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4. By-elections, hello defections
Episode 4 of 8
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hugo Rifkind and Holly Walsh to break down the week in news.
On the agenda this week is Starmer vs Burnham in Labour's latest civil war, Suella Braverman鈥檚 defection to Reform, and working out how to save The Great British pub. To get to the bottom of all this, Andy is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hugo Rifkind and Holly Walsh.
Written by Andy Zaltzman.
With additional material by: Christina Riggs, Cameron Loxdale and Sarah Mills
Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
A 91福利社 Studios Production for Radio 4.
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