Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Calling Peston, the podcast, which promises to never test this eyesight by getting behind the wheel of a car.

It's been an extraordinary week in the world of British politics and we'll be taking you through all the comings and goings.

If you're wondering why you're listening to me and not the dulcet tones of my colleague

Daniel Hewitt, it's because he's not here today and instead I'm in the hot seat. Now the power

is definitely going to get to me. And before the ITV bosses forced me to take off the paper

crown that I've decided to wear in Daniel's absence, I thought I'd try my best to give you a

half decent episode. First, this podcast is going to do what it says on the tin, and we'll be calling Robert

Pestons, ITV's political editor to get his thoughts and analysis on what has been an interesting

few days to say the least. We'll then be joined by Labour's former Director of Communications

and Strategy, Alistair Campbell.

And as a former advisor to a Prime Minister, there's few better place to give an insight

into what might have gone on behind closed doors this week.

But first, producer Lewis, we're flying solo.

We are flying solo, yeah, but with an introduction like that, I think we're going to be fine, to be honest.

It's so stressful writing those.

I don't know how Dan does it every single week and does it so well.

I think he's going to be a bit angry that you've pulled it out the bag like that there,

Shiaab.

I don't think it will be.

I think he's going to be sitting at home, listening to being like well this justifies exactly why i do the open but

mate how have you been how's how's lockdown been treating you it's um yeah it's all right i'm grown

a little bit sick of it but i'm getting excited because i think i might be back at work next week

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