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Aug 2023
28m 15s

Why so many MPs are calling it quits

THE TIMES
About this episode

With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they just jumping before they're pushed? We meet the leavers and reluctant remainers.

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Guest: Charlotte Ivers, staff writer and columnist, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: Times Radio, ITV News, Global.

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