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Of that victory. Pat mcfadden was Labours Campaign Coordinator and he is now at the heart of Keir Starmer s governing project. Hes whats called chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. Well discover in a few minutes exactly what that means. But it does mean that hes key to delivering that promise on the front page of labours manifesto change. And one reason he got thejob is that its not the first time hes been at the heart of government. He was Tony Blairs political secretary 20 odd years ago. Pat mcfadden, welcome back to political thinking. Good to be here, good to be here. I want to know, what was it like on the night of the election . That Exit Poll comes in at ten oclock. How was it for you . It was an enormous relief. I was sitting in my house in wolverhampton, where id been campaigning during the day, and in the nearby Target Seat for us in dudley. And its such a moment. I remember looking at the clock and its five minutes to ten, its four minutes to ten, and then itjust flashes up
On twitter and instagram. Im vicderbyshire. Or you can email victoria bbc. Co. Uk Job Vacancies Have Hit a record high rising above One Million for the first time since records began, according to official figures. Lawyers for Prince Andrew Tell A Court in New York that Sexual Assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful. Travel Body Abta is calling for a significant overhaul of the Governments Traffic Light system. The met gala one of fashion s biggest and starriest events has rolled out its Red Carpet in New York for some of the planets best known celebrities. Good morning. Well all get more details later from the government on its plans to deal with the pandemic over the coming months in england. We expecting that all Over 50s will be offered a covid boosterjab. It was confirmed last night that children aged 12 15 will be offered a single Vaccine Dose from next week in england. Heres what some teenagers think of that. I dont want to make a decision whe
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