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Sir Michael Take, MP for Common Sense and Conkers

He’s not real. But he’s realer than most of them. A joyful, absurd, and occasionally terrifying conversation with Britain’s most believable fake politician.

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Aug 07, 2025
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It takes a special kind of person to become a Tory MP - and arguably, an even more special kind of person to pretend to be one so convincingly that the Daily Mail reports your quotes as fact. Especially when those quotes involve defending sewage discharges as “perfectly safe” or declaring war on wrap music and training socks.

Sir Michael Take - moustachi…

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