Cleo Watson says of Parliament: 'I'm sure, like in many other industries, you don't' I don't know what's underneath it' Photo: Rachel Adams for The Telegraph Choppers Politics podcast.
In Cleo Watson's debut novel Whips, billed as a combination of Fifty Shades of Gray and House of Cards, Checkers features a sex scene when a fictional female prime minister gives a speech to deputies.
Ms. Watson tells reporters. Chopper's Politics latest podcast on how she used her experience as an adviser to Theresa May and Boris Johnson when they were prime ministers to provide tweaks for her book.
Cleo Watson with her former boss Theresa May at the launch of the writer's new book Whips. Image Credit & Copyright: Geoff Moore/PA
She said, «There's a special scene at Checkers where a beleaguered prime minister invites all of his MPs to a barbecue, partly to get them away from everyone.»
“No, no. telephone signal. She makes a very serious speech there. And then there's a couple «at the crime scene» upstairs.
“It occurred to me that I've been to Checkers a couple of times and deputies are indeed invited. Basically, there's plenty of room for that kind of thing.
«And that juxtaposition of being there with Theresa May when she was trying to make a Brexit deal, and the thought of these people running upstairs , [dizzy] from elderberry liquor.”
“Parliament is like that too – full of nooks and crannies. I'm sure, like in many other industries, you don't really understand what's behind this."
Ms Watson, 34, was Mr Johnson's deputy chief of staff when he was prime minister. Dominic Cummings was the Chief of Staff at the time and the couple were often photographed going to work together as they lived close together in London and commuted to work together.
Miss Watson spoke highly of Dominic Cummings, with whom she often traveled to work in Downing Street. parties that were held at number 10 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
“I was fined – obviously very ashamed and sorry,” she said. I would like to return everything back and I am very sorry for that. Yes, I was in one.”
She added that “the line between work and family life at 10 Downing Street became blurred as the Johnson team battled the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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She said: «As much as people tried to be as Covid compliant as possible, you were also trying to run the country and people were basically bumping into each other — pretty hard if you're Matt Hancock.
«I think that's why some of the psychology is a little blurry about what's appropriate and what's not.»
She continued, “He can kind of see so many moves ahead. And in fact, he has a sort of Cassandra ability to predict things ahead of time, which is totally unfashionable that no one wants to listen to at the time. AI is a great example.
“The challenge is that it understands so clearly how things should happen, how things can be done, and how systems can be improved.”
“It doesn't necessarily leave a lot of room for people who are fallible and fallible. And, unfortunately, not everyone has a PhD in computer science.
«It's just very difficult to connect people and personalities with politics, data and many things that interest him.»
>She also said that MPs can «get in the way», but they are «an important part of our democratic process».
Listen to Christopher Hope's interview with Cleo Watson, MigrationWatch's Alp Mehmet and former Cabinet Secretary of Labor Liam Byrne, MP, on the Chopper's Politics podcast from 6:00 Friday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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