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think of rishi sunak s first - think of rishi sunak s first performance on his first full day as prime minister? it performance on his first full day as prime minister? prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, prime minister? it was fascinating to watch. in prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to the - prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to the very l to watch, in contrast to the very serious expression on rishi sunak s face yesterday outside downing street. there was a nervous grin fixed on his face as pmqs got under way today, it was reasonably confident, he did have if you little nervous text, he was frantically flicking through the folder of notes, but all prime ministers do that as they cannot answer every question of the top of the head. i think, it seems like keir starmer and rishi sunak are going to be quite wel
with me now is benjudah, a seniorfellow at the atlantic council, an american think tank specialising in the field of international affairs. he also followed rishi sunak on his campaign trail in yorkshire during the 2015 general election. bent, very good to have you with us. it s interesting to reflect on how little time rishi sunak has been a member of parliament, only seven years. here he is at his first prime minister s questions. what were your thoughts watching him today? was it a confident performance? i thoughts watching him today? was it a confident performance? a confident performance? i thought it was confident a confident performance? i thought it was confident performance, - a confident performance? i thought it was confident performance, i - a confident performance? i thoughtj it was confident performance, i was remembering the first time that i interviewed him in yorkshire in 2015 interviewed him in yorkshire in 2015 in which i felt i was the only person in the starbuck