(In this scene, Peter, Phil and Emma are walking their way upstairs to their office. The news of Nicola Murray's resignation as Leader of the Opposition is being broadcast on TV.)
There she goes, a tiebreaker in the making. "Who was Nicola Murray? I'll have to hurry you, teams."
Farewell, our shit and useless servant.
Yeah, at least Miller's a step up from Murray. He doesn't have to write Left and Right on his wellies.
(Meanwhile, Stewart is leading his team downstairs at their desks.)
I need your attention for 30 of your earth seconds. This is what will happen.
(looking downstairs) What the fuck is Stewart doing?
You will go to the Z drive. You find a file entitled, "Miller Ascension, Whitehall Arab Spring." Open, ingest, implement. And after that...(While Stewart is talking to the team, he sees Peter, Phil and Emma upstairs and makes an "I see you" gesture towards them.) I expect both of you, you two...
(groaning) Oh, fuck.
...to get together...
The man made of space hopper is coming this way.
(Peter, Phil and Emma continue walking.)
This is gonna be about the inquiry.
(to Phil and Emma) I'm thinking I should resign now.
(Emma and Phil are stunned.)
WHAT?
No, you can't do that! You're Aslan! No one shaves your mane!
I'm not a fucking lion, Phil. There's going to be an inquiry into the death of a man who died because of a policy I signed off on. We all know how this is going to end. I, I, I should take the dignified way out.
No, you've missed the dignified exit. That was straight away, basically.
(slumping his shoulders) Yeah.
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