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Jul 2019
35m 54s

Only weirdos join parties

THE TIMES
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Matt Chorley is joined by David Aaronovitch and Hugo Rifkind to discuss who are the members pulling the strings in the Labour and Tory parties.


Plus Catherine Philp, The Times’ diplomatic correspondent, on what on Earth is going on in the White House.


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