“Have you seen my tie?” asks Rishi. “The thin one.” Akshata is helping Rishi pack for his trip to Italy.
There’s a meeting of some of the world’s most important leaders, and he has been invited along too.
“Darling,” says Akshata, “I don’t understand why you’re so bothered. You hate all foreign events.”
“I do,” says Rishi, “but it’s a dangerous world out there, and I’ve realised that only I can keep the nation safe.”
“That’s right!” says Rishi’s new friend Ric, who is sitting in the corner, fiddling with his phone. “Not like Sir Fears Harmer.”
Akshata makes a face. Last night she asked Rishi why Ric has to come round so much, but Rishi said he liked having him here “because he explains how I’m going to win.…
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