1 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,599 CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,640 JOURNALISTS CLAMOURING 3 00:00:13,844 --> 00:00:17,923 Serving ministers are advised never to bring lawsuits. 4 00:00:17,924 --> 00:00:21,283 If you're in office, you're supposed to put up with anything. That's the deal. 5 00:00:21,284 --> 00:00:25,483 But I knew very well that lies were being told about me 6 00:00:25,484 --> 00:00:28,163 not because of anything I'd done, but because of who I am. 7 00:00:28,164 --> 00:00:31,083 I'm proud to be one of the few politicians who actually comes 8 00:00:31,084 --> 00:00:34,603 from the same background as the majority of people I represent, 9 00:00:34,604 --> 00:00:36,043 and I never forget that. 10 00:00:36,044 --> 00:00:39,004 So I fought. And I won. 11 00:00:40,004 --> 00:00:42,043 To quote the national poet, 12 00:00:42,044 --> 00:00:45,483 "Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just." 13 00:00:45,484 --> 00:00:47,363 Thank you. CLAMOURING RESUMES 14 00:00:47,364 --> 00:00:50,523 One of the country's most popular politicians brought off the gamble 15 00:00:50,524 --> 00:00:54,243 of his life this afternoon, when a jury found for the 16 00:00:54,244 --> 00:00:58,083 Transport Minister, Peter Laurence, against a newspaper, which claimed 17 00:00:58,084 --> 00:01:01,883 he had exploited his position in government for financial gain. 18 00:01:01,884 --> 00:01:05,483 But the case fell apart when key witness for the defence, journalist 19 00:01:05,484 --> 00:01:09,083 Charmian Pepper, surprised the court by changing her story. 20 00:01:09,084 --> 00:01:12,123 - You're welcome. - Say thank you to your counsel. 21 00:01:12,124 --> 00:01:15,283 - I never doubted it for a moment. - I'm glad you're happy. 22 00:01:15,284 --> 00:01:18,151 It's open and shut, but thanks all the same. 23 00:01:19,804 --> 00:01:21,683 Well, that's one way to thank you. 24 00:01:21,684 --> 00:01:23,963 What's he saying? Any fool could have got me off? 25 00:01:23,964 --> 00:01:25,923 I don't care. They're always the best cases. 26 00:01:25,924 --> 00:01:28,723 - The ones you win? - No, the ones you win when you suspect 27 00:01:28,724 --> 00:01:30,724 your client is guilty as hell. 28 00:01:31,684 --> 00:01:35,403 Still a bloody taxi. We're going to the ministry, for God's sake. 29 00:01:35,404 --> 00:01:37,883 Maybe, but you're not on government business. Not formally. 30 00:01:37,884 --> 00:01:40,083 That's so typical of her. 31 00:01:40,084 --> 00:01:43,083 - You know the Prime Minister. - Yeah, I do. Petty. 32 00:01:43,084 --> 00:01:43,764 Charmian? 33 00:01:43,765 --> 00:01:45,803 Charmian, why did you change your story? 34 00:01:45,804 --> 00:01:47,851 Ms Pepper, why did you change your story? 35 00:01:47,852 --> 00:01:49,283 Any comment, Charmian? 36 00:01:49,284 --> 00:01:51,323 Anything I say will only get me in worse trouble. 37 00:01:51,324 --> 00:01:53,443 I'm saying nothing. Thank you very much. 38 00:01:53,444 --> 00:01:55,003 Let's get back to Chambers. 39 00:01:55,004 --> 00:01:57,271 - Sorry. - Oh, sorry. My fault. Sorry. 40 00:02:44,284 --> 00:02:48,203 Everyone knows these have not been easy years. 41 00:02:48,204 --> 00:02:51,403 My three years in office have coincided with a period 42 00:02:51,404 --> 00:02:54,883 of extreme turbulence in Western economies. 43 00:02:54,884 --> 00:02:59,523 But what's pleased me is since we inaugurated this access scheme 44 00:02:59,524 --> 00:03:03,683 at Number Ten, how British business and finance has really stepped up 45 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:07,243 to help the Conservative cause. 46 00:03:07,244 --> 00:03:09,443 And we're very grateful. 47 00:03:09,444 --> 00:03:13,723 We are always here to listen to your legitimate concerns 48 00:03:13,724 --> 00:03:16,683 and to help enterprise to thrive. 49 00:03:16,684 --> 00:03:19,524 That's our job. Thank you. 50 00:03:25,164 --> 00:03:26,963 You're on good form, Dawn. 51 00:03:26,964 --> 00:03:28,963 Mind you, we need to be on good form every day. 52 00:03:28,964 --> 00:03:31,403 I don't remember begging being part of my job description. 53 00:03:31,404 --> 00:03:33,043 Let me. I'm Chair of the party. 54 00:03:33,044 --> 00:03:34,923 I ought to be swaying continents. 55 00:03:34,924 --> 00:03:36,603 All I ever do is ask for money. 56 00:03:36,604 --> 00:03:38,204 Ah! You and me both. 57 00:03:38,964 --> 00:03:40,164 Prime Minister. 58 00:03:41,804 --> 00:03:44,044 - Prime Minister. - Julia! 59 00:03:48,684 --> 00:03:52,083 - How much? - This afternoon, 200,000. 60 00:03:52,084 --> 00:03:55,963 Well, I'm due £200,000 worth of boredom so that's a fair exchange. 61 00:03:55,964 --> 00:03:58,963 Depends if you want to win the next election. 62 00:03:58,964 --> 00:04:02,643 The briefing you asked for on Peter Laurence. MI5 put it together. 63 00:04:02,644 --> 00:04:04,163 Oh! In an hour? 64 00:04:04,164 --> 00:04:06,003 It was quick because it already existed. 65 00:04:06,004 --> 00:04:07,403 What? They had their eye on him? 66 00:04:07,404 --> 00:04:09,643 They'd be derelict if they didn't. 67 00:04:09,644 --> 00:04:11,683 Ah, yes. Of course. 68 00:04:11,684 --> 00:04:13,843 - Croydon. - You can't take it away from him. 69 00:04:13,844 --> 00:04:16,763 All that stuff about the tough background is true. He's authentic. 70 00:04:16,764 --> 00:04:20,403 Retail, retail, selling furniture, 71 00:04:20,404 --> 00:04:22,563 property... 72 00:04:22,564 --> 00:04:23,683 Oh! Then politics. 73 00:04:23,684 --> 00:04:25,643 And with all those think tanks in between. 74 00:04:25,644 --> 00:04:28,483 British American Development Forum, is that a charity? 75 00:04:28,484 --> 00:04:31,523 It was meant to be, but the charity commissioners didn't agree. 76 00:04:31,524 --> 00:04:33,640 And its purpose, aside from dodging tax? 77 00:04:33,647 --> 00:04:35,116 Transatlantic understanding. 78 00:04:35,118 --> 00:04:37,723 - Well, if that isn't fishy...! - What do you want me to do? 79 00:04:37,725 --> 00:04:39,483 Oh, it's a simple test. I've done it before. 80 00:04:39,484 --> 00:04:42,683 What you do is you open a copy of Who's Who. You look up Peter's official entry, 81 00:04:42,684 --> 00:04:46,003 then you compare it to this. Whatever he's left out, that's what we're looking for. 82 00:04:46,004 --> 00:04:48,164 - He'll have left it out for a reason? - Oh, certainly. 83 00:04:48,165 --> 00:04:50,086 Whatever it is, he'll want it to be forgotten. 84 00:04:50,088 --> 00:04:52,683 And I'm happy to say Peter Laurence is with us. 85 00:04:52,684 --> 00:04:56,083 After 15 rounds in the High Court, back in his weekly spot, 86 00:04:56,084 --> 00:04:58,563 telling the truth and taking your calls. 87 00:04:58,564 --> 00:05:00,683 Thank you very much, Mick. Good to be here. 88 00:05:00,684 --> 00:05:03,683 No. I'm a member of the government and this is government policy. 89 00:05:03,684 --> 00:05:07,043 No, but you... You have to forget about Brexit. 90 00:05:07,044 --> 00:05:08,763 It's in the past. 91 00:05:08,764 --> 00:05:10,883 It was a national trauma, as you call it, and... 92 00:05:10,884 --> 00:05:13,163 But it's a trauma we came through. It's over. 93 00:05:13,164 --> 00:05:16,403 I'm not interested in the old arguments. 94 00:05:16,404 --> 00:05:18,723 The world is changing so fast, 95 00:05:18,724 --> 00:05:21,283 and the exciting thing is keeping up. 96 00:05:21,284 --> 00:05:22,363 Brown sauce. 97 00:05:22,364 --> 00:05:23,883 CHUCKLES 98 00:05:23,884 --> 00:05:25,203 No, no, that's a good point. 99 00:05:25,204 --> 00:05:29,523 I am a relaxed Conservative who admires progress. 100 00:05:29,524 --> 00:05:33,443 I admire anybody who finds a cause that they genuinely believe in, 101 00:05:33,444 --> 00:05:35,363 and I'm at peace with all kinds of causes. 102 00:05:35,364 --> 00:05:37,843 It could have been Nelson Mandela or the suffragettes, 103 00:05:37,844 --> 00:05:39,564 I don't have to agree with every word of it. 104 00:05:39,565 --> 00:05:43,883 I admire anybody who just stands strong 105 00:05:43,884 --> 00:05:49,523 and... and free and doesn't give over their life to apology and guilt. 106 00:05:49,524 --> 00:05:54,163 To me, conservatism is about loving the idea of the future. 107 00:05:54,164 --> 00:05:56,431 Don't you sound like a lovely man! 108 00:05:57,764 --> 00:06:00,363 Yes, you pick a system to suit the team. 109 00:06:00,364 --> 00:06:02,763 If I say one more word about Manchester United... 110 00:06:02,764 --> 00:06:05,883 Exactly. I rose through the system and I want everyone else 111 00:06:05,884 --> 00:06:07,723 to have that chance, too. 112 00:06:07,724 --> 00:06:09,565 They got you this time, didn't they, Peter? 113 00:06:09,567 --> 00:06:11,295 - They called, that newspaper. - Right. 114 00:06:11,297 --> 00:06:12,283 They nearly had you! 115 00:06:12,284 --> 00:06:16,683 Well, all I can say to that, William of Walthamstow, is in your dreams! 116 00:06:16,684 --> 00:06:19,683 He doesn't look worried to me, Billy. He looks radiant! 117 00:06:19,684 --> 00:06:21,764 OK! CHUCKLES 118 00:06:23,204 --> 00:06:25,004 You need to listen to this. 119 00:06:25,964 --> 00:06:27,883 On your personal. It came through yesterday. 120 00:06:27,884 --> 00:06:30,203 I didn't want to bother you till after we got the verdict. 121 00:06:30,204 --> 00:06:32,043 Who is it? 122 00:06:32,044 --> 00:06:35,036 It's somebody that says she's your daughter. 123 00:06:35,037 --> 00:06:37,789 Which one? The one who doesn't speak to me or the other one? 124 00:06:37,790 --> 00:06:39,763 Neither of them. 125 00:06:39,764 --> 00:06:43,403 - Then who? - A new one... she says. 126 00:06:43,404 --> 00:06:45,684 A third. Another daughter. 127 00:06:49,564 --> 00:06:51,831 I'll cancel all your appointments. 128 00:07:44,844 --> 00:07:46,323 BUZZES 129 00:07:46,324 --> 00:07:47,364 CLICKS 130 00:07:50,044 --> 00:07:51,644 BUZZES, KEYS RATTLE 131 00:08:00,844 --> 00:08:02,124 BEEP 132 00:08:11,964 --> 00:08:13,723 Is that Peter Laurence? 133 00:08:13,724 --> 00:08:16,243 We were told he's visiting a constituent. 134 00:08:16,244 --> 00:08:17,603 What's wrong with that? 135 00:08:17,604 --> 00:08:20,324 Just that Steff lives in Tower Hamlets. 136 00:08:48,844 --> 00:08:50,643 What makes you think you're my daughter? 137 00:08:50,644 --> 00:08:52,603 I don't claim to be your daughter. 138 00:08:52,604 --> 00:08:53,963 Then what is this? 139 00:08:53,964 --> 00:08:55,843 I was sent by your daughter. 140 00:08:55,844 --> 00:08:57,283 Where is she? 141 00:08:57,284 --> 00:08:59,083 Not ready to meet you yet. 142 00:08:59,084 --> 00:09:02,084 - She sent me. - Is she a fellow inmate? 143 00:09:03,684 --> 00:09:07,123 Let's be clear. I've got two daughters, they're both legitimate. 144 00:09:07,124 --> 00:09:10,883 I know for a fact that the younger one is studying at Leeds at the moment. 145 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:13,363 I expect her to get a first class degree in mathematics 146 00:09:13,364 --> 00:09:15,844 and I've got a pretty good idea of where the older one is, too. 147 00:09:15,845 --> 00:09:17,365 Yeah? Where's that? 148 00:09:18,964 --> 00:09:20,523 That's none of your business. 149 00:09:20,524 --> 00:09:23,284 VOICES, CLANGING 150 00:09:24,724 --> 00:09:28,443 My friend reckons you were a bit of a Jack the Lad back in the '90s. 151 00:09:28,444 --> 00:09:30,124 Notting Hill, was it? 152 00:09:32,924 --> 00:09:36,483 Yes, I... I... lived in the Ladbroke Grove area. 153 00:09:36,484 --> 00:09:38,323 She could have read anywhere. 154 00:09:38,324 --> 00:09:40,763 Do you remember the name of every woman you slept with? 155 00:09:40,764 --> 00:09:42,124 No. Do you? 156 00:09:44,124 --> 00:09:46,803 Do you remember the colour of every woman you slept with? 157 00:09:46,804 --> 00:09:50,563 I'm not going to have this conversation, least of all with someone I don't even know. 158 00:09:50,564 --> 00:09:52,723 You know that I have something on you, 159 00:09:52,724 --> 00:09:54,683 or else why would you even be here? 160 00:09:54,684 --> 00:09:57,323 - You're NOT my daughter. - Did I say that I was, though? 161 00:09:57,324 --> 00:09:59,524 - Come on, let's go. - Not yet. 162 00:10:01,364 --> 00:10:03,231 What do you mean, "Not yet"? 163 00:10:06,124 --> 00:10:07,243 Are you in on this? 164 00:10:07,244 --> 00:10:09,803 I had a preliminary conversation with Steff last night. 165 00:10:09,804 --> 00:10:11,123 Without telling me? 166 00:10:11,124 --> 00:10:14,772 I wasn't going to let you walk into anything sight unseen. 167 00:10:18,524 --> 00:10:21,683 We saw you on the news coming out of the court. 168 00:10:21,684 --> 00:10:24,803 - We? - Your daughter and me. 169 00:10:24,804 --> 00:10:26,363 So she is in the prison? 170 00:10:26,364 --> 00:10:28,044 So she is your daughter? 171 00:10:30,724 --> 00:10:32,924 Have you been in a prison before? 172 00:10:33,964 --> 00:10:36,358 Two of my constituents have ended up inside. 173 00:10:36,359 --> 00:10:37,043 Mm-hm. 174 00:10:37,044 --> 00:10:39,307 Bet you're full of stupid ideas. 175 00:10:39,308 --> 00:10:41,043 - Am I? - Your party is. 176 00:10:41,044 --> 00:10:43,363 So you're not a Conservative, then? 177 00:10:43,364 --> 00:10:45,723 You think we're all high as balls, 178 00:10:45,724 --> 00:10:50,403 drugs flown in on drones so we can have cell parties and shoot crack. 179 00:10:50,404 --> 00:10:53,444 Truth is, prison is mostly just boring. 180 00:10:54,764 --> 00:10:58,476 Then it got really interesting because I met your daughter. 181 00:10:59,164 --> 00:11:00,524 Tell me her name. 182 00:11:01,404 --> 00:11:02,924 BUZZER, DOOR CLANGS 183 00:11:03,844 --> 00:11:06,177 A daughter that I don't know about. 184 00:11:07,084 --> 00:11:09,963 Given that I didn't meet anyone who actually claimed to be my daughter. 185 00:11:09,964 --> 00:11:12,963 No, but we did meet someone that knows an awful lot about you. 186 00:11:12,964 --> 00:11:15,523 Yeah, she said it herself - prison is boring. 187 00:11:15,524 --> 00:11:18,443 They've got nothing to do, except read Wikipedia. 188 00:11:18,444 --> 00:11:20,283 She's obviously been prepped by someone. 189 00:11:20,284 --> 00:11:22,360 I thought you handled it beautifully, Minister. 190 00:11:22,362 --> 00:11:24,323 Sure. But what exactly did I handle? 191 00:11:24,324 --> 00:11:27,268 Someone who might bring about a paternity suit. 192 00:11:28,044 --> 00:11:29,363 Arms up, please. 193 00:11:29,364 --> 00:11:30,804 Thank you. 194 00:11:32,604 --> 00:11:35,603 Officer, I understand the need for security on the way into prison, 195 00:11:35,604 --> 00:11:36,899 but on the way out? 196 00:11:36,901 --> 00:11:39,163 I just want to be sure you're not smuggling 197 00:11:39,164 --> 00:11:42,003 anything out. It's Parallax procedure, sir. 198 00:11:42,004 --> 00:11:43,937 Could you turn around for me? 199 00:11:47,444 --> 00:11:48,843 Parallax. 200 00:11:48,844 --> 00:11:50,563 At some point, you're going to tell me 201 00:11:50,564 --> 00:11:52,563 why you think that was a risk worth taking. 202 00:11:52,564 --> 00:11:54,603 I made a judgment call. 203 00:11:54,604 --> 00:11:58,043 And looking at Twitter, there's a significant minority 204 00:11:58,044 --> 00:12:00,562 who think you've already taken a blow. 205 00:12:00,563 --> 00:12:02,003 As you say, minority. 206 00:12:02,004 --> 00:12:03,843 You went to court to defend your reputation. 207 00:12:03,844 --> 00:12:05,963 There are some people that don't like that. 208 00:12:05,964 --> 00:12:09,363 They think it's un-English. They think that politicians should 209 00:12:09,364 --> 00:12:11,163 suck it up and be good sports. 210 00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:14,923 I won! I won the bloody case! 211 00:12:14,924 --> 00:12:17,868 It was something we had to do and you know why. 212 00:12:18,964 --> 00:12:21,283 Now a woman is threatening to remind the electorate 213 00:12:21,284 --> 00:12:23,843 - that you used to sleep around. - Jack the lad! 214 00:12:23,844 --> 00:12:26,083 How many years since you heard anyone say that? 215 00:12:26,084 --> 00:12:28,845 - Worse still, in West London. - Oh, so it's a postcode effect, is it? 216 00:12:28,846 --> 00:12:30,723 I'm a phoney because I lived in Notting Hill. 217 00:12:30,724 --> 00:12:33,884 More to the point, you've slept with so many women that you can't even remember. 218 00:12:33,885 --> 00:12:37,283 Can I just say that back then nobody was counting. 219 00:12:37,284 --> 00:12:39,523 Maybe you had a baby. Maybe you didn't. 220 00:12:39,524 --> 00:12:43,236 You don't even know what colour she is. How does that look? 221 00:12:44,284 --> 00:12:47,643 Promiscuity is out of fashion. In your day, sex was liberation. 222 00:12:47,644 --> 00:12:49,443 Nowadays, it's exploitation. 223 00:12:49,444 --> 00:12:51,444 An awful lot of angry women out there and, 224 00:12:51,445 --> 00:12:53,443 100 years ago, somebody gave them the vote. 225 00:12:53,444 --> 00:12:55,563 - Can I tell you something, Duncan? - Please do. 226 00:12:55,564 --> 00:12:58,723 You are hopelessly stuck in the 20th century. 227 00:12:58,724 --> 00:13:00,803 I have always been a rule-breaker. 228 00:13:00,804 --> 00:13:02,723 People like me BECAUSE I break the rules. 229 00:13:02,724 --> 00:13:04,723 That's my appeal. It's my USP. 230 00:13:04,724 --> 00:13:06,363 I hope you're right, Minister. 231 00:13:06,364 --> 00:13:08,523 Voters think of me as a character. 232 00:13:08,524 --> 00:13:11,763 They'd much rather be led by characters than by zombies. 233 00:13:11,764 --> 00:13:15,092 Do I really have to go back in this car? It's filthy. 234 00:13:16,844 --> 00:13:17,963 Peter. 235 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:19,204 PHONE CHIMES 236 00:13:21,084 --> 00:13:22,763 Whoops! 237 00:13:22,764 --> 00:13:24,804 We've been summonsed to Downing Street. 238 00:13:24,805 --> 00:13:25,843 Summonsed? 239 00:13:25,844 --> 00:13:27,723 Is that the same as summoned? 240 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:29,404 Or is it better or worse? 241 00:13:42,364 --> 00:13:43,563 Done. 242 00:13:43,564 --> 00:13:45,404 - Bundle. - Cheers, mate. 243 00:13:48,404 --> 00:13:50,163 Thank you. 244 00:13:50,164 --> 00:13:52,963 Ah. You are going to Birmingham. Traffic offence. 245 00:13:52,964 --> 00:13:54,163 Can't someone else do it? 246 00:13:54,164 --> 00:13:55,483 - No. - Why not? 247 00:13:55,484 --> 00:13:58,923 It's a local councillor caught drunk and doing 50 in a built-up area. 248 00:13:58,924 --> 00:14:00,523 I suppose he's saying his wife was ill? 249 00:14:00,524 --> 00:14:01,392 No, his son. 250 00:14:01,393 --> 00:14:03,255 Compassionate speeding. Is that my plea? 251 00:14:03,257 --> 00:14:06,443 Don't sit down. You're on the 07.30 from Euston. 252 00:14:06,444 --> 00:14:09,643 - Oh, and a woman called, apparently. - A woman? Does she have a name? 253 00:14:09,644 --> 00:14:12,323 Margaret. Says she has essential evidence which will affect 254 00:14:12,324 --> 00:14:14,564 - the Peter Laurence case. - She's a bit late, isn't she? 255 00:14:14,565 --> 00:14:15,963 We settled that case an hour ago. 256 00:14:15,964 --> 00:14:17,443 There's a number. Take it. 257 00:14:17,444 --> 00:14:19,363 What, so I can appeal against my own victory? 258 00:14:19,364 --> 00:14:21,364 No, so I can say I did my job. 259 00:14:23,884 --> 00:14:25,443 Do you feel vindicated, Minister? 260 00:14:25,444 --> 00:14:27,723 What does the Prime Minister have to say about all this? 261 00:14:27,724 --> 00:14:30,324 Are you going to sue anyone else, Peter? 262 00:14:31,084 --> 00:14:32,244 Thank you. 263 00:14:38,204 --> 00:14:39,723 Hello there. Hello. 264 00:14:39,724 --> 00:14:41,763 Peter, congratulations. 265 00:14:41,764 --> 00:14:43,043 We were never really worried. 266 00:14:43,044 --> 00:14:43,974 No, nor was I. 267 00:14:43,975 --> 00:14:46,763 Good going. The sooner we catch up the better. 268 00:14:46,764 --> 00:14:47,844 Ah! 269 00:14:49,164 --> 00:14:50,923 Prime Minister. 270 00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:53,403 Ah, Peter! You're a member of government again? 271 00:14:53,404 --> 00:14:55,363 Wasn't aware that I'd left it. 272 00:14:55,364 --> 00:14:58,523 You would have done if they found you were lying. 273 00:14:58,524 --> 00:15:00,163 - Julia. - Minister. 274 00:15:00,164 --> 00:15:02,483 Not really a question of lying. 275 00:15:02,484 --> 00:15:04,044 Not you. 276 00:15:05,604 --> 00:15:08,843 Well, I can't say I understood every detail at the trial. 277 00:15:08,844 --> 00:15:12,283 Sherlock Holmes says somewhere the mind's an attic. 278 00:15:12,284 --> 00:15:13,883 Its walls are not elastic. 279 00:15:13,884 --> 00:15:15,723 Coffee, Minister? 280 00:15:15,724 --> 00:15:17,523 No, thank you. 281 00:15:17,524 --> 00:15:19,032 I have the feeling that you're... 282 00:15:19,033 --> 00:15:21,363 you're trying to tell me something, Prime Minister. 283 00:15:21,364 --> 00:15:23,243 Correct. 284 00:15:23,244 --> 00:15:26,483 A newspaper accused you of profiting from your time in government 285 00:15:26,484 --> 00:15:29,243 and lying about it. You've been found innocent. 286 00:15:29,244 --> 00:15:32,044 My question is, is there anything else? 287 00:15:33,244 --> 00:15:34,763 Is there anything else what? 288 00:15:34,764 --> 00:15:36,283 Well, are there other scandals? 289 00:15:36,284 --> 00:15:39,123 Potential scandals we need to know about, Peter? 290 00:15:39,124 --> 00:15:41,523 I... I did SVQ. 291 00:15:41,524 --> 00:15:44,883 Oh, I know. But standard vetting isn't always enough 292 00:15:44,884 --> 00:15:47,723 in this age of the internet. Kick a dog in the street 293 00:15:47,724 --> 00:15:51,345 and you can be sure some passer-by has got a camera. 294 00:15:51,346 --> 00:15:52,723 I don't kick dogs. 295 00:15:52,724 --> 00:15:56,123 Then what do they say? It's not the lie. It's the cover up. 296 00:15:56,124 --> 00:15:58,763 You keep using that word, "lie". 297 00:15:58,764 --> 00:16:02,523 I'm asking you to shake all the skeletons out of your closet 298 00:16:02,524 --> 00:16:06,043 right now, and that way I can make an informed decision. 299 00:16:06,044 --> 00:16:08,524 - About what? - About your future. 300 00:16:09,684 --> 00:16:12,603 Dawn, there are two things I don't like about your question. 301 00:16:12,604 --> 00:16:15,443 Sounds like we're digging in for a long answer. 302 00:16:15,444 --> 00:16:19,843 First, it implies that there was ever anything in the first place. 303 00:16:19,844 --> 00:16:21,603 Oh, fair enough. I do take that point. 304 00:16:21,604 --> 00:16:25,563 And the second is that... if you're asking me to trawl 305 00:16:25,564 --> 00:16:27,563 through my private life, that is something 306 00:16:27,564 --> 00:16:30,683 we really should be doing at ministerial level. 307 00:16:30,684 --> 00:16:34,123 Well, victory in court certainly made you very hoity-toity. 308 00:16:34,124 --> 00:16:37,163 What are you trying to say? You don't want Julia in the room? 309 00:16:37,164 --> 00:16:38,603 No, I'm just pointing out... 310 00:16:38,604 --> 00:16:41,203 Julia is my eyes and ears. You know that, Peter. 311 00:16:41,204 --> 00:16:44,203 She has time to sweat about the little stuff. I don't. 312 00:16:44,204 --> 00:16:46,333 Oh, so I'm the little stuff now, am I? 313 00:16:46,334 --> 00:16:49,006 No. But if you want to make an enemy of Julia... 314 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:52,323 No. I absolutely don't. I like Julia. 315 00:16:52,324 --> 00:16:54,163 But as I say, there's a big difference 316 00:16:54,164 --> 00:16:56,843 - between you and me and Julia. - And what's that? 317 00:16:56,844 --> 00:16:58,804 We're elected. She's not. 318 00:17:00,284 --> 00:17:02,963 The weird thing is you paint me as this populist. 319 00:17:02,964 --> 00:17:05,203 I have a lot more respect with procedures than you do. 320 00:17:05,204 --> 00:17:07,356 Ministers have the right to speak together 321 00:17:07,357 --> 00:17:09,403 without the presence of third parties. 322 00:17:09,404 --> 00:17:11,803 I've got the code in the car, if you want to have a look. 323 00:17:11,804 --> 00:17:13,323 I take it with me everywhere. 324 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:15,123 Julia's my gatekeeper. 325 00:17:15,124 --> 00:17:17,803 - I know that. - Nothing gets past Julia. 326 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:19,203 I know that, too. 327 00:17:19,204 --> 00:17:23,163 Peter, your decision to sue for libel was risky. 328 00:17:23,164 --> 00:17:26,003 Worse than risky. It was foolhardy. 329 00:17:26,004 --> 00:17:28,840 And I am not willing to have my government put in the dock again. 330 00:17:28,841 --> 00:17:29,785 Me neither. 331 00:17:29,787 --> 00:17:31,972 - So you're saying you're clean? - Squeaky. 332 00:17:31,974 --> 00:17:34,075 And you'll never again resort to the law? 333 00:17:34,077 --> 00:17:35,077 Never. 334 00:17:35,524 --> 00:17:36,564 Good. 335 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,323 Because I'm planning a reshuffle. 336 00:17:41,324 --> 00:17:42,883 Ah. I didn't know. 337 00:17:42,884 --> 00:17:45,004 Nobody does. Keep it that way. 338 00:17:46,701 --> 00:17:47,701 When? 339 00:17:47,702 --> 00:17:51,124 Soon as we can, and it suits my purpose to promote you. 340 00:17:53,604 --> 00:17:56,043 - To promote me? - Yes. 341 00:17:56,044 --> 00:17:58,403 Good, because I was... 342 00:17:58,404 --> 00:18:01,843 - I was half thinking that you might... - Sack you? 343 00:18:01,844 --> 00:18:04,083 What on Earth made you think that? 344 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:08,364 I've got you pencilled in for a great office of state. 345 00:18:09,884 --> 00:18:12,284 Well, I am, of course, delighted. 346 00:18:13,404 --> 00:18:16,283 - You can't say which? - Use your imagination. 347 00:18:16,284 --> 00:18:19,923 You know as well as I do who's failing. 348 00:18:19,924 --> 00:18:24,084 Let's just say not everyone's as versatile as you are, Peter. 349 00:18:26,244 --> 00:18:27,764 DISTANT SIREN WAILS 350 00:18:29,084 --> 00:18:30,084 That's it. 351 00:18:31,884 --> 00:18:34,151 Got the Chinese coming for dinner. 352 00:18:35,524 --> 00:18:37,657 Well, thank you, Prime Minister. 353 00:18:38,524 --> 00:18:40,044 No, I know the way. 354 00:18:48,804 --> 00:18:50,404 Thank you very much. 355 00:18:55,684 --> 00:18:56,884 Thank you. 356 00:18:58,884 --> 00:19:00,443 CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK 357 00:19:00,444 --> 00:19:03,123 Yes! Got my car back. 358 00:19:03,124 --> 00:19:05,597 - More important, I got Sydney back. - Sir. 359 00:19:05,598 --> 00:19:07,348 All is well with the world. 360 00:19:26,284 --> 00:19:28,204 - Come in. - Thank you. 361 00:19:32,244 --> 00:19:34,484 You've met our proprietor? 362 00:19:35,855 --> 00:19:36,855 Never. 363 00:19:36,856 --> 00:19:39,843 Lady Roche is down from Scotland for the day. 364 00:19:39,844 --> 00:19:41,804 So you're Charmian Pepper? 365 00:19:44,244 --> 00:19:47,483 We're just congratulating you on a journalistic first. We break 366 00:19:47,484 --> 00:19:51,483 records on this paper and this is a record broken, surely the most 367 00:19:51,484 --> 00:19:53,924 disastrous lawsuit in our history. 368 00:19:55,804 --> 00:19:57,483 Joe's been wonderful. 369 00:19:57,484 --> 00:20:00,163 He couldn't have been more loyal, really stood by his writer. 370 00:20:00,164 --> 00:20:01,444 At some cost. 371 00:20:02,524 --> 00:20:06,443 - I know it's bad, reputationally. - Is that a word? 372 00:20:06,444 --> 00:20:09,311 But it's not going to mean hard cash, is it? 373 00:20:10,444 --> 00:20:11,843 Alisha. 374 00:20:11,844 --> 00:20:14,323 Insurance companies are the same as everyone else. 375 00:20:14,324 --> 00:20:15,723 They don't like paying. 376 00:20:15,724 --> 00:20:16,650 I'm sure. 377 00:20:16,651 --> 00:20:18,563 Nobody pays these days unless they have to. 378 00:20:18,564 --> 00:20:20,203 Even then, they don't. 379 00:20:20,204 --> 00:20:22,123 But they have to pay, don't they? 380 00:20:22,124 --> 00:20:25,403 I mean, insurance companies are in the business of risk. 381 00:20:25,404 --> 00:20:27,283 This lawsuit was always a risk. 382 00:20:27,284 --> 00:20:29,123 How naive are you, Charmian? 383 00:20:29,124 --> 00:20:31,363 Did you just come up the Thames on a banana boat? 384 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:33,323 What is this, the 1950s? 385 00:20:33,324 --> 00:20:36,283 - You think my word is my bond? - You don't think I'm naive? 386 00:20:36,284 --> 00:20:38,893 I can't believe you worked as a financial journalist. 387 00:20:38,894 --> 00:20:39,763 Worked? 388 00:20:39,764 --> 00:20:41,803 Charmian, you changed your story! 389 00:20:41,804 --> 00:20:42,529 I know. 390 00:20:42,530 --> 00:20:45,203 In court, under oath. You changed your story. 391 00:20:45,204 --> 00:20:46,024 I had no choice. 392 00:20:46,025 --> 00:20:48,483 You claimed Peter Laurence was in Washington DC 393 00:20:48,484 --> 00:20:51,443 in January 2015, collecting fees he didn't report. 394 00:20:51,444 --> 00:20:52,084 I know. 395 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:54,045 But he wasn't, was he? Not according to his diary. 396 00:20:54,046 --> 00:20:55,917 - The diary had been altered. - Altered? 397 00:20:55,918 --> 00:20:57,232 Had been tampered with. 398 00:20:57,234 --> 00:20:59,714 Then why didn't you say that in court? Why didn't you SAY that? 399 00:20:59,716 --> 00:21:01,476 - Because I knew. - Knew what? 400 00:21:02,444 --> 00:21:04,963 - Because I knew it would sound feeble. - So it does. 401 00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:06,323 And impossible to prove, 402 00:21:06,324 --> 00:21:09,323 given there was no sign of alteration on the computer. 403 00:21:09,324 --> 00:21:11,994 Yeah. Bit of a can of worms, that, wasn't it? 404 00:21:11,996 --> 00:21:14,771 - I'd seen the physical diary. - So you keep saying. 405 00:21:14,772 --> 00:21:15,651 I saw it. 406 00:21:15,653 --> 00:21:18,292 I saw it myself with my own eyes. I know he was there. 407 00:21:18,294 --> 00:21:21,203 But you can't say when you saw the diary, and you can't say where. 408 00:21:21,204 --> 00:21:22,363 - I can't. - No. 409 00:21:22,364 --> 00:21:25,403 Come on, Joe! It would breach confidentiality. 410 00:21:25,404 --> 00:21:27,203 Unfortunate, that, isn't it? 411 00:21:27,204 --> 00:21:30,483 I didn't think yielding on that point would turn out to be crucial. 412 00:21:30,484 --> 00:21:34,043 Yeah, well, it was. Reputationally, as you would say. 413 00:21:34,044 --> 00:21:37,523 With respect, Joe, there's no point in going over this. 414 00:21:37,524 --> 00:21:41,883 Our insurance was on the basis of what the defendant was going to say. 415 00:21:41,884 --> 00:21:43,963 Sorry? 416 00:21:43,964 --> 00:21:45,764 Is there a problem? 417 00:21:47,244 --> 00:21:50,283 Are you saying that the insurance was conditional? 418 00:21:50,284 --> 00:21:51,963 All insurance is conditional. 419 00:21:51,964 --> 00:21:55,123 If you'd like to see it, it's laid out in a series of clauses. 420 00:21:55,124 --> 00:21:58,083 As soon as you altered your story, a new clause kicked in. 421 00:21:58,084 --> 00:22:00,883 Are you saying, because I changed my story, 422 00:22:00,884 --> 00:22:03,203 the paper's no longer indemnified? 423 00:22:03,204 --> 00:22:05,923 When you arrived I thought you were a shrewd appointment, 424 00:22:05,924 --> 00:22:08,443 Charmian, I really did. You were getting access. 425 00:22:08,444 --> 00:22:10,723 Short skirts were a help, 426 00:22:10,724 --> 00:22:13,603 and like how every banker wanted to take your home. 427 00:22:13,604 --> 00:22:17,163 Well, OK, maybe not home, but at least to a hotel. 428 00:22:17,164 --> 00:22:20,083 Well, that's another blow to the patriarchy, I guess. 429 00:22:20,084 --> 00:22:21,483 I was wrong. 430 00:22:21,484 --> 00:22:23,923 You just cost your employer £1.5 million, 431 00:22:23,924 --> 00:22:27,563 and that, Charmian, is why we're letting you go. 432 00:22:27,564 --> 00:22:29,244 In the circumstances. 433 00:22:33,844 --> 00:22:37,803 - Why aren't we taking the bridge? - Student march, sir. 434 00:22:37,804 --> 00:22:40,843 What are they marching about? Their own fees, I suppose. 435 00:22:40,844 --> 00:22:43,923 I get the impression it's more general, sir. 436 00:22:43,924 --> 00:22:47,003 How you've robbed them of their future. 437 00:22:47,004 --> 00:22:48,404 Me personally? 438 00:22:49,684 --> 00:22:50,884 No, sir. 439 00:22:52,764 --> 00:22:53,964 All of you. 440 00:23:18,124 --> 00:23:19,163 APPLAUSE 441 00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:20,683 There they all are! 442 00:23:20,684 --> 00:23:24,643 Gathered to strew rose petals in my path. Thank you so much. 443 00:23:24,644 --> 00:23:25,845 - Thank you. - Congratulations. 444 00:23:25,846 --> 00:23:26,963 Thanks, Nick. Thank you. 445 00:23:26,964 --> 00:23:28,923 Wonderful news, Minister. Congratulations. 446 00:23:28,924 --> 00:23:30,963 - Everyone's delighted. - Thank you, Joy. 447 00:23:30,964 --> 00:23:33,363 We didn't know if you'd be back tonight. 448 00:23:33,364 --> 00:23:36,843 No. I think I'm going to go out and celebrate my victory, if that's all right. 449 00:23:36,844 --> 00:23:39,603 - Well, in that case... - In that case, this case. 450 00:23:39,604 --> 00:23:41,123 Slight pile-up, I'm afraid. 451 00:23:41,124 --> 00:23:43,763 It's all right. That's fine. Thanks, everyone. 452 00:23:43,764 --> 00:23:45,611 You're, erm, Peter Laurence, aren't you? 453 00:23:45,612 --> 00:23:46,603 Yes, I am. 454 00:23:46,604 --> 00:23:48,123 Fantastic! 455 00:23:48,124 --> 00:23:50,523 - Congratulations. - That's very kind. Thank you. 456 00:23:50,524 --> 00:23:52,923 - Any chance of a selfie? - Yeah, sure. 457 00:23:52,924 --> 00:23:55,323 - Here, let me. - Shall we do it against... Yeah. 458 00:23:55,324 --> 00:23:58,683 - Oh, you go in the middle. - OK, all right. 459 00:23:58,684 --> 00:24:01,523 You took it to the bastards. Well done. 460 00:24:01,524 --> 00:24:04,724 - Fake news. - I don't think I'll be trying that again. 461 00:24:06,044 --> 00:24:07,370 - All right? - Nice to meet you. 462 00:24:07,372 --> 00:24:08,949 Yeah. It's nice to meet you. Take care. 463 00:24:08,950 --> 00:24:10,043 - Thank you. - Bye-bye. 464 00:24:10,044 --> 00:24:12,203 - He's wonderful, isn't he? - He is indeed! 465 00:24:12,204 --> 00:24:14,523 NEARBY SIREN WAILS 466 00:24:14,524 --> 00:24:17,683 So, Sydney, we're going through the usual rigmarole again? 467 00:24:17,684 --> 00:24:19,163 I'm afraid so, sir. 468 00:24:19,164 --> 00:24:20,723 Are you going to be doing any work? 469 00:24:20,724 --> 00:24:22,431 Probably not. 470 00:24:22,432 --> 00:24:24,085 - In that case... - I know. 471 00:24:24,086 --> 00:24:25,523 He'll take a taxi. 472 00:24:25,524 --> 00:24:27,257 - Thank you, sir. - All right. 473 00:24:27,964 --> 00:24:29,643 Sir? 474 00:24:29,644 --> 00:24:33,564 Can you advise in the morning... where do I pick you up? 475 00:24:35,844 --> 00:24:37,124 I'll call you. 476 00:24:47,084 --> 00:24:48,764 JAZZ SAMBA MUSIC PLAYS 477 00:25:06,564 --> 00:25:08,363 Thanks very much. 478 00:25:08,364 --> 00:25:10,095 - Have a good evening. - Goodnight. 479 00:25:10,096 --> 00:25:11,097 Thank you. 480 00:25:22,444 --> 00:25:25,003 Ah! There she is. 481 00:25:25,004 --> 00:25:26,737 I've been waiting for you. 482 00:25:27,804 --> 00:25:29,763 I saw the result on television. 483 00:25:29,764 --> 00:25:32,403 Well, I've always said it, there are no victories in politics. 484 00:25:32,404 --> 00:25:34,283 You just avoid setbacks. 485 00:25:34,284 --> 00:25:36,723 Losing that case would have been worse than a setback. 486 00:25:36,724 --> 00:25:39,391 - It would have been a rout. - I was nervous. 487 00:25:40,324 --> 00:25:42,483 You were? For me, really? 488 00:25:42,484 --> 00:25:45,043 - Just a little. - Yes, so was I. 489 00:25:45,044 --> 00:25:46,843 I'd have been roadkill. 490 00:25:46,844 --> 00:25:50,083 She would have had me for dinner with redcurrant jelly. 491 00:25:50,084 --> 00:25:54,116 Still, you saw off your enemies. You blew them against the wall. 492 00:25:56,884 --> 00:26:00,443 There was some sort of technicality, have I got that right? 493 00:26:00,444 --> 00:26:02,843 Er, no. It wasn't a technicality. 494 00:26:02,844 --> 00:26:04,203 Their case just fell apart. 495 00:26:04,204 --> 00:26:05,723 It's actually sort of embarrassing. 496 00:26:05,724 --> 00:26:08,563 The journalist changed her story. Why was that? 497 00:26:08,564 --> 00:26:11,563 Do you really want to go into this? It's in the past. 498 00:26:11,564 --> 00:26:14,243 They claimed you're on the way to privatising the NHS. 499 00:26:14,244 --> 00:26:17,163 Let's not say privatising. Let's say preserving. 500 00:26:17,164 --> 00:26:19,243 Let's say giving it the future it deserves. 501 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:23,596 And she said there was a trail of shell companies and offshore funds. 502 00:26:23,844 --> 00:26:26,443 I'm not sure any layman could possibly follow. 503 00:26:26,444 --> 00:26:28,444 Oh, so now I'm a layman, am I? 504 00:26:29,684 --> 00:26:30,964 Let's go to bed. 505 00:26:34,964 --> 00:26:36,404 SIREN WAILS 506 00:26:38,924 --> 00:26:40,963 Hi, my name's Charmian. I'm an alcoholic. 507 00:26:40,964 --> 00:26:42,564 - ALL: - Hi, Charmian. 508 00:26:44,324 --> 00:26:45,484 Erm... 509 00:26:47,444 --> 00:26:49,511 Today I was sacked from my job. 510 00:26:50,604 --> 00:26:53,337 I always knew journalists were bastards... 511 00:26:53,724 --> 00:26:57,403 ...but not a single colleague stepped forward to say sorry... 512 00:26:57,404 --> 00:26:59,724 ...and I knew if I didn't make it to this evening's meeting 513 00:26:59,725 --> 00:27:01,405 I was going to lose it. 514 00:27:01,844 --> 00:27:06,004 I'd have had a bottle of white wine by now, without even noticing. 515 00:27:07,124 --> 00:27:10,324 Just have a nice buzz on and be starting my second. 516 00:27:12,524 --> 00:27:17,123 The problem with getting sober, for me, is that I... 517 00:27:17,124 --> 00:27:19,457 I only managed it a few months ago. 518 00:27:20,524 --> 00:27:22,604 Well, 94 days. 519 00:27:24,484 --> 00:27:26,164 APPLAUSE 520 00:27:28,844 --> 00:27:31,643 And I've been expecting, like... 521 00:27:31,644 --> 00:27:33,124 ...a reward... 522 00:27:34,724 --> 00:27:38,003 ...and I know it's bad luck, but at the same time, 523 00:27:38,004 --> 00:27:43,363 I happened to get into a lot of trouble with a very powerful man 524 00:27:43,364 --> 00:27:47,012 and he has been pursuing me with absolute determination... 525 00:27:47,804 --> 00:27:49,523 ...to destroy me... 526 00:27:49,524 --> 00:27:51,324 To destroy my reputation... 527 00:27:52,684 --> 00:27:54,751 To destroy my livelihood. Um... 528 00:28:01,364 --> 00:28:02,644 Sorry, erm... 529 00:28:05,284 --> 00:28:07,284 I'm not going to say any more. 530 00:28:09,684 --> 00:28:12,363 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. 531 00:28:12,364 --> 00:28:14,323 Forget about it. 532 00:28:14,324 --> 00:28:16,348 We were both in the same courtroom this week. 533 00:28:16,349 --> 00:28:18,420 On different sides. 534 00:28:19,004 --> 00:28:20,843 I go to the meeting every night. 535 00:28:20,844 --> 00:28:23,980 Everything that's said is completely confidential. 536 00:28:24,844 --> 00:28:25,875 I know that. 537 00:28:25,876 --> 00:28:28,563 If there wasn't a safe space it would have no value at all. 538 00:28:28,564 --> 00:28:30,297 It's not my usual meeting. 539 00:28:30,924 --> 00:28:32,403 I wondered... 540 00:28:32,404 --> 00:28:34,084 If you're just going home to an empty flat, 541 00:28:34,085 --> 00:28:35,738 and it's none of my business if you are... 542 00:28:35,739 --> 00:28:37,093 None. 543 00:28:37,684 --> 00:28:40,323 I wondered if you'd like to have a coffee with me. 544 00:28:40,324 --> 00:28:43,123 For what it's worth, I didn't think what happened today was fair. 545 00:28:43,124 --> 00:28:46,323 You were working for Peter Laurence, so, that's it. 546 00:28:46,324 --> 00:28:47,643 I was on his team, yeah. 547 00:28:47,644 --> 00:28:49,683 So, there's nothing more to say. 548 00:28:49,684 --> 00:28:51,417 There's a lot more to say. 549 00:28:56,044 --> 00:28:57,844 It's a bit late for coffee. 550 00:29:12,604 --> 00:29:14,323 I'm not going to turn on the lights. 551 00:29:14,324 --> 00:29:16,483 It would suggest a level of confidence I don't have. 552 00:29:16,484 --> 00:29:18,124 No, nor me. 553 00:29:38,604 --> 00:29:40,404 I want to give you my news. 554 00:29:41,364 --> 00:29:42,643 What news? 555 00:29:42,644 --> 00:29:44,483 I told you I was up for a job in Austin. 556 00:29:44,484 --> 00:29:46,124 - Mm-hm. - I got it. 557 00:29:47,764 --> 00:29:49,443 - In Texas? - Mm-hm. 558 00:29:49,444 --> 00:29:51,203 You going to take it? 559 00:29:51,204 --> 00:29:54,212 It's one of the greatest libraries in the world. 560 00:29:58,804 --> 00:30:00,803 Tell me what you're thinking. 561 00:30:00,804 --> 00:30:02,603 What am I thinking... 562 00:30:02,604 --> 00:30:04,283 I'm thinking, wow. 563 00:30:04,284 --> 00:30:05,884 Wow good or wow bad? 564 00:30:07,444 --> 00:30:09,364 Both. Just taking it in. 565 00:30:10,884 --> 00:30:13,123 On one level I'm very happy for you. 566 00:30:13,124 --> 00:30:14,804 And on another level? 567 00:30:15,964 --> 00:30:18,031 Well, it's not about me, is it? 568 00:30:18,604 --> 00:30:21,043 We've always been free, both of us. 569 00:30:21,044 --> 00:30:22,724 Congratulations. 570 00:30:25,204 --> 00:30:28,203 And I went by Downing Street this afternoon... 571 00:30:28,204 --> 00:30:29,723 Did you, why? 572 00:30:29,724 --> 00:30:31,404 Same as you. New job. 573 00:30:32,684 --> 00:30:34,443 What sort of job? 574 00:30:34,444 --> 00:30:38,123 Well, stinking Bishop has been making an absolute pig's ear 575 00:30:38,124 --> 00:30:39,883 out of being Foreign Secretary. 576 00:30:39,884 --> 00:30:41,643 Well, that's wonderful. 577 00:30:41,644 --> 00:30:43,711 Did Dawn say, "Foreign Office"? 578 00:30:44,564 --> 00:30:46,883 Not in so many words but it was pretty obvious. 579 00:30:46,884 --> 00:30:49,123 There's only four great offices of state. 580 00:30:49,124 --> 00:30:51,883 Prime Minister, Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary. 581 00:30:51,884 --> 00:30:53,723 As Bishop's the only one making enemies 582 00:30:53,724 --> 00:30:56,563 and being generally incompetent, it's pretty clear where I'm headed. 583 00:30:56,564 --> 00:30:57,883 I thought Dawn hated you. 584 00:30:57,884 --> 00:30:59,443 No, she doesn't hate me. 585 00:30:59,444 --> 00:31:01,644 She fears me, which is different. 586 00:31:03,524 --> 00:31:05,883 Great Britain is going to be redefined... 587 00:31:05,884 --> 00:31:07,563 ...as what? 588 00:31:07,564 --> 00:31:10,231 As what, exactly? Can't all be nostalgia. 589 00:31:11,404 --> 00:31:13,643 Dunkirk, White Cliffs, and Winston, 590 00:31:13,644 --> 00:31:15,324 so what's it going to be? 591 00:31:15,884 --> 00:31:18,784 This is the moment we start again as a nation. 592 00:31:19,724 --> 00:31:21,924 Nothing more ambitious than that? 593 00:31:23,404 --> 00:31:24,883 I thought you liked ambition. 594 00:31:24,884 --> 00:31:26,684 Well, I must do, mustn't I? 595 00:31:29,524 --> 00:31:31,204 Did you tell your wife? 596 00:31:32,764 --> 00:31:34,043 No. 597 00:31:34,044 --> 00:31:35,204 Your daughter? 598 00:31:38,524 --> 00:31:41,283 ♪ The opposite applies 599 00:31:41,284 --> 00:31:43,124 ♪ To Morning light 600 00:31:44,084 --> 00:31:46,403 ♪ Another fresh face 601 00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:49,003 ♪ Another row, right, right, right, right 602 00:31:49,004 --> 00:31:51,163 ♪ And I'm totally wired 603 00:31:51,164 --> 00:31:53,323 ♪ T-t-t-totally wired 604 00:31:53,324 --> 00:31:54,603 ♪ (Totally wired) 605 00:31:54,604 --> 00:31:56,883 ♪ I'm totally biased (can't you see?) 606 00:31:56,884 --> 00:31:59,044 ♪ I'm totally wired... ♪ 607 00:32:07,044 --> 00:32:08,644 NIGHTCLUB HUBBUB 608 00:32:40,644 --> 00:32:44,228 - Lily, I told you to slow down. - I think I should speed up. 609 00:32:50,564 --> 00:32:53,643 Just to say, I've been thinking about what you said last night. 610 00:32:53,644 --> 00:32:56,844 Oh, yeah, which part, that I badly needed the ride? 611 00:32:57,404 --> 00:32:59,123 No, no, not that. 612 00:32:59,124 --> 00:33:01,484 - Though I'm pleased you did. - Me, too. 613 00:33:03,124 --> 00:33:06,772 No, it's, erm... It's what you told me about being sacked. 614 00:33:07,071 --> 00:33:08,275 Well, what about it? 615 00:33:08,276 --> 00:33:11,340 Well, look, it's none of my business, but... 616 00:33:11,444 --> 00:33:14,452 ...off the record, if you don't mind, I'd, erm... 617 00:33:15,524 --> 00:33:18,257 ...I'd quite like to give you legal advice. 618 00:33:28,244 --> 00:33:29,964 PHONE BUZZES 619 00:33:32,124 --> 00:33:33,203 Luke. 620 00:33:33,204 --> 00:33:35,619 I wanted you to know I bumped into Charmian Pepper. 621 00:33:35,620 --> 00:33:36,483 Bumped into? 622 00:33:36,484 --> 00:33:39,523 - What the hell does bumped into mean? - She lost her job. 623 00:33:39,524 --> 00:33:42,083 What do you want me to say? She libelled a public figure. 624 00:33:42,084 --> 00:33:44,984 Yeah, I know, I just thought you should know. 625 00:33:46,124 --> 00:33:47,964 SHE SIGHS 626 00:34:08,564 --> 00:34:11,243 VOICEMAIL: Hi, this is Margaret. Leave a message. 627 00:34:11,244 --> 00:34:12,764 All rise! 628 00:34:36,564 --> 00:34:39,123 - Morning. - Good morning. 629 00:34:39,124 --> 00:34:41,563 - Morning. - Morning, Peter. 630 00:34:41,564 --> 00:34:43,723 - Minister. - Joy. 631 00:34:43,724 --> 00:34:46,123 You've obviously heard. 632 00:34:46,124 --> 00:34:48,083 How do you know everything before I do? 633 00:34:48,084 --> 00:34:50,984 A great office of state - Whitehall Telegraph. 634 00:34:51,842 --> 00:34:54,149 I will obviously be taking you with me. 635 00:34:54,150 --> 00:34:55,810 I would love that, sir. 636 00:34:57,404 --> 00:34:59,323 - Duncan. - Minister. 637 00:34:59,324 --> 00:35:01,724 Minister. The diary. 638 00:35:07,044 --> 00:35:08,483 What is it, sir? 639 00:35:08,484 --> 00:35:11,084 Got a, erm... I don't know what that is. 640 00:35:14,397 --> 00:35:15,639 Doesn't matter. 641 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,523 I always keep another, a spare. I'll change. 642 00:35:17,524 --> 00:35:19,657 - It's fine. - I know how much you... 643 00:35:21,284 --> 00:35:24,164 - Three young children, you know. - I remember. 644 00:35:33,644 --> 00:35:36,111 - She's getting worse. - Tell me about it. 645 00:35:37,604 --> 00:35:41,123 You can't get rid of her, under any circumstances. 646 00:35:41,124 --> 00:35:42,803 Joy knows everything. 647 00:35:42,804 --> 00:35:44,643 You don't have to remind me. 648 00:35:44,644 --> 00:35:46,324 She knows what you did. 649 00:35:50,164 --> 00:35:51,564 What we did. 650 00:36:00,364 --> 00:36:01,443 Problem? 651 00:36:01,444 --> 00:36:03,283 SHE SIGHS 652 00:36:03,284 --> 00:36:07,283 - You like working for him, don't you? - Why wouldn't I? I don't know. 653 00:36:07,284 --> 00:36:09,204 He seems picky. 654 00:36:10,804 --> 00:36:14,772 He has standards. Once you get to know him, he's just the best. 655 00:36:20,783 --> 00:36:22,520 - Minister. - Yes. 656 00:36:22,521 --> 00:36:24,683 Briefing for the electrification meeting. 657 00:36:24,684 --> 00:36:26,683 - Deficit funding paper. - Thank you. 658 00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:29,643 Cycle paths, Network Rail recommendations, 659 00:36:29,644 --> 00:36:31,604 - Gatwick airport expansion... - Hold on, hold on. 660 00:36:31,605 --> 00:36:33,643 Why am I doing this, "road haulage meeting"? 661 00:36:33,644 --> 00:36:36,763 - It's cabinet today, it's Thursday. - There is no Cabinet meeting. 662 00:36:36,764 --> 00:36:39,210 - Why not? - My information is it's been cancelled. 663 00:36:39,211 --> 00:36:39,963 Why? 664 00:36:39,964 --> 00:36:42,864 Because as of this moment there is no cabinet. 665 00:36:45,964 --> 00:36:47,883 So why hasn't she called me in? 666 00:36:47,884 --> 00:36:49,563 There's a delay. 667 00:36:49,564 --> 00:36:51,683 What sort of delay? 668 00:36:51,684 --> 00:36:53,963 I think you'll find the Prime Minister is having 669 00:36:53,964 --> 00:36:56,563 a degree of difficulty imposing her will. 670 00:36:56,564 --> 00:36:58,964 What the hell is this? Just tell me. 671 00:37:00,364 --> 00:37:04,284 Certain people who were meant to quit aren't quitting. 672 00:37:05,964 --> 00:37:09,612 Apparently, she's having a particular problem with Bishop. 673 00:37:09,684 --> 00:37:12,603 Bishop. But he's the one that everyone wants to get rid of. 674 00:37:12,604 --> 00:37:15,683 He is the fatberg in the drain of government. 675 00:37:15,684 --> 00:37:17,484 Why won't he go? 676 00:37:19,044 --> 00:37:22,003 Bishop and Dawn had a meeting at breakfast. He's pushing back. 677 00:37:22,004 --> 00:37:23,596 - Pushing back? - Yeah. 678 00:37:23,598 --> 00:37:25,610 She told me I was going to be promoted. 679 00:37:25,611 --> 00:37:26,763 Peter... 680 00:37:26,764 --> 00:37:29,043 ...you are going to be Foreign Secretary. 681 00:37:29,044 --> 00:37:31,084 You know as well as anyone, it's like any reshuffle, 682 00:37:31,085 --> 00:37:33,403 pushback is always a part of it. 683 00:37:33,404 --> 00:37:35,843 What leverage does Bishop have, do we know? 684 00:37:35,844 --> 00:37:37,941 It's just something to do with the holiday. 685 00:37:37,942 --> 00:37:39,683 Oh, no, not that. 686 00:37:39,684 --> 00:37:41,483 The holiday Bishop took with Dawn. 687 00:37:41,484 --> 00:37:45,203 Everybody knows about Majorca. That's been going round for years. 688 00:37:45,204 --> 00:37:46,523 In Westminster, yes. 689 00:37:46,524 --> 00:37:48,563 It's some chatty waiters 690 00:37:48,564 --> 00:37:51,603 and dirty bedsheets... 691 00:37:51,604 --> 00:37:54,015 It's a lot of allegations and no proof. 692 00:37:54,016 --> 00:37:54,883 We don't know. 693 00:37:54,885 --> 00:37:57,283 That is ridiculous. 694 00:37:57,284 --> 00:37:58,364 Even so... 695 00:37:59,843 --> 00:38:02,363 You could put wheels on that woman, she still wouldn't be a bus. 696 00:38:02,364 --> 00:38:04,044 Keep out of it, Minister. 697 00:38:05,844 --> 00:38:07,364 Play the long game. 698 00:38:12,964 --> 00:38:17,252 His daughter's on drugs and she's not even trying to hide it. And... 699 00:38:18,564 --> 00:38:21,403 ...she had sex with a couple of boys on the way out. 700 00:38:21,404 --> 00:38:22,883 It's Lily Laurence. 701 00:38:22,884 --> 00:38:24,684 You see right up her skirt. 702 00:38:27,204 --> 00:38:28,404 I'm not sure. 703 00:38:33,804 --> 00:38:36,444 Hold on a minute. That's Charmian. 704 00:38:37,924 --> 00:38:38,946 Yeah, she's been in. 705 00:38:38,947 --> 00:38:41,243 I don't understand. I thought I let her go. 706 00:38:41,244 --> 00:38:43,083 She's been seeing human resources. 707 00:38:43,084 --> 00:38:44,763 Gender bias. 708 00:38:44,764 --> 00:38:46,244 What the hell's that supposed to mean? 709 00:38:46,245 --> 00:38:48,443 When you fired her you said you'd employed her because 710 00:38:48,444 --> 00:38:50,684 - you admired her short skirts. - That's not what I said. 711 00:38:50,685 --> 00:38:51,923 You said something like it. 712 00:38:51,924 --> 00:38:53,964 She's saying her dismissal is therefore inoperative. 713 00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:56,565 She wants damages. She wants a tribunal. 714 00:38:58,204 --> 00:39:00,483 She was offended, Joe, and she had every right to be. 715 00:39:00,484 --> 00:39:02,323 Rubbish. I know what I said. 716 00:39:02,324 --> 00:39:05,923 Charmian lost us 1.5 million through inaccurate reporting. 717 00:39:05,924 --> 00:39:08,324 The wisest thing is to talk to her. 718 00:39:25,444 --> 00:39:27,889 - Before you say anything... - Oh, I've got a lot to say. 719 00:39:27,890 --> 00:39:28,723 I'm sure. 720 00:39:28,724 --> 00:39:31,723 Can I just say first, that contrary to everything you've been told, 721 00:39:31,724 --> 00:39:35,203 Peter Laurence was in Washington DC on 13 January 2015. 722 00:39:35,204 --> 00:39:36,603 I can't believe this. 723 00:39:36,604 --> 00:39:39,283 He was at a dodgy think tank called British-American, 724 00:39:39,284 --> 00:39:41,643 - selling off the NHS... - According to you. 725 00:39:41,644 --> 00:39:44,324 ...In spite of the fact his wife is claiming that he was in New York 726 00:39:44,325 --> 00:39:47,083 - with her shopping. - Can I say something in return? 727 00:39:47,085 --> 00:39:47,860 Go ahead. 728 00:39:47,861 --> 00:39:51,003 Peter Laurence is a passionate fan of the free market. 729 00:39:51,004 --> 00:39:54,043 - You don't like him, Charmian. - I don't dislike him. 730 00:39:54,044 --> 00:39:58,403 A man whose expertise is in retail and property is not your type. 731 00:39:58,404 --> 00:39:59,563 I can understand that. 732 00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:02,721 He wouldn't be popular guest at a Hampstead dinner party... 733 00:40:02,723 --> 00:40:03,860 I don't live in Hampstead. 734 00:40:03,862 --> 00:40:06,443 ...but if you want to be a journalist, sorry, 735 00:40:06,444 --> 00:40:08,603 you've got to put personal prejudice aside. 736 00:40:08,604 --> 00:40:11,923 Now, just because he's right wing doesn't mean he's a criminal. 737 00:40:11,924 --> 00:40:15,043 Joe, I'm going to need to be rehired. 738 00:40:15,044 --> 00:40:17,843 Not for ever, just for a few weeks. 739 00:40:17,844 --> 00:40:21,043 - I've taken legal advice. - Who from? 740 00:40:21,044 --> 00:40:22,963 I'm not at liberty to say. 741 00:40:22,964 --> 00:40:25,164 - Why not? - It's private. 742 00:40:26,764 --> 00:40:28,923 I really want you to send me to Washington. 743 00:40:28,924 --> 00:40:30,643 What, you're asking us to pay? 744 00:40:30,644 --> 00:40:32,941 Well, would you prefer if I pursued compensation? 745 00:40:32,942 --> 00:40:33,915 You wouldn't. 746 00:40:33,917 --> 00:40:37,245 Are you sure, Joe? You really think I wouldn't do it? 747 00:40:38,764 --> 00:40:40,681 You mention weeks, how many weeks? 748 00:40:40,682 --> 00:40:41,723 - Four. - Two. 749 00:40:41,724 --> 00:40:43,643 I need to do more digging. 750 00:40:43,644 --> 00:40:46,283 I believe I can access new sources with a bit of luck. 751 00:40:46,284 --> 00:40:49,163 - I'll give you three. Bucket class. - Of course. 752 00:40:49,164 --> 00:40:52,843 - One-way. - No, Joe, sorry, unfortunately not. 753 00:40:52,844 --> 00:40:55,563 I took the liberty of buying myself a ticket. 754 00:40:55,564 --> 00:40:58,700 I'm going to nail Peter Laurence once and for all. 755 00:40:58,804 --> 00:41:01,671 You might even get your one and a half back. 756 00:41:08,844 --> 00:41:11,283 Remember, it's Parallax policy, 757 00:41:11,284 --> 00:41:14,292 any drugs at all and privileges will be revoked. 758 00:41:18,044 --> 00:41:19,563 DOOR RELEASE BEEP 759 00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:21,043 Right, everyone, out of your cells. 760 00:41:21,044 --> 00:41:22,763 Drug search. 761 00:41:22,764 --> 00:41:24,683 Everyone out of your cells. 762 00:41:24,684 --> 00:41:26,284 Off to the canteen. 763 00:41:29,404 --> 00:41:32,204 Up to the canteen, ladies. Thank you. 764 00:41:48,324 --> 00:41:50,124 ANIMATED CONVERSATION 765 00:42:26,764 --> 00:42:28,364 Pick it up, please. 766 00:42:49,604 --> 00:42:51,404 LOUD CHATTER 767 00:43:07,124 --> 00:43:09,883 - Where's the ice cream? - They've stopped all privileges. 768 00:43:09,884 --> 00:43:12,204 Look, don't mug me off. Can you just get me some ice cream? 769 00:43:12,205 --> 00:43:14,923 - I said we ain't got none. - Look, that's all I'm eating, yeah. 770 00:43:14,924 --> 00:43:17,243 Can you just please get me some ice cream? 771 00:43:17,244 --> 00:43:19,643 I want some ice cream! Why are you looking at me like that? 772 00:43:19,644 --> 00:43:22,043 - SCREAMS: - I want some ice cream! 773 00:43:22,044 --> 00:43:23,724 CHEERING 774 00:43:30,044 --> 00:43:32,124 BANGING OF TABLES 775 00:43:33,924 --> 00:43:37,564 Jamie, come on. All right! That's enough! 776 00:43:39,964 --> 00:43:41,644 Keep it down, please. 777 00:43:43,404 --> 00:43:45,044 Orange soup? 778 00:43:46,364 --> 00:43:47,964 It's a clam rissole. 779 00:43:49,284 --> 00:43:51,323 Arugula wrap? 780 00:43:51,324 --> 00:43:53,364 Seaweed with truffle shaved? 781 00:44:24,044 --> 00:44:25,844 PHONE BUZZES 782 00:44:29,284 --> 00:44:31,551 - What the hell is this? - Can we meet? 783 00:44:32,409 --> 00:44:33,768 I'm in Birmingham. 784 00:44:33,769 --> 00:44:36,364 So? Don't you remember you called me? 785 00:44:37,964 --> 00:44:39,883 I told you I had some important evidence, 786 00:44:39,884 --> 00:44:42,203 but if you're in Birmingham, forget it. 787 00:44:42,204 --> 00:44:43,923 Margaret. 788 00:44:43,924 --> 00:44:45,604 It is Margaret, isn't it? 789 00:44:46,644 --> 00:44:49,203 I was Peter Laurence's lawyer. 790 00:44:49,204 --> 00:44:51,403 Why on Earth do you think I'd now want to convict him? 791 00:44:51,404 --> 00:44:52,723 I did a gut check. 792 00:44:52,724 --> 00:44:56,123 You looked much the most intelligent person in the court. 793 00:44:56,124 --> 00:44:58,591 Does that mean that you were in court? 794 00:44:58,964 --> 00:45:00,084 Did I see you? 795 00:45:01,204 --> 00:45:03,243 Who are you? What's your connection to this? 796 00:45:03,244 --> 00:45:06,283 Peter Laurence likes to pretend he's unencumbered. 797 00:45:06,284 --> 00:45:09,676 The bright, fresh future and nothing holding him back. 798 00:45:11,164 --> 00:45:13,723 But he's got a past, just like everyone else, 799 00:45:13,724 --> 00:45:17,756 and his past is a bloody sight more sinister than yours or mine. 800 00:45:18,084 --> 00:45:19,164 Look into it. 801 00:45:27,364 --> 00:45:29,804 SIREN 802 00:45:33,684 --> 00:45:35,803 All right, everyone! Finish up! 803 00:45:35,804 --> 00:45:38,444 - We haven't had a half-hour. - Bang up! 804 00:45:40,644 --> 00:45:44,163 Prison policy, Andrea. We find drugs, we lock down. 805 00:45:44,164 --> 00:45:46,297 You're moving back to your cell. 806 00:45:50,964 --> 00:45:52,004 Come on. 807 00:45:53,244 --> 00:45:54,843 Andrea. No, Andrea! 808 00:45:54,844 --> 00:46:01,404 BANGING 809 00:46:03,444 --> 00:46:05,723 ANDREA ROARS 810 00:46:05,724 --> 00:46:10,804 SHOUTING 811 00:46:22,004 --> 00:46:24,283 We need help! Get help! 812 00:46:24,284 --> 00:46:26,684 RADIO COMMUNICATION: Backup needed... 813 00:46:34,604 --> 00:46:35,804 This looks bad. 814 00:46:37,924 --> 00:46:39,323 Steff, be careful. 815 00:46:39,324 --> 00:46:41,484 You've got a short sentence and they'll make it longer! 816 00:46:41,485 --> 00:46:43,552 And that should bother me, why? 817 00:46:55,244 --> 00:46:57,444 OK, straight away, they want you. 818 00:46:58,764 --> 00:46:59,844 Thank God. 819 00:47:03,244 --> 00:47:05,284 Just one thing, so you know. 820 00:47:06,724 --> 00:47:10,180 There's a news feed saying there are riots at Shephill. 821 00:47:10,644 --> 00:47:12,844 - Does that concern us? - Not at all. 822 00:47:13,444 --> 00:47:15,083 I'm just telling you. 823 00:47:15,084 --> 00:47:17,844 Except let's hope there are injuries. 824 00:47:19,324 --> 00:47:22,924 - Better still, fatalities. - Quite. 825 00:47:38,244 --> 00:47:41,204 SIRENS 826 00:47:48,244 --> 00:47:49,404 OK, all good. 827 00:47:58,044 --> 00:48:02,404 REPORTERS SHOUT AND CAMERAS CLICK 828 00:48:10,524 --> 00:48:12,284 - KNOCKING - Come. 829 00:48:17,444 --> 00:48:20,483 Look. Here it is. Stanfield Titles. 830 00:48:20,484 --> 00:48:21,963 He was managing director. 831 00:48:21,964 --> 00:48:24,523 Oh, what's Stanfield Titles? From his property days? 832 00:48:24,524 --> 00:48:26,563 You said he'd have left something out of Who's Who. 833 00:48:26,564 --> 00:48:29,403 - Oh good, can you find out some more? - I'm on it. Ready for this? 834 00:48:29,404 --> 00:48:31,084 Oh, locked and cocked. 835 00:48:35,924 --> 00:48:37,004 Minister. 836 00:48:38,164 --> 00:48:39,364 Julia. 837 00:48:41,204 --> 00:48:44,043 - Prime Minister. - Ah, good. Peter. Excellent. 838 00:48:44,044 --> 00:48:47,163 - Thanks for coming in so quickly. - Happy to be here. 839 00:48:47,164 --> 00:48:49,803 Well, I've had a complicated day, but at the end of it all, 840 00:48:49,804 --> 00:48:51,937 I've got good news, as promised. 841 00:48:52,804 --> 00:48:55,563 - I am delighted. - I'd like you to take over 842 00:48:55,564 --> 00:48:57,364 at the Ministry of Justice. 843 00:49:02,524 --> 00:49:03,763 - Justice? - Certainly. 844 00:49:03,764 --> 00:49:05,844 I'm sick and tired of all that chopping and changing. 845 00:49:05,845 --> 00:49:08,363 Do you know, there's been six ministers in that department 846 00:49:08,364 --> 00:49:10,643 - over the last four years? - Is that right? 847 00:49:10,644 --> 00:49:14,003 Justice badly needs someone steady, someone competent, 848 00:49:14,004 --> 00:49:16,003 someone intellectually first-rate. 849 00:49:16,004 --> 00:49:18,963 That's very kind of you to put me in that category, Prime Minister. 850 00:49:18,964 --> 00:49:21,803 - Coming from you, that is high praise. - Oh, thank you. 851 00:49:21,804 --> 00:49:25,083 But surely, you already have someone capable in that position, don't you? 852 00:49:25,084 --> 00:49:26,523 Well, we did until a few hours ago. 853 00:49:26,524 --> 00:49:29,563 Things have been moving at the speed of light. You'll do it better. 854 00:49:29,564 --> 00:49:32,508 The Prime Minister has great confidence in you. 855 00:49:35,364 --> 00:49:38,523 - Can I ask a question? - Oh, ask anything you like. 856 00:49:38,524 --> 00:49:40,923 Does this mean that the Foreign Secretary's not moving? 857 00:49:40,924 --> 00:49:43,963 No, unfortunately, the Foreign Secretary is leaving government. 858 00:49:43,964 --> 00:49:46,864 It's a shame to lose Bishop, but there we are. 859 00:49:49,284 --> 00:49:52,163 If you'll remember, when we met, we met yesterday... 860 00:49:52,164 --> 00:49:53,763 Oh, yes, Julia was with us. 861 00:49:53,764 --> 00:49:58,563 You indicated that my move would be to a great office of state. 862 00:49:58,564 --> 00:50:01,683 Well, there it is. Justice. 863 00:50:01,684 --> 00:50:04,883 After all, you seem to enjoy the inside of a courtroom. 864 00:50:04,884 --> 00:50:06,923 Now, you have the chance to see many. 865 00:50:06,924 --> 00:50:09,603 The great offices of state are normally defined as four. 866 00:50:09,604 --> 00:50:13,003 - Justice is not one of them. - Well, if it isn't, it ought to be. 867 00:50:13,004 --> 00:50:15,883 Now, privatisation is one of our flagship policies, 868 00:50:15,884 --> 00:50:18,203 but in the case of prisons, it isn't working. 869 00:50:18,204 --> 00:50:20,335 We need an exceptional minister to sort it out. 870 00:50:20,336 --> 00:50:22,364 Yes, that's right. 871 00:50:23,244 --> 00:50:25,683 Dawn, you know very well 872 00:50:25,684 --> 00:50:28,523 that I have just successfully cleared my reputation. 873 00:50:28,524 --> 00:50:31,788 - I had expected you to reward me. - I am rewarding you. 874 00:50:32,644 --> 00:50:35,311 You've heard about the riots at Shephill? 875 00:50:36,324 --> 00:50:37,883 No, what is Shephill? 876 00:50:37,884 --> 00:50:41,203 - A woman's prison. - Shephill? No. 877 00:50:41,204 --> 00:50:43,083 We need someone to act decisively. 878 00:50:43,084 --> 00:50:46,723 We need someone to act fast, and that's why we've turned to you. 879 00:50:46,724 --> 00:50:48,243 Oh. 880 00:50:48,244 --> 00:50:52,532 Unless of course there's a reason why you shouldn't take on Justice? 881 00:50:53,644 --> 00:50:55,884 - No reason. - No personal reason? 882 00:50:57,164 --> 00:50:58,483 No, why do you ask? 883 00:50:58,484 --> 00:51:00,563 Well, you're not pushing back, are you, Peter? 884 00:51:00,564 --> 00:51:02,403 Would you prefer a time outside government? 885 00:51:02,404 --> 00:51:04,563 They say, don't they, it gives one a greater freedom 886 00:51:04,564 --> 00:51:06,164 to speak one's mind? 887 00:51:07,884 --> 00:51:11,227 I feel as if I have plenty of freedom inside government. 888 00:51:11,228 --> 00:51:12,563 Good. 889 00:51:12,564 --> 00:51:14,164 Then we have a deal. 890 00:51:16,004 --> 00:51:18,471 - Thank you, Prime Minister. - Not at all. 891 00:51:34,804 --> 00:51:35,964 Thank you. 892 00:51:39,844 --> 00:51:40,884 OK. 893 00:51:43,471 --> 00:51:44,776 REPORTERS SHOUT 894 00:51:44,777 --> 00:51:47,323 Are you going to be Foreign Secretary, Peter? 895 00:51:47,324 --> 00:51:49,257 Is it good news, Mr Laurence? 896 00:52:00,044 --> 00:52:02,363 - Well, that was good fun. - JULIA LAUGHS 897 00:52:02,364 --> 00:52:05,031 Did you see his face when I said Justice? 898 00:52:05,764 --> 00:52:08,803 I don't know who your informant was, and I don't want to know. 899 00:52:08,804 --> 00:52:12,196 All I can say is you made a Prime Minister very happy. 900 00:52:12,884 --> 00:52:14,617 - Goodnight. - Prime Minister. 901 00:52:48,924 --> 00:52:51,004 DOOR BUZZER 902 00:53:21,764 --> 00:53:23,763 We need to get a move on. 903 00:53:23,764 --> 00:53:26,843 Anyone finds out we've got these, we're going to be injuncted. 904 00:53:26,844 --> 00:53:29,643 - The proprietor won't like it. - I'll take that risk. 905 00:53:29,644 --> 00:53:32,083 Lady Roche doesn't like unpleasantness. 906 00:53:32,084 --> 00:53:35,283 Then she shouldn't own a newspaper, should she? 907 00:53:35,284 --> 00:53:36,324 Print. 908 00:54:30,564 --> 00:54:32,603 You're not going to give us the scoop then, Peter? 909 00:54:32,604 --> 00:54:34,885 You're not going to tell us where you're going to be next? 910 00:54:34,886 --> 00:54:37,923 I am not, Mick. I'm going to leave that to the Prime Minister. 911 00:54:37,924 --> 00:54:41,123 This is All Talk radio, you've been listening to Peter Laurence 912 00:54:41,124 --> 00:54:44,203 and me, Mick 'The Mouth' Murray. 913 00:54:44,204 --> 00:54:45,404 Until tomorrow. 914 00:54:50,004 --> 00:54:51,284 Not happy? 915 00:54:52,684 --> 00:54:57,084 Off the record, I'm angrier than I've ever been in my fucking life. 916 00:54:59,284 --> 00:55:02,003 PANTING 917 00:55:02,004 --> 00:55:03,364 HE MOANS 918 00:55:04,484 --> 00:55:08,884 SIRENS AND YELLING 919 00:55:19,724 --> 00:55:22,444 CELLPHONE BUZZES 920 00:55:24,324 --> 00:55:25,643 Charmian. 921 00:55:25,644 --> 00:55:29,203 I'm back on. I'm going to Washington. Thank you, Luke. 922 00:55:29,204 --> 00:55:30,644 Thank you so much. 923 00:55:31,924 --> 00:55:34,657 And I know exactly how I'm going to do it. 924 00:55:34,964 --> 00:55:36,964 I'm going to get the bastards.