individual, the person responsible for steering us through the recession, the chancellor of the exchequer. now, the prime minister refuses to talk about him in anything other than the past tense. now, we know that the home secretary is going. we know that the community's secretary is going, so can the prime minister tell us, will the chancellor, sitting there in front of us, still be in his post in one week's time? >> it has nothing to do with politics. he is incapable of dealing with the big issues that face this country. and let me say what this chancellor is achieving. this chancellor is leading the rest of the world and taking us out of recession. this chancellor has taken action about the conservative party's refusal to support. what has happened? what have they done? nothing. what has been done when they were helping mortgage holders? nothing. what is their policy? is to do nothing. that is not the basis on which to ask for an election. if the chancellor -- >> if the chancellor is doing such a good job, can he tell us, will he be there in bornstein? >> i am said the chancellor is do