[Malcolm is in his office on his desk phone, trying to explain himself to a fellow government official.]
I'm not complacent, Tom. [beat] Yeah, I know we did take a hit over the-the-the focus group thing, but it wasn't a big hit. [beat] Oh yeah? Says who? [beat] Oh, the prime minister told you that, huh? Well, get you. [beat] Look, I can only cook with what I've been given. You know, it's like Ready Steady Cook. You give me Hugh Abbot, I'll give you bangers and mash. But if you give me Gerry from the Home Office, well then, I can raise it to fucking risotto and scallops. Do you know what I mean? [beat] Yeah yeah yeah. Ok, ok. Ok, bye.
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