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You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours?

Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar speaks to the International Development Secretary Alok Sharma and Labour leadership candidate Jess Phillips.

Ahead of the first UK-Africa investment summit, Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar asks the International Development Secretary Alok Sharma if foreign aid is being regeared to benefit British interests.
Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, also tells John about trying to speak honestly in her bid to be the party’s next leader. Our New MP of the week is Abena Oppong-Asare, the Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead, and joining us throughout the show are Isabel Hardman from the Spectator, George Parker from the Financial Times, and the comedian Dane Baptiste.

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Pienaar's Politics

John Pienaar shares political observations, with news and interviews from Westminster

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