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Politics Weekly UK is taking a break over Christmas. John Harris will be back on Thursday 2 January with his cultural highlights, and in the meantime you can listen back to our previous episodes here.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
25 Dec 2024 English United Kingdom News

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