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Radio 4,09 Dec 2017,28 mins

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Anushka Asthana of The Guardian takes soundings on Theresa May's breakthrough in Brexit negotiations. She talks to the Prime Minister's former chief speechwriter. And she hears about the realities of poverty as revealed in an MP's weekly surgery. Editor: Peter Mulligan.

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