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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

I was ready for Rishi but he wasn’t ready for me

Rishi Sunak
Our sketchwriter was told Rishi Sunak’s campaign launch event was full yet it had room for other journalists who accepted invitations after he had accepted his. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

An email arrives from the Ready4Rish! media team late on Monday afternoon. Would I like to go to Rishi Sunak’s leadership launch at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre the following morning? Hell, yes. I couldn’t think of anything better. I was Ready 4 Rish!

Only it turned out that Rish! was far from Ready 4 me. An hour or so later, I got a reply. Thanks but no thanks. The venue was already at capacity. Another time. Maybe. Or maybe not.

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