MPs need to get a grip

MPs need to get a grip

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The Green Party has slipped in the polls since Andy Burnham became Labour leader. Is it a temporary setback, or does Zack Polanski have a bigger problem? And could a motion on Zionism risk alienating some of his supporters?Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte ...  Show more

Andy Burnham Reopens Old Brexit Wounds

The prime minister has said a future Labour election manifesto could promise a new in-out referendum on the EU - but does Britain want to spend any more years debating Brexit? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Juliet Samuel and Alice Thomson. Hosted on Acast. See ...  Show more

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