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autobiographical tome by Chris Mullins, NuLab MP, published in today's Mail on Sunday:
Jan 25, 2001 I have been reshuffled. As I was getting ready to go for the train, my private office called to say the Prime Minister was looking for me. The Man called and asked if I would like to replace George Foulkes at International Development. I replied: "Nothing would give me more pelasure than helping to redistribute the wealth of the middle classes to the poorest people in the world."
A brief silence and then a chuckle. "Ah, Chris, that's not quite how it works."
"Don't worry, Tony. I'll be discreet."
And that was that. My career as the lowest form of life in John Prescott's empire is over. I am now the lowest form of life in a smaller, but more agreeable department."
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