ɪt wʌz wˌaɪl hiː wʌz bˈeɪst ɪn tʃˈɛstɚ ðæt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛndz wɪð fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz nˈɪk bˈoːɹn.
It was while he was based in Chester that he became good friends with former leader of the Welsh Conservatives Nick Bourne.