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Could Farage Open The Coal Mines?

Nigel Farage says he wants to reopen a steelworks in South Wales and even open new coal mines. Is he winning the battle for Labour's post-industrial heartlands?


Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Janice Turner and Sebastian Payne.

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