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Mar 2023
30m 11s

Sex Education

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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is questioned on what’s being done to try to avoid planned teacher strikes and whether she thinks we’re getting sex education right in the UK.

Chris and Adam also explain why Rishi Sunak is heading to France to talk about the government's small boats policy, before hearing alternatives to it from Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.

Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Chris Flynn with Daniel Wittenberg. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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