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I have been thinking about entering politics and thinking about the role I could have. I am a mathematician so I would like to be the Minister for maths.
\nPlease prime minister can you make me minister for maths by the end of week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been thinking about entering politics and thinking about the role I could have. I am a mathematician so I would like to be the Minister for maths. 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