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Jul 2024

30m 13s

King’s Speech: How Labour plans to chang...

About this episode

The King unveils Labour’s plans for government today surrounded by pomp and ceremony. What is Labour looking to achieve, does it live up to the promise of change for the country - and can the country afford it?

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Guest: Geri Scott, Senior Political Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Parliament, Talk TV, C-Span.

Further listening: The UK economy’s broken. Can Labour fix it?

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