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Jul 2022
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Londongrad episode 6: Lord of the spies

TORTOISE MEDIA
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 It’s no secret that political patronage can get you a place in the House of Lords. But even people who understand the system well - even peers themselves - were appalled when Boris Johnson decided to extend his patronage to Evgeny Lebedev. 




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