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This episode is brought you by Google. We've talked before about AI transforming the UK workforce, but Google's just produced some research which estimates that in total, these tools could save the average worker in the UK over 100 hours a year by 2030.

And their research also estimates that almost two-thirds of jobs across the UK have the potential to be significantly enhanced by AI,

which is a big opportunity, but it does mean people will need new skills to make the most of it.

Google's also leaning into this upskilling.

Since 2015, they've provided free digital skills training to over a million Brits in hundreds of locations.

Just another way that Google is making AI helpful for everyone across the UK.

Welcome to the rest of politics leading with me, Rory Stewart.

And me, Alastair Campbell.

And today's guest, he was an MP from 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister. He became a cabinet minister under Mrs Thatcher. He was an MP from 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.

He became a cabinet minister under Mrs Thatcher.

He became chairman of the Tory Party under John Major and won a general election that many expected them to lose.

But he lost his own seat in the process.

He then became the last governor of Hong Kong, and I vividly remember

his emotion and his anger as the colony was handed over to the Chinese in 97. Since then,

architect of new policing arrangements in Northern Ireland as part of the Good Friday Agreement,

European Commissioner, Chairman of the BBC, Chancellor of Oxford

University, until quite recently for 21 years, and also once an advisor to the Vatican on dealing

with the media. So all of this is not bad for the Lancashire-born son of a jazz musician-turned

music publisher.

So welcome Chris Patton.

Chris, thank you.

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