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Rishi Sunak - Lessons from Downing Street
The former prime minister sits down with Nick Robinson for a conversation about his rise to power and his time as prime minister before he led his party to defeat at the 2024 general election. In his first interview since the election, Rishi Sunak takes us behind the scenes of the final years of the Conservative government, reflects on the lessons he learned and looks ahead to what comes next.
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