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Boris Johnson - the despair of his backbenches

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Thursday, 15 October, 2020
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Boris Johnson’s difficulties with his backbench MPs were the subject of a 30-minute programme on BBC Radio 4, in its regular Analysis series, broadcast on 12 October(with a repeat on the 18th).

Alistair Lexden, historian of the Conservative Party, was asked to help place the current backbench discontent in historical perspective. Follow the link to listen to the programme…

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