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Nov 2025
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Trump Eyes A Billion From The BBC

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The US President has given the BBC until Friday evening to apologise and remove a Panorama episode which edited a speech to make it appear he was inciting violence - or else, he'll sue. 


Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott.



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