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Did Farage Have A Point About Southport?
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Keir Starmer denied a 'cover-up' after his government was accused of withholding information about the Southport killer, did he get it wrong?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott
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35:32|Kemi Badenoch continues her scattergun approach to questioning Keir Starmer, jumping from the Chagos Islands deal to voice coaches to drilling for oil in the North Sea.Hugo Rifkind unpacks the action from the Commons chamber with the help of Tim Shipman and comedian Marcus Brigstocke.The President Who Cried Tariff
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