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Former UK Lord Chancellor - Lord Falconer
Is Labour in any fit state to win an election amid Britain’s Brexit chaos? Stephen Sackur interviews former Labour cabinet minister Lord Falconer.
British politics is in full-on meltdown mode. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost a series of key votes on Brexit, AND his parliamentary majority. He’s now seeking a general election in mid-October to let British voters decide whether Brexit should happen, come what may, at the end of next month. But will the Labour opposition agree to a snap poll? Stephen Sackur interviews former Labour cabinet minister Lord Falconer. Is Labour in any fit state to win an election amid Britain’s Brexit chaos?
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