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Former cabinet minister and author of ‘Politics on the Edge’, Rory Stewart, talks to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding about his political career, Westminster’s dysfunction and what he might do next.


James asks why Rory hasn’t joined the Labour party, why working in Westminster is so difficult and the future of the centre ground.


You can hear what Rory thinks about David Cameron becoming the new Foreign Secretary in a recent episode of The News Meeting here.


The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers. 


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