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As we toured a drone business in Swindon on Friday, the Prime Minister seemed more chipper and upbeat than I can recall seeing him for months.

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The demands of high office, the weight of responsibility of keeping the country safe, combined with a good chunk of your MPs trying to depose you from office, would understandably make it difficult to sleep at night on the best of days.

LBC’s Matthew Wright asked me this morning how the PM seemed to me, and if he appeared like a “dead man walking”?

Those closest to the PM and who work with him on a daily basis say he’s been more upbeat in the last few weeks and in a surprisingly good mood, despite current events and his relentless diary.

I’ve interviewed Starmer several times over the last few years and spent time with him on planes, press conferences, summit and visits, and have definitely noticed a shift.

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