the screen. stay with us. tweet on the screen. stay with us. more coming up. the former chancellor rishi sunak confirms that he is in the race to be the next conservative party leader and british prime minister. speculation is still rife that the former prime minister borisjohnson will also enter the contest. a, former prime minister boris johnson will also enter the contest.— will also enter the contest. a close all is will also enter the contest. a close ally is confident _ will also enter the contest. a close ally is confident that _ will also enter the contest. a close ally is confident that he _ will also enter the contest. a close ally is confident that he will. - will also enter the contest. a close ally is confident that he will. yes, | ally is confident that he will. yes, i have been speaking to boris johnson and clearly, he is going to stand. there is a great deal of support for him, as you will have seen. labour leader sir keir starmer says that labour hasn't got complacent and repeats calls for a general election. , , ., , ., and repeats calls for a general election. , , .,, .,

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that he'll run to be the next uk prime minister. his tweet says that he wants to "fix our economy" "unite the (conservative) party" and "deliver for our country". with me is our political correspondentjonathan blake. there are a number of points in that tweet. he wants to unite the party. penny mordaunt came out earlier saying she was the unifier of the party, but rishi sunak thinks he can do thejob. party, but rishi sunak thinks he can do the “ob. ~ ., , , party, but rishi sunak thinks he can dothe'ob. ~ ., , q do the “ob. what else did he say? as ou do the job. what else did he say? as ou sa , a do the job. what else did he say? as you say, a statement _ do the job. what else did he say? as you say, a statement from _ do the job. what else did he say? as you say, a statement from rishi - you say, a statement from rishi sunak on twitter in the last half hour or so. sunak on twitter in the last half hour orso. he has sunak on twitter in the last half hour or so. he has talked about the choice that the party makes at this point in deciding whether the next generation of british people will have more opportunities than the last. he says that is the reason why he wants to be prime minister, and he wants to be prime minister, and he wants to fix the economy, unite the party and deliverfor the country. he stresses his record as chancellor, which helped steer the

economy through the toughest of times, he says, although he resigned as chancellor under borisjohnson, as chancellor under boris johnson, which as chancellor under borisjohnson, which was the trigger, if you like, that ended up precipitating boris johnson's eventual downfall with the resignations and pressure on him within his party to stand aside that followed. he talks about challenges that the country faces which are now even greater, but he says the opportunities if we make the right choice are phenomenal. he promises to deliver on the promise of the 2019 manifesto, and then that passage that says there will be integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level of the government he leads. that is pointedly referring to the trouble that the conservatives have had under liz truss, to put it mildly, and before that, the difficulties that boris johnson and before that, the difficulties that borisjohnson had as prime minister. he goes on to say that he is asking for the opportunity to fix those problems, to lead the party and country towards the next general

election, and ready to lead again. in terms of wanting to fix the economy, of course he was former chancellor. we now havejeremy hunt as chancellor. are they heading in the same direction if rishi sunak was to get the top job? as it stands, do their policies align? fist stands, do their policies align? git this point, broadly speaking, yes, but there are differences. there is a question over whether rishi sunak would keepjeremy hunt as chancellor if he became prime minister, and keep the course as it is set, heading towards that economic statement at the end of october stop if you think back to the contest between rishi sunak and liz truss over the summer, he was all about keeping taxes, not cutting taxes in the short term, only doing that when the short term, only doing that when the economic conditions allowed and there was no risk of rising inflation. regarding income tax, a

key tax cuts which rishi sunak as chancellor pledged to do at a later date if possible, that has been thrown out by the current chancellor jeremy hunt. the original cuts to income tax proposed by his predecessor kwasi kwarteng and liz truss when they were briefly in power were backtracked on, thrown out and nowjeremy hunt has said they are not even going to talk about cutting income tax, even in the longer term. so there will be decisions to be made in the detail would need to be worked out. broadly speaking, all the messaging that rishi sunak is saying about stability, fixing the economic problems, and providing leadership to align with the approachjeremy hunt has taken since he was brought in as chancellor by liz truss. don’t in as chancellor by liz truss. don't no in as chancellor by liz truss. don't go anywhere. _ in as chancellor by liz truss. don't go anywhere, jonathan! _ in as chancellor by liz truss. don't go anywhere, jonathan! i- in as chancellor by liz truss. don't go anywhere, jonathan! i know - in as chancellor by liz truss. don't go anywhere, jonathan! i know you are monitoring all the reaction to

this. let me remind you of the tally before we speak to sonia sodha, who is standing by. mr sunak, who has declared in the last 45 minutes, has the public support of 130 mp5. he held talks with borisjohnson last night. we are yet to hear from mr johnson that he will be standing in the contest. this is the bbc tally. mr sunak has 130 mp5 backing him. that is significantly more than the 100 needed to enter the ballot. borisjohnson is currently 100 needed to enter the ballot. boris johnson is currently standing at 55. we have heard various claims that he has the numbers. but according to the bbc, we have 55 against his name. and penny mordaunt standing at 23. so it is rishi sunak

and penny mordaunt who have officially declared. sonia sodha is the chief leader writer at the observer and joins us now. so we know the next name. it is no great surprise, but what does this now mean? ~ , ., , mean? well, it is the least surprising _ mean? well, it is the least surprising news _ mean? well, it is the least surprising news in - mean? well, it is the least surprising news in this - mean? well, it is the least. surprising news in this race, mean? well, it is the least - surprising news in this race, as you just said, because rishi sunak not only has the 100 mp5 he needs to go forward as a nominated candidate to be the next conservative leader and therefore prime minister of this country, he has got enough mps to make sure he is going to make it into the last two. so it's no surprise that he has declared. people were expecting it to happen at some point today. the key thing now that everyone is looking at is that we have got any more than

declared, can she get to the 100? but the really significant thing is borisjohnson. he is the big unknown. he is talking up his chances, his allies, and getting the 100 nominations he needs to go through, but there is a certain amount of scepticism as to whether he has actually got them or whether his team are just trying to make it sound like they do so that if he withdraws, it is a choice rather than something he was forced to do because he couldn't get the support from his parliamentary party. in from his parliamentary party. in terms of declaring, something i have heard over the last few days is, why would he not have declared straight out? he has literally waited 2a hours, orjust shy of 2a hours before that 2pm deadline on monday. do you think there was a question mark over the support for him within

the party? i mark over the support for him within the -a ? ., �* ~' mark over the support for him within the -a ? ., �* ~ the party? i don't think there was ever really _ the party? i don't think there was ever really a _ the party? i don't think there was ever really a question _ the party? i don't think there was ever really a question mark - the party? i don't think there was ever really a question mark over. ever really a question mark over whether he would get the number of mps he needed, but perhaps he wanted to see what it was looking like in the borisjohnson camp. even if borisjohnson gets the 100 mp5 he needs to go through and even if it ends up being between the two of them and it goes to the membership, i don't think it is a dead cert for borisjohnson. borisjohnson is a toxic brand in the country. he was forced out of office because there was an investigation into him misleading parliament over the downing street party is —— parties. i think even though he remains popular among some members, there are members who probably think, gosh, could we reimposing on the country as prime minister without

the public getting a say, and what would that mean? maybe we should go to rishi sunak because he is a safer bet. maybe he was waiting to see how things worked out with boris johnson, but i think he was always going to declare at some point. i'm not sure why he waited, and maybe we will never know. ilime not sure why he waited, and maybe we will never know.— will never know. one of the stories on the front _ will never know. one of the stories on the front of— will never know. one of the stories on the front of the _ will never know. one of the stories on the front of the observer- will never know. one of the stories on the front of the observer today | on the front of the observer today is that there is always eventually a reckoning when governments embrace populism. do you think that is the legacy of borisjohnson? l populism. do you think that is the legacy of boris johnson?— legacy of boris johnson? i think what we are _ legacy of boris johnson? i think what we are witnessing - legacy of boris johnson? i think what we are witnessing at - legacy of boris johnson? i think what we are witnessing at the l what we are witnessing at the moment, and i think voters will be looking at what is going on and thinking, how are we here? we had 44 days of a prime minister before she resigned. it is basically a conservative party that is imploding. and i do think it all kicked off with brexit and boris johnson's support for brexit. people were told brexit was the solution to

the country's woes. actually, it has made things a lot worse economically. with everything going on globally, we could scarcely afford the price of brexit, which is lower growth and lower exports, which sounds theoretical, but it is actually people's wages and we feel it in the cost of inputs and inflation etc. you can promise the world to a country, which is what people leading the vote lead campaign did. borisjohnson promised he would make the country better but none of that stuff materialised and it would never materialise. and we are now at a point where brexit has much lower salience. people are angry about the way the conservative party mistreated the country and what happened in downing street during the parties during the pandemic, what liz truss did with her mini—budget, tanking the economy. people are angry, and brexit has gone down in salience. in

some ways, it doesn't matter who ends up leaving the conservative party —— who ends up leading the conservative party. the next election will be about the economy and how people are feeling and what is happening to their personal budgets, mortgages, their rent and energy prices. are they budqets, mortgages, their rent and energy prices. are they feeling budgets, mortgages, their rent and energy prices. are they feeling even worse off than at the moment, when things are tough? if they are, they will take that opportunity to punish the government. and the decisions this conservative government have made, from brexit to the disastrous mini—budget that tanked the economy and plunged the pound, they deserve to be held to account for it. sonia sodha of the _ to be held to account for it. sonia sodha of the observer, _ to be held to account for it. sonia sodha of the observer, chief - to be held to account for it. sonia sodha of the observer, chief leader writer, thank you very much. so rishi sunak, the former chancellor, has officially declared he will be entering the contest to become prime minister. let me show you some of what he said this

morning. he began, the uk is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis.

that was the open letter to the party. this is how it stands. rishi sunak has 130 mp5 supporting. this is a bbc tally, we should stress. borisjohnson has yet is a bbc tally, we should stress. boris johnson has yet to is a bbc tally, we should stress. borisjohnson has yet to declare that he is formally entering the race to become leader of the conservative party and prime minister. and penny mordaunt, the first to declare, has 23 supporters. jonathan, that is we stand. we just heard from sonia sodha that if and

when we go to a general election, this going to be an economic general election. what did she mean by that? just go through why that is key. well, in normal times, just go through why that is key. well, in normaltimes, economic policy is the basis on which general elections are fought and it comes down to who the public views as being the safest pair of hands to look after the country? finances. but it is obvious to all of us about the economic strain that household finances and businesses are feeling, as well as the state of the country's finances as a whole. so it will be the number one overriding issue one of the country goes to the polls at the next general election, which is a reminder, has to be by december 2025, 2024, excuse me,

after the last one. so there is no doubt the cost of living crisis and the economic pressures the country is under as a whole along with many others around the world will dominate things and it will be about what the government can offer and what the government can offer and what can be done differently and how much wiggle room there is to say to people, this is what we are going to do about taxes and spending and this is how tight things are and this is the potential for tax cuts in the future. 5ir the potential for tax cuts in the future. ,, ,, ., ., , , future. sir keir starmer has been callin: for future. sir keir starmer has been calling for an _ future. sir keir starmer has been calling for an election. _ future. sir keir starmer has been calling for an election. ian - calling for an election. ian blackford was the last voice to add, from the snp, saying it's vital that opposition parties work together to force a vote of no confidence and pile pressure on the tories to call a general election so voters can decide. if. a general election so voters can decide. , . g , a general election so voters can decide. , ., ,, , ., decide. is that likely to happen? not in the _ decide. is that likely to happen? not in the short _ decide. is that likely to happen? not in the short term. _ decide. is that likely to happen? not in the short term. whoeverl decide. is that likely to happen? - not in the short term. whoever wins the conservative leadership race

will not want to rush to calling a general election. if you look at the polls at the moment, opinion poll after opinion poll shows that the conservatives have very low support among the general public at the moment. labourare among the general public at the moment. labour are pulling much higher. that suggests that if there were to be a general election sooner rather than later, the conservatives would be greatly diminished in terms of the numbers they have in parliament. they could face a wipe—out and they would be in opposition and labour would likely be in power. so, difficult as things are, compelling as the arguments are according to the opposition for a general election, that doesn't have to be one. we have a parliamentary democracy. no matter how many times the leader of the governing party changes, until either the time limit of five years expires or the prime minister decides to go to the palace and call one, and no conservative prime minister is likely to do that

at this point, or there is a vote of confidence in the government which the government then loses, but that would be require overwhelming numbers of conservative mps to vote against their own government, knowing it would trigger a general election. has knowing it would trigger a general election. ., , ,, ,, ., election. has sir keir starmer given a steer on who _ election. has sir keir starmer given a steer on who he _ election. has sir keir starmer given a steer on who he would _ election. has sir keir starmer given a steer on who he would prefer - election. has sir keir starmer given a steer on who he would prefer to l a steer on who he would prefer to stand up against in terms of boris johnson, penny mordaunt or rishi sunak? has he indicated a preferred candidate? tie. sunak? has he indicated a preferred candidate? ., . ~' sunak? has he indicated a preferred candidate? ., ., ,, ., candidate? no, and i think he would be unwise t0- _ candidate? no, and i think he would be unwise to. until— candidate? no, and i think he would be unwise to. until she _ candidate? no, and i think he would be unwise to. until she left - candidate? no, and i think he would be unwise to. until she left office, l be unwise to. until she left office, the opponent sir keir starmer would have liked to face would be liz truss, given the way her premiership unfolded and her plans for government unravelled so quickly and chaotically. there is no doubt boris johnson is seen as a formidable campaigner. of course he delivered a huge majority for the conservatives in 2019. but we are in a very different world now. the election will be fought on very different terms to the last one and there is no guarantee that that success could be repeated. but some of the support coming borisjohnson's ware is based

on what people in the conservative party see as someone who can connect with the public and lead them to success. but there are huge hurdles for him to overcome if he were to stand for the leadership and potentially win, not least that big report by the privileges committee over whether he deliberately lied to parliament and the sanctions he could face, potentially losing his seat and things unravelling in that scenario. taste seat and things unravelling in that scenario. ~ ., ., ., , scenario. we did hear from a number of big names — scenario. we did hear from a number of big names today, _ scenario. we did hear from a number of big names today, jacob _ scenario. we did hear from a number. of big names today, jacob rees-mogg, of big names today, jacob rees—mogg, penny mordaunt and sir keir starmer. take us through what they said. this morning we heard from some key voices in the campaign. we can pick up voices in the campaign. we can pick up on borisjohnson's would be candidacy. as yet, he hasn't confirmed that he is going to stand. we were just looking at the tally of numbers in terms of mps supporting each of the potential candidates in the race. borisjohnson's supporters claim he has the 100 mp5 supporting him that he would need to get

through to the first stage of the contest. but only 55 have backed him publicly. there is a discrepancy there, a big gap between the level of support the campaign says it has and the numbers backing him in public. so inevitably, there will be questions about that level of support and whether it really is as high as his supporters say it is. but one person who is backing him who was early out of the blocks to call for borisjohnson to make a comeback in the business secretary jacob rees—mogg. yes, i have been speaking. to borisjohnson, and clearly, he's going to stand. |there's a great deal of support for him, as you will have seen. the system is that the proposer and |seconders' names are made public. | other people have a choice - as to whether to make their names public or not, but the people who are doing the numbers i for boris's campaign tell me i that they have the numbers, so the 100 that is necessary - of members of parliament are there.

jacob rees—mogg taking it back to a technicality about the rules. but the fact remains that a declaration of support in public is one thing, in private is another. i think boris johnson would obviously like to have the overwhelming numbers if he was to stand in this contest to demonstrate that level of support. rishi sunak is way out in front, the number taking rishi sunak is way out in front, the numbertaking up as rishi sunak is way out in front, the number taking up as we speak. he is now on 133 mp5 backing him. penny modern trailing with only 23. she was the first to declare early on friday afternoon —— penny modern. we could see that as an attempt to shore up support and paint herself as the true unity candidate. we know for a lot of borisjohnson's supporters, rishi sunak is divisive or even toxic given that his resignation was the initial trigger that led to borisjohnson's downfall and they can't forgive him for that. so you get the sense that penny mordaunt is trying to come between the two and present herself as the natural choice to unify the party. she described herself this morning

as a halfway house in the last contest between liz truss and rishi sunak, and sees that as a selling point. but on the detail of the policy of what she would do in office, along with the other two potential candidates, she is not saying much about what she would do in power. i believe in evidence—based policy. i also believe in cabinet collective responsibility, and one of the differences you'll see if i'm prime minister is that that is how i will take decisions. i won't be imposing. i have my views, but i won't be imposing policy that i've just made up in a room by myself. so talking about collective government, perhaps a signal that she will not do what liz truss did, which was to pack the cabinet with her most loyal supporters, not necessarily reflecting the spread of opinion in the conservative party as a whole. there will be pressure on whoever wins this race to have more

of what might be described as a unity cabinet if you like. why does this leave labour? as we have been discussing, they and other opposition parties are calling for a general election. they say the chaos we have seen means there is a moral case for a new government to be elected ahead of time and for whoever is leader to make that happen. but there are questions for labour at the moment about what they would do if they won power. they were forced into some tax policy announcements during the conservative party conference, excuse me, the labour party conference, in the aftermath of the mini—budget when those sweeping tax cuts that had to be backtracked on, sir keir starmer not been drawn on labour's economic policy in the detail of that this morning. whoever comes in as prime minister, we need that obr report because we all need to see the extent of the damage. what i've said from a labour party

point of view, i know there are going to be tough choices. i said that three weeks ago. i said it last week again. tough choices which mean we can't do some of the things we wanted to do as an incoming labour government as quickly as we would want to. i'm not going to write our manifesto on the programme, laura, but i am clear that we'll be the party of sound money. we know there are tough choices to be made. sir keir starmer there, holding up and talking about the tax and spending policy that a labour government would implement, suggesting that they need to wait and see how things pan out between now and then. and see how things pan out between now and then-— now and then. could i “ust go back to penny mordaunt? _ now and then. could ijust go back to penny mordaunt? what - now and then. could ijust go back to penny mordaunt? what was - now and then. could ijust go backj to penny mordaunt? what was her performance like at pmqs? she stood in for liz truss. just before pmqs. before pmqs, sorry. how was her performance then received? she answered an _ performance then received? sue: answered an urgent question performance then received? su9: answered an urgent question in parliament on behalf of the prime minister, something that normally

isn't unusual, but given the acute pressure that liz truss was facing at the time to come before mps and answer questions about further u—turns in policy and installing jeremy hunt as chancellor, penny mordaunt came to the dispatch box in her place and attracted attention for the language used in the way she went about it. she seems very capable performer in parliament and somebody who can communicate well. she, deliberately or otherwise, made what some would see as the mistake of repeating the questions that were asked of her about whether liz truss was hiding under a desk or whether there had been a coup to remove the prime ministerfrom there had been a coup to remove the prime minister from within the conservative party. she said no, the prime minister isn't hiding under a desk, i don't think there has been a clue. so some suggested that in doing that, she was further eroding

liz truss's authority and humiliating the prime minister where her intention may have been to defend her. but in doing that, her stock rose, if you like, and she positioned herself as a possible candidate to take over from liz truss and a few days later, the prime minister resigned and here she is in the running to take over. in is in the running to take over. in discussing borisjohnson is in the running to take over. in discussing boris johnson and the discussing borisjohnson and the likelihood of him throwing his hat in for the leadership and becoming prime minister, what the consequences would be once we have the results of the select committee investigation that is going on, could you remind us why that matters? what is the background? the matters? what is the background? tt9: background matters? what is the background? tt9 background is matters? what is the background? "tt9 background is the matters? what is the background? tt9 background is the partygate saga, as it became to be known, and what borisjohnson it became to be known, and what boris johnson told it became to be known, and what borisjohnson told the mp5 it became to be known, and what borisjohnson told the mps in the house of commons about what he knew about what was happening in downing street and whether the rules were followed or not. the thrust of it is whether boris johnson followed or not. the thrust of it is whether borisjohnson knowingly misled the house of commons and

misled the house of commons and misled mps about his statement that no rules were broken throughout that period when there were accusations that downing street broke the rules during lockdown. there is an investigation by the privileges committee, a cross—party group of mps which looks into whether mps have broken the rules with relation to certain privileges they have in the house of commons. deliberately misleading mps are seen as about the worst thing you can do as an mp or a minister in government. if boris johnson were to be found to have done that once the committee comes over all the evidence and writes its report and they suggest he should face a sanction for it, which could potentially see him lose his seat in parliament will be suspended, that would create huge pressure on him to resign. many people say his position

would be untenable at that point. as things stand, that report is coming and it will reach a conclusion. so if borisjohnson were to be installed as prime minister again, that would be a huge question hanging over him and a huge hurdle for him to potentially overcome, although it's hard to see how he could if he were to remain in office. :, . , could if he were to remain in office. :, .,, ., , could if he were to remain in office. :, ., , , ., office. how has always been regarded internationally? _ office. how has always been regarded internationally? well, _ office. how has always been regarded internationally? well, i _ office. how has always been regarded internationally? well, i have - office. how has always been regarded internationally? well, i have been - internationally? well, i have been here throughout _ internationally? well, i have been here throughout all _ internationally? well, i have been here throughout all of _ internationally? well, i have been here throughout all of it! - internationally? well, i have been here throughout all of it! so - internationally? well, i have been here throughout all of it! so i - internationally? well, i have been here throughout all of it! so i am | here throughout all of it! so i am not quite sure. but here throughout all of it! so i am not quite sure.— here throughout all of it! so i am not quite sure. but we have social media and — not quite sure. but we have social media and you — not quite sure. but we have social media and you think, _ not quite sure. but we have social media and you think, oh, - not quite sure. but we have social media and you think, oh, dear. i not quite sure. but we have social i media and you think, oh, dear. yes, and ou media and you think, oh, dear. yes, and you can — media and you think, oh, dear. yes, and you can see _ media and you think, oh, dear. yes, and you can see some _ media and you think, oh, dear. yes, and you can see some of _ media and you think, oh, dear. t9: and you can see some of the headlines we have reported from international newspapers and broadcasters around the world. we are used in this country to having relatively stable governments that stay in office from one parliamentary term, two parliamentary term, two parliamentary terms at a time. there have been changes of leader with a government in office, tony blair and gordon brown is an obvious example

and there are others. the circumstances there were mr brown standing unopposed, the overriding will of the party behind him. but this constant turmoil is something new which, as we have seen, others around the world are looking on at with surprise. and i think there is no doubt that after this period, the political institutions and the systems we have in place in the uk will be seen differently by others around the world.— will be seen differently by others around the world. jonathan, thank ou ve around the world. jonathan, thank you very much- — around the world. jonathan, thank you very much- a _ around the world. jonathan, thank you very much. a reminder- around the world. jonathan, thank you very much. a reminder of- around the world. jonathan, thank you very much. a reminder of our| you very much. a reminder of our breaking news and where we stand as a result. rishi sunak is on 133 mp5 backing him for leadership of the conservative party and hence prime minister. he declared about an hour ago he said there will be integrity,

professionalism and accountability at every level of the government i lead and i will work to get the job done. meanwhile, former prime minister borisjohnson is currently on 55. remember that this is a bbc tally. 55 mp5 backing the former prime minister borisjohnson stopped and penny mordaunt, the first to declare, has 23 mp backers. the main development this morning is that the _ the main development this morning is that the former — the main development this morning is that the former chancellor _ the main development this morning is that the former chancellor has - that the former chancellor has formally— that the former chancellor has formally declared _ that the former chancellor has formally declared that - that the former chancellor has formally declared that he - that the former chancellor has formally declared that he is i that the former chancellor has formally declared that he is in| that the former chancellor has . formally declared that he is in the race for— formally declared that he is in the race for the — formally declared that he is in the race for the leadership _ formally declared that he is in the race for the leadership of - formally declared that he is in the race for the leadership of the - race for the leadership of the conservative _ race for the leadership of the conservative party— race for the leadership of the conservative party and - race for the leadership of the conservative party and prime minister— conservative party and prime minister of— conservative party and prime minister of the _ conservative party and prime minister of the uk. _ conservative party and prime minister of the uk. he - conservative party and prime minister of the uk.— conservative party and prime minister of the uk. he has 133 backers. minister of the uk. he has 133 backers- he — minister of the uk. he has 133 backers. he needs _ minister of the uk. he has 133 backers. he needs at - minister of the uk. he has 133 backers. he needs at least - minister of the uk. he has 133 i backers. he needs at least 100. minister of the uk. he has 133 - backers. he needs at least 100. so far exceeding that figure. we find out either tomorrow, monday, far exceeding that figure. we find out eithertomorrow, monday, or far exceeding that figure. we find out either tomorrow, monday, or if there are more than two of them, if there are more than two of them, if there are more than two of them, if there are two of them that you have

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