Covid inquiry - the podcast moves to Belfast

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Sunak: I have a message to the Labour party. They know they have to win [in Teesside] to win at the general elections

Houchen: I'm used to working with Labour, because they run the councils in the Tees Valley Combined Authority

bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p… via BBC News (UK)

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I've spent a lot of time in this hospital recently, and there's been a lot of building work there. It's not one of the famous 40 'new hospitals'.

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The @bbcr4today item mentioned was on 25 April at about 08:55.
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Bomb kills at least 12 people at two displacement camps in eastern Congo

USA blames Rwanda and M23 group. Not everybody is as certain of Rwandan army involvement
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Rwandan involvement with M23 forces is well established
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Andrew Griffith, who wasn't asked to explain what the Conservative plan might be.

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What is the Conservative plan?

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Inflation coming down. . .

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The 'coalition of voters' Johnson put together in 2019 Mr Davis?

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It's quite disconcerting to see the number of pornbots reacting to my various political ventings.

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Half a billon pounds is more than the Rwanda scheme has cost Ms Cooper.

And at least £300 million of it has gone to Rwanda, and isn't coming back for you to spend it 'better'.

(equal opportunity criticism, by appointment)

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These mayoralties are really governorates, and I'm trying to think of a way to get rid of them. Apart from London (it's always 'apart from London') they're Osborne-spawn, based on non-democratic 'local economic partnerships' with no good democratic scrutiny.

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Which rich donor bought the count's shiny new cloak and top-of-the-range binface?

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I quite agree, Mr Plaintive Conservative: Covid, Ukraine and Gaza have been big things to get over.

But. . .

1. Has Sunak got over them in anything like the right way?

2. What the hell happened to the ten years before that?

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Sunak: Labour know they have to win in Tees Valley!

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Darlington Council - Labour
Hartlepool Council - Labour
Middlesbrough Council - Labour
Redcar and Cleveland Council - Labour
Stockton-on-Tees Council - Labour (minority)

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Trott: You must remember there were very specific local circumstances for this byelectiion.

Questioner with some backbone: Could you explain exactly what those circumstances were Ms Trott? I have plenty of time.

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Labour wins East Midlands mayoralty

Ben Bradley is left with only three jobs

Looks ready to kill

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Just a bit of fun. . .

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Those cables! Where is health and safety?

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Seeking asylum was perfectly legal (and still is across the world) until you decided to cement the backlog in place in 2022 Mr Stride.

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