Election Special: At the sharp end of British foreign policy w/ David Wearing

12/09/19 • 38 min

David Wearing joins me to discuss the defence, security and international trade policies of Labour and the Conservatives, and why the election result is a matter of life and death for many people beyond Britain's borders.

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