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Radio WM,5 mins

"If there are issues, I'm willing to deal with them."

Paul Franks

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The Labour-run Sandwell Council has been plagued with controversy recently over a transport contract, is in the middle of a bin strike - and is now looking for its fifth leader in three years. Our political reporter Kath Stanczyszyn caught up with Sir Keir Starmer and started by asking about a plan he's announced today to help get school leavers ready for the world of work - the Council of Skills.

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