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Oct 2023
39m 18s

Angela Rayner's Venom

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Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting have a round of cocktails with Matt and discuss Angela's favourite drink ('venom'), what to do about children vaping, and what music Keir Starmer should walk on stage to ahead of his conference speech.


Matt also takes a look at the changing perceptions of Starmer through the Times Radio Focus Group archives.


Plus: Columnists Patrick Maguire and Rachel Sylvester on Labour's plans for the economy, the spread of deepfakes, and the party's response to the terror attacks on Israel.


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