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Outsourcing and the Carillion collapse – Politics Weekly podcast

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Anushka Asthana is joined by Andrew Adonis, Polly Toynbee, John Crace and Laura Parker to discuss the collapse of Carillion and the changes to Labour’s national executive committee. Plus James Murray, the deputy mayor of London, on getting to grips with the city’s housing crisis. Please support our work and help us keep the world informed. To fund us, go to https://www.theguardian.com/give/podcast
17 Jan 2018 English United Kingdom News

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