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18: George Osborne: Austerity, Boris Johnson, and the UK's next Prime Minister

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The Struggles of Shadow Chancellors in British Politics

George Osborne reflects on his time as a shadow chancellor. He says it was the most challenging and rewarding period of his political career. The prize is there to be one if you can get your message across in a compelling way, he says. "It does make you a very, I'm not sure better minister"

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