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Electoral Dysfunction

Beth Rigby Interviews.... Wendy Sherman

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby speaks to the US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman about what an end to war in Russia could be like, the ‘special relationship’ and a possible Presidential visit to Northern Ireland for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next year.

Beth and producer Mollie Malone also discuss their trip to Leeds to see Sir Keir Starmer launching Labour’s version of levelling up, and maybe also his bid to be the next prime minister. Plus, more listeners letters

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