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May 2023
31m 51s

Sadiq Khan on Boris, Brexit and his PTSD

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan joins Lewis Goodall on The News Agents in a wide-ranging interview shedding light on working with Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Rishi Sunak.

He also talks about his PTSD after getting death threats and his new book, Breathe: Tackling the Climate Emergency.

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