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John Pienaar speaks to Kwasi Kwarteng and Sam Gyimah.

John Pienaar talks to Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng and Sam Gyimah about the resignation of Amber Rudd from the cabinet and the expulsion of 21 conservative MPs, including Sam, last week. The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford, Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey discuss the opposition parties’ approach and Polish MEP Danuta Hubner gives the view from Brussels. And the head of the civil service union, Dave Penman from the FDA, discusses what’s going on behind the scenes in Whitehall. With John throughout are Katy Balls from the Spectator and Ash Sarkar of Novara Media.

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