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Sep 3
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The Deputy Prime Minister admits not pay...

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Angela Rayner's position as deputy prime minister is in jeopardy tonight after admitting she did not pay enough stamp duty on the purchase of a seaside flat. Also: The head of Scotland Yard warns officers are being put in an impossible position by laws on social media after armed police arrest the comedy writer, Graham Linehan. And the broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg, announces he's stepping down from In Our Time after 26 years.

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