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Radio 4,20 Jun 2018,45 mins

Gosport hospital deaths - 'disregard for human life'

The World Tonight

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Criminal charges could be brought following revelations that hundreds of elderly patients died prematurely at a hospital in Hampshire - after they'd been given dangerous doses of drugs. We discuss how difficult it is to challenge those in positions of power President Trump signs an order - ending the controversial policy of separating migrant children from their families at the border. But will it bring the practice to an end? The House of Lords has backed down in the row about whether MPs should have a "meaningful vote" on the final Brexit deal. So will parliament now have a real say? (Picture: Families of victims speak to the media following the publication of the Gosport hospital report Credit: AP).

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