6 September 2024
Episode 61
06 minutes
A roundup of this week’s news stories including an update on the Tory leadership race, Tucker Carlson’s views on Churchill 59 years after his death and Putin’s gift of 24 purebred horses to North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un.
6 September 2024
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