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Radio 4,16 Sep 2017,28 mins

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Sam Coates of The Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster - accusations the government is manipulating parliamentary procedure, managing expectations in the Brexit negotiations, and the pressures on Philip Hammond as he announces the date of the budget. The Editor is Marie Jessel.

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