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The Week in Westminster: 23/04/2022

23/04/2022

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Sebastian Payne of the Financial Times looks back at the political week.

Sebastian Payne of the Financial Times discusses partygate, government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, the PM's trip to India and tackling sewage in rivers and seas.

Sebastian Payne of the Financial Times is joined by the chair of the Privileges Committee, Chris Bryant MP and cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg MP to discuss the partygate scandal 

The government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is debated by  former shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott MP and Nick Timothy, who was the chief of staff to Theresa May when she was prime minister and also worked with her in the Home Office.

Conservative peer and former chief of staff to Boris Johnson, Edward Lister and shadow International Development minister Preet Kaur Gill MP assess the Prme Minister's trip to India. 

And former Liberal Democrat leader and Lake District MP, Tim Farron discusses how to tackle sewage in Britain's rivers, lakes and seas with Jo Bradley from Stormwater Shepherds, a not-for-profit initiative targeting pollution in water environments.

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