‘Stench of sleaze’ over Johnson’s government: Politics Weekly podcast

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Heather Stewart and John Crace discuss the prime minister’s texts to a billionaire businessman, as well as his attempt to save the beautiful game he doesn’t watch. Peter Walker looks into the dos and don’ts of lobbying in parliament. Plus Aubrey Allegretti speaks to Jayne Ozanne about why she resigned from the government’s LGBT advisory panel. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
21 Apr 2021 English United Kingdom News

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