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5 Live Politics: Coronavirus: containing a crisis?

Coronavirus: containing a crisis?

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Katya Adler hears from Health Secretary Matt Hancock on how prepared the Government is for a Coronavirus outbreak, and what Rebecca Long-Bailey would do if elected Labour leader.

As the Coronavirus spreads at home and abroad, Katya Adler hears from the Health Secretary Matt Hancock on how the Government is preparing to stop a potential crisis. Elsewhere, Labour leadership hopeful Rebecca Long-Bailey tells us about the changes she’d introduce to make politics more transparent if she were elected. And as the EU and UK prepare to start the next phase of Brexit negotiations, we hear from trade experts Allie Renison and Dmitry Grozoubinski on what to expect. Our pundits this week are Katy Balls from the Spectator, and political journalist Marie Le Conte.

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