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Nov 2024
52m 17s

The last leg of the US election

Bbc Radio 4
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A status report on the presidential race as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approach the finish line. Plus: as Kemi Badenoch is elected the leader of the Conservatives, her mentor Michael Gove tells us why he thinks she is the right person to head up the opposition.

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