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Sunak spends as Johnson defends: Politics Weekly podcast

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Jonathan Freedland and Kate Proctor look at what Rishi Sunak announced in the summer statement. Rajeev Syal speaks to Sir Peter Soulsby, the mayor of Leicester, about what the government got wrong with the city’s local lockdown. Plus, the Spectator’s Kate Andrews and Labour peer Stewart Wood discuss the politics of a second wave. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
8 Jul 2020 English United Kingdom News

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