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Radio 4,02 Nov 2019,28 mins

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George Parker looks back on another dramatic week as Westminster prepares for a general election. He is joined by MPs Ken Clarke, Vince Cable and Ann Clwyd to talk about their decision to step down from parliament. Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith discusses how Brexit has changed his party. Alex Krasodomski Jones, from Demos, explores the role of social media in political campaigns. And we discuss the highs and lows of John Bercow's tenure as Commons Speaker with BrexitCentral journalist Jonathan Isaby and Stefanie Bolzen of the German newspaper Die Welt. Editor: Leala Padmanabhan

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