Zoë Grünewald

James Riding, thank you so much for joining us on Podsafe the UK.

James Riding, thank you so much for joining us on Podsafe the UK.

Now, the Tory leadership race is in full swing, with leadership hopefuls launching their bids this week and the first elimination due after we record this afternoon. But according to a new poll from YouGov, most of the new Tory leadership hopefuls aren't very well known, with one significant outlier, Priti Patel.

Now, the Tory leadership race is in full swing, with leadership hopefuls launching their bids this week and the first elimination due after we record this afternoon. But according to a new poll from YouGov, most of the new Tory leadership hopefuls aren't very well known, with one significant outlier, Priti Patel.

She's far better known than any of the other candidates, with 82% of those polled knowing her name, but perhaps for the wrong reasons.

She's far better known than any of the other candidates, with 82% of those polled knowing her name, but perhaps for the wrong reasons.

So the polling organisation More In Common have done some polling that kind of backs up what you said there. Voters essentially think that the Conservatives are weird.

So the polling organisation More In Common have done some polling that kind of backs up what you said there. Voters essentially think that the Conservatives are weird.

Getting a bit weird, isn't it? So do you think... I mean, surely the logical step is for them to just get a total nobody in. Like, wipe that slate clean. No?

Getting a bit weird, isn't it? So do you think... I mean, surely the logical step is for them to just get a total nobody in. Like, wipe that slate clean. No?

So just for clarity for any of our listeners who are not familiar with what a Zempik is, a Zempik is a weight loss drug. It's traditionally prescribed on the NHS for people who are struggling to lose weight and who also have other comorbidities that would make a significant amount of holding weight dangerous for them. However, you can get it privately. There's been a run on

So just for clarity for any of our listeners who are not familiar with what a Zempik is, a Zempik is a weight loss drug. It's traditionally prescribed on the NHS for people who are struggling to lose weight and who also have other comorbidities that would make a significant amount of holding weight dangerous for them. However, you can get it privately. There's been a run on

Coming back to that thought of, I've done a Zen pick, but I didn't enjoy it. Is it some sort of, I'm actually very hard? Is it? I'm so tough.

Coming back to that thought of, I've done a Zen pick, but I didn't enjoy it. Is it some sort of, I'm actually very hard? Is it? I'm so tough.

So as we record on Wednesday morning, we don't know who will be the first candidate to be knocked out, but let's take a moment of sympathy for Keir Starmer, whose top team apparently forgot to wish him a happy birthday this week. They could have made him a sombre cake. Apparently his daughters remembered they went to pick up a Siberian kitten from a local cat shelter to join Larry at number 10.

So as we record on Wednesday morning, we don't know who will be the first candidate to be knocked out, but let's take a moment of sympathy for Keir Starmer, whose top team apparently forgot to wish him a happy birthday this week. They could have made him a sombre cake. Apparently his daughters remembered they went to pick up a Siberian kitten from a local cat shelter to join Larry at number 10.

It remains to be seen what colour it is. We would imagine probably grey. I find this story strange. I find it weird that it's in circulation. Did Did Starmer's team brief this out?

It remains to be seen what colour it is. We would imagine probably grey. I find this story strange. I find it weird that it's in circulation. Did Did Starmer's team brief this out?

Right.

Right.