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Is Boris Johnson starting to lose his political grip?

Boris Johnson has been criticised after he lost his place in a speech to British businesses leaders and referred to the children's cartoon Peppa Pig.

Speaking to the CBI conference, the PM also quoted Lenin and performed an impression of a car.

Halting his speech led to an awkward 21 seconds of apologies and paper shuffling from the Tory leader.

Labour's shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, called the speech "shambolic".

Does this talk to a fundamental slipping of his political grip?

Emily Maitlis is joined by Times Columnist and Conservative peer Lord Finkelstein, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and former No 10 director of communications Craig Oliver.

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