Corbyn's year, digital diplomacy and loneliness – Politics Weekly podcast

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Anushka Asthana is joined by Michael Savage, Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Sam Lowe to discuss a year that saw Jeremy Corbyn strengthen his position as Labour leader and confound expert predictions of Labour’s demise. Plus Tom Fletcher on digital diplomacy heading into 2018 and Seema Kennedy and Rachel Reeves on the scourge of loneliness. Please support our work and help us keep the world informed. To fund us, go to https://www.theguardian.com/give/podcast

20 Dec 2017 English United Kingdom News

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