AQ: Sarah Bool MP, Ellie Chowns MP, Jake Richards MP, Richard Tice MP
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AQ: Sarah Bool MP, Ellie Chowns MP, Jake Richards MP, Richard Tice MP

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 202651 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Grantham in Lincolnshire

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Hello and welcome to Grantham, a market town in Lincolnshire.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hello and welcome to Grantham, a market town in Lincolnshire. It began as a Saxon village, it grew with the wool and leather trade and later engineering and manufacturing and it is famously the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher.

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We are at St. Waltham's Church which stands at the heart of the town and has been a place of Christian worship for well over a thousand years. Its stunning spire which looms over Grantham is one of the town's defining characteristics while inside the church there is a mixture of history and vibrant contemporary life.

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me here is Jake Richards, a Justice Minister and the Labour MP for Rother Valley. Jake was reappointed as a Minister by Andy Burnham in July and he's currently working on the Government's Men and Boys Strategy. Before politics, he practised as a barrister specialising in Child Protection. Sarah Boulle is a Shadow Home Office Minister and Justice Minister

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