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Jan 2025
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Ed Davey: No More Mr Nice Guy?

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has positioned himself as pro-Europe and anti-Trump. Can he appeal to the urban voters that Labour may lose as they pick their fight with the Tories and Reform?

 

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Robin Brant and Alys Denby. 


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