Politics Unpacked

PMQs: Burnham's Brexit Booby-Trap

Politics Unpacked

Show Notes

Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of contradicting himself on Brexit, after he said he didn’t want to reopen the debate about re-joining the EU, but wants to improve the deal struck by the Tories - has the PM walked into a Brexit booby-trap?

Hugo unpacks PMQs with The Times' Chief Political Commentator Patrick Maguire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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