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Oct 2024
39m 47s

Donald Trump accuses the UK Labour Party...

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Donald Trump has accused the UK’s Labour Party of interfering in the forthcoming US presidential election. We discuss why this complaint might be unjustified. Also on the programme: a network of Israeli citizens has been arrested after spying for Iran and a new poll suggests that the majority of French people believe that their democratic system doesn’t work. Plus: what lengths would you go to to rescue your phone?

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