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Oct 2021
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Fiona Hill: From County Durham to the Wh...

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Matt Chorley is joined by Fiona Hill to talk about going from a County Durham comprehensive to working for three US presidents.


PLUS a look back at a week that had a budget and more Brexit rows, with James Forsyth and Melanie Reid.


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