 00:47:20,560 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0