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David Gauke
This week David Gauke shook the government he served as a cabinet minister only a few weeks ago, voting to stop Boris Johnson taking the UK out of the EU without a deal.
This week David Gauke - MP for South West Hertfordshire - shook the government he served as a cabinet minister only a few weeks ago, voting to stop Boris Johnson taking the UK out of the EU without a deal. He's given the Tory rebels their label: the "Gaukeward Squad." Edward Stourton looks at the life of this unlikely rebel.
Producers: Darin Graham and Smita Patel
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Sun 8 Sep 201917:40
BBC Radio 4 FM
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- Sat 7 Sep 201919:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 Sep 201905:45BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 Sep 201917:40BBC Radio 4 FM
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