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Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme

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Westminster Hour: 23/08/2020

23/08/2020

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 23/08/2020

Alex Forsyth presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Alex Forsyth hosts political chat with Conservative MP Claire Coutinho, Labour's Jonathan Reynolds, Polly Mackenzie from Demos and Katy Balls, deputy editor of The Spectator.

Alex Forsyth is joined by Conservative MP and Treasury parliamentary aide Claire Coutinho, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Polly Mackenzie chief executive of demos. They discuss whether getting children back to the classroom will be one of the government's biggest political tests yet; the prime minister's plans for a new US-style spokesperson, and the war on disinformation. There is additional analysis and insight from Katy Balls, deputy political editor of The Spectator.

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