Why Does Nadhim Zahawi have an issue with Alastair Campbell? Why does he stand by his support of Boris Johnson and Brexit? What does the former Chancellor make of the current Conservative election campaign? What was his experience escaping Saddam Hussein's Iraq? Nadhim Zahawi joins Rory and Alastair to answer all these questions and more on today's episode of Leading. TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ 00:00 Introduction 02:44 Childhood in Iraq 07:11 Escape from Iraq 09:55 Why did you become a Tory? 12:00 Speaking three languages 13:41 Political conflict with Alastair 16:42 Why did you follow Boris Johnson instead of Rory in the Conservative Party? 26:38 Is your loyalty your flaw? 30:46 Where do you see Britain in the next 10 years? 33:48 Can you honestly say another term with Sunak is the solution for British politics? 36:03 How does national security tie into economic de-risking? 39:17 Your tax scandal 42:35 What did you learn as a minister? 45:43 You support Boris, do you judge Rory for not supporting him? 48:01 Nadhim Zahawi's exit 49:19 Debrief TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics