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Electoral Dysfunction — 192 episodes

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EXTRA - Are these Keir Starmer’s final days as Prime Minister?

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Local elections: Reform up, Labour down, Starmer out?

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Can Keir Starmer risk a reshuffle?

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Will we ever know everything about Peter Mandelson?

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EXTRA: Why didn’t Starmer ask more questions about Mandelson?

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Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?

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Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

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How much economic damage is Donald Trump doing? | Q&A

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EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer on his special relationship with Trump

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Could Angela Rayner’s comeback rescue Labour?

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Why the Mandelson files matter for Starmer's future

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Has Starmer got it right over his Iran War response?

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Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Is anyone truly above the law?

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Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?

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EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson

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Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?

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What does Starmer really want from China?

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EXTRA: Why Andy Burnham was blocked by Keir Starmer

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Is this the end of social media for teenagers?

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Jenrick joins Reform – is it a boost for Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch?

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Is Starmer still a player in Trump’s world?

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Nick Clegg on Brexit regret and what Britain does next | 10 Years of Brexit Part 2

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The vote that fractured politics | 10 Years of Brexit Part 1

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Which Prime Minister had the worst Christmas? | Q&A

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How do you raise boys in a culture of misogyny?

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Does Starmer need his mates more than ever?

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Did Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves mislead us?

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Is the government gaslighting us over tax rises?

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Shabana Mahmood – the new Margaret Thatcher?

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Is Wes Streeting now a shoo-in for Labour leader?

32

Why are prisoners being released by mistake?

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Cheat Sheet.... A new podcast from Sky News

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Is Zack Polanski making the Greens less green?

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How did the grooming gangs inquiry get so toxic?

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EXTRA: Who will be Labour's deputy leader?

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Is the government too close to China?

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Is it too late for Kemi Badenoch?

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Kemi Badenoch’s biggest weakness

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Is Keir Starmer obsessed with Nigel Farage?

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Wes Streeting on why he didn't want Home Secretary

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Why Do Some Men Know Best About Pregnancy?

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Beth asks Trump about Mandelson and Epstein

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Mandelson sacked over Epstein

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Is Labour too London?

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Rayner resigns and Starmer resets (again)

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Is Angela Rayner a "hypocrite" if she doesn't resign?

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Angela Rayner admits underpaying tax - Exclusive interview

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Is political chaos fuelled by the media?

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Starmer’s dilemma in Trump and Putin’s shadow

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Conservatives v Reform: Battle for the Right

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Is Corbyn’s comeback a headache for Starmer - or a red herring?

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What happened when I quit the government

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Is the government preparing for a summer of riots?

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The '£7 billion' government secret

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Is migration helping or hurting the UK?

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Is Labour losing Wales to Reform?

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Did Keir Starmer screw up his own anniversary?

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What will Keir Starmer learn from the Labour welfare chaos?

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Why won't Starmer call out Trump?

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Will Starmer have to agree to war?

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Should anyone go to prison for an abortion?

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Rachel Reeves faces the numbers - can she cut it?

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Why Labour needs to focus on the working class, with Andy Burnham

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Farage steps in whilst parliament’s out

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Rachel Reeves vs Keir Starmer: Inside the ‘rift’ in Downing Street

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What was behind Starmer’s 'Enoch Powell' moment?

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Can a trade deal with Trump save Starmer?

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Can Nigel Farage and Reform prove themselves?

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Can there ever be a calm debate on trans rights?

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Who’s nicer - Lords or MPs?

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Why isn’t Keir Starmer saying what he really thinks?

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Electoral Dysfunction Live is back!

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Trump's sneezed – can Starmer stay calm?

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Can Starmer silence the rebels?

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Is Rachel Reeves about to have a very tough week?

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Is Keir Starmer bringing back austerity?

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Rachel Reeves: "People want to talk me down... I'll prove I can do it"

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Will a ministerial resignation dent Starmer's post Trump high?

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A pact between Farage and Badenoch?

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Labour WhatsApps: "If you’ve got racist thoughts then you shouldn't be an MP!"

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Is it already over for Kemi Badenoch?

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Can Love Island help Rachel Reeves?

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Southport murders – was there a ‘cover-up’?

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Welcome to Trump World: How everything is changing

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Introducing...Trump 100

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The grooming gang scandal: The politicians in Elon Musk's crosshairs

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Jess Phillips: The inside story

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Behind the scenes of the Tory government’s fall from power - Part 2

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Behind the scenes of the Tory government’s fall from power - Part 1

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Syria, Lords, Christmas - Answer The Question special

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Milestones or millstones for Keir Starmer?

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ED extra: Assisted dying passes and Louise Haigh resigns

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Where is Kemi Badenoch’s megaphone?

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What does Keir Starmer stand for?

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Electoral Dysfunction meets The News Meeting

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Has the health secretary crossed a line?

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The US election debriefed

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What 'truths' will Kemi Badenoch be telling?

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Budget '24: Is "tractor tax" the new pasty tax?

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Can Trump and Starmer have a special relationship?

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Should the cabinet shut up about the budget?

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Introducing... The World

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Cleverly done?

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Tory leadership race: Why it’s been a good week for James Cleverly

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Beth's Starmer interview debriefed

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Should Starmer say sorry for his freebies?

108

Is this the end of MPs presenting TV shows?

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How a Tory leadership hopeful once hacked Harriet Harman

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Starmer ends summer early... and Harriet Harman joins our line-up

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'Answer The Question!' - Is the chancellor telling us everything?

112

Moving on from the riots (with Thangam Debbonaire)

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'Answer the Question!’ with Harriet Harman - Labour's wait for a female leader

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'Answer The Question!’ - Reasons to be hopeful with Jon Ashworth

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Are the Labour rebels “totally out of order”?

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We've got some news!

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Has Keir Starmer reset Britain's relationship with the world?

118

Jess Phillips gets a promotion

119

The election debrief

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What to watch out for and how to prepare for election night

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Interviewing the PM and loving PMQs – with Rylan

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Does the prime minister's partner have to have a role?

123

What are the odds a betting scandal sinks the Tories?

124

Do you accept defeat in the middle of a campaign?

125

Behind the scenes of The Battle for Number 10

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How do you recover from a political car crash?

127

What could be in the party manifestos?

128

How do leaders prepare for TV election debates?

129

Extra ED: Beth interviews Angela Rayner

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Will Diane Abbott stand for Labour? And pets named after politicians.

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'It's on - what will the 2024 election be like?'

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Was this the week the election campaign really started?

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'A punch in the gut': The defection of Natalie Elphicke

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Elections debrief: Sunak survives? Starmer solid?

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A reset week for Rishi but what will the local elections bring?

136

The Mark Menzies claims. And what makes a good foreign secretary?

137

The Grindr honeytrap fallout - and do Labour poll leads do them more harm than good?

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"Answer The Question!" - PMQs, Parliament tea, and the online election

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Where do royalty and politics meet?

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Rishi Sunak: embattled or beleaguered?

141

Diane Abbott row and Lee Anderson defects - what's it all telling us about the state of politics?

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The 'meh' budget and Trump on top

143

Electoral Dysfunction: “People in this country feel like nothing works”: Is it time the country went to the polls?

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Teaser: Could the next Tory leader actually be really obvious?

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Electoral Dysfunction: How do you get politics and people to connect?

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Introducing Patient 11

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Iain Anderson

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NHS at 75 | Steve Barclay and Wes Streeting

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Irvine Welsh

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Rishi Sunak’s personal pledge to bring down inflation and David Furnish on his fight to eradicate AIDS

151

Beth Rigby on Boris Johnson misleading parliament, plus an interview with Dame Wendy Hall

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Braverman speeding row, migration figures and guests Nigel Farage and Yvette Cooper

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Beth Rigby Interviews.... Rishi Sunak

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Keir Starmer and Russian journalist turned dissident Marina Ovsyannikova

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Raab fallout with Lord Simon McDonald, plus Aston Villa’s Christian Purslow

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Hillary Clinton

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Labour’s David Lammy, new Scottish First Minister and migration crisis

158

Boris Johnson 'on the BBQ’, Rishi Sunak’s tax return and Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy

159

The budget, TikTok, Gary Lineker - and guest Liam Neeson

160

Alex Salmond on the SNP’s future, plus Windsor Framework not yet a ‘slam dunk’

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Starmer’s mission, Sunak’s protocol plan and the Briton captured by Russian forces

162

Beth Rigby on Raab and Zahawi. Plus, guest Mike Pompeo

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Rishi Sunak’s reaction to Nadhim Zahawi… And guest Archbishop of Canterbury

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What's Boris Johnson doing? And guest Lord Winston

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Beth Rigby on a new political year, strikes, the NHS crisis - and Angela Rayner

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Sajid Javid

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Beth Rigby Interviews.... Wendy Sherman

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Jeremy Hunt

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Lord McDonald

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Plus Braverman, Sunak and Hancock

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Beth Rigby on Liz Truss' week. Plus, an interview with Priti Patel

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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Are the Conservatives in a better place after their conference?

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Liz Truss

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Pressure on the PM, Starmer’s “moment” and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson

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Sunak v Truss.. plus an interview with Keir Starmer

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Penny Mordaunt

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Beth Rigby's take on Boris Johnson's resignation

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Gordon Brown

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Beth Rigby interviews... Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Emma Thompson and Katharine Birbalsingh

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Beth Rigby Interviews.... Jacob Rees-Mogg

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Sean Paul and Julianne Smith

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Vladimir Chizhov and Kwajo Tweneboa

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Beth Rigby Interviews...Tina Brown

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Fiona Hill

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Matt Hancock and Alyssa Carson

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Dame Kate Bingham

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Vitali Klitschko

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Rishi Sunak and Anoosheh Ashoori

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Gary Neville

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Boris Johnson