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What do politicians get up to on Christmas Day?

Season 2, Ep. 18

On this special episode, our politicians discuss their favourite Christmas movies, their family traditions and just how early should the Christmas tree go up.


You'll hear from: Jacob Rees Mogg, Jon Cryer, Graham Brady, Andrew Bowie, Luciana Berger, Annelise Dodds, Chris Curtis, Caroline Dineage and Alan Johnson

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This episode is sponsored by Woburn Partners, the strategic communications agency. If your company wants to campaign for change drop them an email at info@woburnpartners.com

Production support and Mixing by Adrian Bradley

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