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The cold open of the season finale of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” on May 16 saw the residence of Britain’s Prime Minister invaded by rivals from his own party, as well as a former resident.
It started with Wes Streeting (played by Jack Shep), the former health secretary, being shown around No. 10 Downing Street by a real estate agent. They were interrupted by former Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss bursting out of a cupboard to say: “Give me another chance.”
Streeting added: “It’s an amazing property. There must be some kind of catch.” To which the real estate agent responded, “Yeah, there is a bit of a catch. If you live here, everyone in the country is going to hate you.” “That’s okay,” Streeting said. “I don’t have any feelings.”
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They were joined by Andy Burnham (Paddy Young), the mayor of Greater Manchester. “It’s time for a change, for an outsider, a disrupter,” Burnham said. To this Streeting responded, “Weren’t you an MP for 16 years? You voted for the Iraq War.”
Next to arrive was Angela Rayner (Celeste Dring), the former deputy prime minister before she resigned due to her failure to pay a property tax called stamp duty. She asked, “How much do you reckon stamp duty is in a place like this? And would I have to pay it.”
As they argue, Prime Minister Keir Starmer (George Fouracres) comes down the stairs in his red nightdress to complain about the noise. He says he’s watching “Eurovision.” “This is the one program I still enjoy. Every time I turn on the news, it’s just a sad picture of me. ‘Eurovision’ is the only show left with any integrity. I love how they stood up to Russia after they invaded Ukraine. And I love the wonderful song Israel sang,” he said.
Finally he loses his cool. “You know what, all of you out, because as far as I know, I’m still the Prime Minister, and I will be for at least the next 75 minutes.”
The host on episode 8 was “Doctor Who” star Ncuti Gatwa, and indie-pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone was the musical guest.