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The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Being an Outsider in the Department

As a working politician there's endless controversy about whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. I wonder whether you could step back for a second and reflect on the contrast between those two jobs. You took over as sports minister knowing about as much about sport as I do and thenYou took over as health minister knowing an enormous amount about health. Do you want to reflect a little bit on what the strength and weaknesses are of being a specialist in the department that you're running as a politician?

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