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Dec 2022
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Wes Streeting: Is Britain ready for a ne...

Bbc World Service
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British nurses are striking, and the health service is in trouble. Stephen Sackur speaks to Wes Streeting, a rising star of the UK's Labour party and their shadow health secretary. Does Labour have a credible plan to fix public services and save the UK from a winter of economic discontent?

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