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Radio 5 Live,06 Dec 2019,20 mins

Austerity and Page 48 with Lord Lilley

Emma Barnett Gets Answers

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The Conservative peer and former Cabinet member Lord Lilley faces repeated questioning from Emma about the Conservative policy on austerity, revealing (on the seventh time of asking) that he thinks it "hasn't been perfect" – and defends the inclusion on page 48 of the Conservative Party manifesto of a section suggesting that the use of judicial reviews will be reformed.

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