Johnson's £800k loan, Zahawi's tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
The Rest Is Politics
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🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Who gave Boris Johnson an £800k loan when he was PM? Is Nadhim Zahawi's political career over? Why is Russia on a charm offensive in Africa?
Alastair and Rory cover all the latest political news from both the UK and abroad in today's episode of The Rest Is Politics.
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| 1:27.6 | rest promotion code REST. Welcome to the RESTUS Politics with me, Rory Stewart. And me, |
| 1:42.2 | Alistair Gumball. And Alistair, you wanted us to, I think, focus on four main issues today. |
| 1:47.5 | Is that right? You were going to do Nadem Zahawi and his tax situation. You were going to do Boris |
| 1:52.1 | Johnson and the chairman of the BBC. Then we were going to touch on Germany and leopard tanks. |
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