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As Labour reaches 100 days in government we take stock of how Sir Keir Starmer and his team have performed. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley, Miranda Green and Jim Pickard to assess Labourâs stumbles â as well as its achievements â as the party gets to grips with power. The panel also examines what made it into Labour's flagship workersâ rights legislation â finally published this week. Plus, after the surprise elimination of moderate candidate James Cleverly from the Tory leadership race, how is the final stretch of the contest shaping up between rightwingers Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick?
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Keir Starmer looks to Morgan McSweeney to fix Labour teething troubles
UK ministers fire starting gun on landmark worker rights reform
Robert Jenrick vs Kemi Badenoch: meet the next Conservative leader
The battle of Labourâs three brains
This Tory leadership ballot suits nobody, only perhaps Keir Starmer
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson with Mischa Frankl-Duval. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald were the studio engineers.
The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Whoâs up and whoâs down in the Tory leadership race after the four-day beauty parade at the partyâs conference in Birmingham? Host Lucy Fisher and Political Fix regulars George Parker and Stephen Bush assess the four contendersâ performances, as Conservative MPs prepare to whittle down the field to two next week. The panel are also joined by the FTâs public policy editor Peter Foster to discuss Sir Keir Starmerâs first step on the road to resetting UK-EU relations. Plus, the group discusses the latest twist in freebiegate.
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Tories embrace life in opposition at party conference
Conservatives should pick James Cleverly. Hereâs why they wonât
Keir Starmer to repay ÂŁ6,000 for gifts including Taylor Swift tickets
Keir Starmer looks for post-Brexit âresetâ in meeting with EU leaders
US and G7 warn Israel against strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Labourâs conference in Liverpool should have been a celebratory event after its landslide win in the July election. Political editor George Parker, standing in for Lucy Fisher, is joined by Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley to discuss why the mood was anything but triumphant. Plus, economics editor Sam Fleming explains how the government might increase capital spending despite Labourâs repeated warnings that the state coffers are empty; and chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman steps into the studio to assess Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs debut on the world stage at the UN general assembly this week. Lucy Fisher is back next week.
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Keir Starmer struggles to fix morale at âweirdâ Labour conference
Rachel Reeves paves way for capital spending increase
Gilt investors urge Reeves to keep investment ambitions in check
Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump in New York
Keir Starmer plays down significance of Storm Shadow decision for Ukraine
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The broadcast engineers were Rod Fitzgerald and Andrew Georgiadis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A growing controversy around Lord Waheed Alliâs donations to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria risks tarnishing the new government, while propelling the normally discreet Labour donor into the public eye. Lucy Fisher discusses the saga with Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard. Plus, the panel is joined by chief business correspondent Michael OâDwyer as business leaders warn that the UK governmentâs tax-raising plans and negativity about its economic inheritance risk undermining its efforts to boost private sector investment.
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Labour denies âtransparencyâ issue after clothing donation to Keir Starmerâs wife
Waheed Alli: How Labour donorâs largesse tarnished governmentâs squeaky clean image
UK government borrowing overshoots in blow to Rachel Reeves
Why has Sue Grayâs salary stoked unease and vicious briefings?
Lib Dems to press Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on banks and wealthy
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick with help from Leah Quinn. The broadcast engineers were Rod Fitzgerald and Andrew Georgiadis. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A government-commissioned review has found the NHS on life support. Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer succeed where his predecessors have failed in turning around the health service? And how long has he got to do it? Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker, plus the FTâs global health editor Sarah Neville, to examine the future of the NHS for the countryâs health, politics and economy. And party conference season is upon us, so what are the flash points ahead? Leah Quinn joins the conversation.
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NHS to receive âno more money without reformâ, says Starmer
âDireâ NHS report shows scale of Sir Keir Starmerâs turnaround challenge
And then there were four: The surviving Tory leadership hopefuls
Green party calls for long-term approach to UKâs problems
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Audio engineer, Jean-Marc Eck. Broadcast engineers Andrew Georgiades and Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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With a planned overhaul of employment law imminent and moves to renationalise rail companies, weâre asking whether Labour has got it in for business. The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by colleagues Miranda Green and Jim Pickard to discuss the Labour governmentâs apparently more interventionist approach to business. Plus Middle East editor Andrew England joins the panel to analyse the UK governmentâs decision to suspend some arms export licences to Israel.
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Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest as Robert Jenrick tops first poll
Labour stands on the law to defend UK policy shift on Israel
âIncompetence, dishonesty and greedâ: Key findings of Grenfell report
Tory HQ becomes âghost shipâ after wave of senior staff exits
Water executives to face jail if they obstruct UK investigations
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Broadcast engineers Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A 'painful' Budget awaits this autumn and things will get 'worse before they get better', Sir Keir Starmer warned this week. But is Labour taking a risk projecting such a gloomy outlook? Political Fix host Lucy Fisher is joined by regulars Stephen Bush and Robert Shrimsley, as well as FT economics editor Sam Fleming, to consider how the new government might fund the fiscal black hole it claims the Tories left behind â and find a message of hope. Plus, the group analyses whoâs ahead and whoâs falling back in the Tory leadership race.
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Wealthy households and businesses brace for tax rises after Starmer speech
Starmer warned he cannot sidestep Brussels in bid to reset UK-EU relations
Eurozone inflation falls to 2.2% in August
JD Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to help bankroll Trump campaign
Pubs hit out at UK plans to ban smoking in outdoor areas
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick with Leah Quinn. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound engineering by Jean-Mark Eck with original music by Breen Turner. Broadcast engineering by Andrew Georgiades and Rod Fitzgerald. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Democrats from across the US gathered in Chicago for their presidential convention this week, promising to move past the Donald Trump-era of American politics. But if their newly-minted nominee, vice-president Kamala Harris, wins Novemberâs election, sheâll have her work cut out to keep her party together. The FTâs deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US political news editor, Derek Brower, join the FT's US politics podcast, Swamp Notes, to explain what the future of the party might look like.
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Five key points from Kamala Harrisâs acceptance speech
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Kamala Harrisâs underwhelming economic agenda
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FTâs executive producer. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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The billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk, has launched attacks on the UK government following the riots. So, how should Keir Starmerâs government deal with the self-declared âfree speech absolutistâ and his social media platform? The FTâs political editor George Parker is joined by Political Fix regulars Miranda Green and Stephen Bush, as well as political correspondent Anna Gross. Plus, the team considers how Rachel Reeves will be able to promote growth in the UK while balancing the books. And, as Keir Starmer cancels his holidays - should politicians always take their vacations?
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Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over âharmful contentâ letter to Elon Musk
False information cases in wake of riots test UKâs online safety law
AstraZeneca vaccine project in doubt as UK Treasury seeks to cut state aid
UK government plans fresh investment in supercomputing despite axing aid
How taking a holiday went global
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. Studio engineer: Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer has told police to stay on âhigh alertâ for more disorder, as rafts of rioters receive lengthy jail sentences in Britainâs courts. Has the unrest petered out, or could it yet flare up again? And how will the government get a grip on the longer-term challenges the recent violence has thrown up â from illegal immigration to community cohesion? The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by northern England correspondent Jennifer Williams and UK correspondent William Wallis to assess the fallout. Plus Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank specialising in integration, joins with his analysis of how Starmer should start to heal the âfractious, divided and anxious countryâ.
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Keir Starmer tells police to stay on âhigh alertâ as UK rioters jailed
Far-right riots centred on Englandâs deprivation hotspots
The volatile far right on UK streets is becoming more difficult to label
Huge UK anti-racist rallies held as far-right protests fail to materialise
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Leah Quinn and Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. Studio engineers: Andrew Georgiades and Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new national policing unit to tackle violent disorder as he vows to âput a stopâ to unrest on British streets led by far-right âthugsâ. But will it be enough to prevent a summer of riots? And is the unrest symptomatic of wider concerns? Lucy Fisher discusses these questions with colleagues Miranda Green, Camilla Cavendish and Anna Gross. Plus, after the chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the last Tory government of âlyingâ about its spending commitments, the group get to the bottom of the matter. They also examine Labourâs willingness to take on pensioners.
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Keir Starmer announces new violent disorder unit as police brace for more riots
Police make arrests after riot in UK town where girls died in mass stabbing
Who is to blame for the UK governmentâs overspending?
Rachel Reeves says she will raise taxes at the Budget
The volatile far right on UK streets is becoming more difficult to label
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Leah Quinn and Josh Gabert-Doyon. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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The chancellor Rachel Reeves is about to confront the British public with the size of the black hole in the countryâs finances. A funding shortfall of about ÂŁ20bn is likely to lead to tax rises at the Budget later this year. So â how to fix the problem? The FTâs political editor George Parker sits down with colleagues Stephen Bush and Robert Shrimsley to consider the governmentâs options. Plus, the FTâs infrastructure correspondent Gill Plimmer outlines the scale of the debacle that is the cancellation of the high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester.
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Rachel Reeves to pave way for UK Budget tax rises in âspending auditâ
Expect a Tory leadership race mired in bitter and personal fights
Thames Waterâs credit rating slashed to âjunkâ
Britons may need to be put off taking trains due to HS2 curtailment, watchdog says
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Audrey Tinline.
The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer plans to hand more powers to metro mayors in what has been dubbed a âdevolution revolutionâ. Host Lucy Fisher speaks with politics reporter Rafe Uddin, deputy political editor Jim Pickard and north of England correspondent Jen Williams about the merits of the proposal â as well as the potential backlash. Plus, the group discusses an internal dossier by Sue Gray that lists potential âbin firesâ in the new governmentâs in-tray, including the prisons capacity crisis, public sector pay disputes, cash-strapped universities and the possible collapse of Thames Water.
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The Labour governmentâs âinheritanceâ retort will not work on everything
âEat your greensâ politics brings its own dangers
Conservative party plans to unveil next leader in November
Starmer pledges to âfire upâ the training of UK workers to boost growth
Why Labourâs pledge to fix the Tory mess means tax rises
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer took the chance to extend the hand of friendship to Britainâs neighbours when he hosted the European Political Community summit in Blenheim Palace on Thursday. The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by political editor George Parker, columnist Stephen Bush and public policy editor Peter Foster to discuss how far Britain wants to deepen relations with the EU again. Plus, the team examine the Kingâs Speech â analysing what Starmer has prioritised and what heâs shelved for now.
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Keir Starmer opens door to processing asylum claims outside UK
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Philippa Goodrich with Leah Quinn and Persis Love. The executive producers were Topher Forhecz and Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Simon Panayi and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer spoke for the first time with Donald Trump in the wake of the assassination attempt on the former US president at the weekend. After years of criticising him, Labour ministers are trying to strengthen relations ahead of Trumpâs possible return to the White House. But does the Republican candidateâs appointment of JD Vance as his running mate throw a spanner in the works? Lucy Fisher considers the question with FT colleagues Anna Gross, Jim Pickard and Miranda Green. The panel also examines the new strategic defence review, and discusses the demoted Labour MPs who are licking their wounds â and plotting revenge.
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Edwin Lane with Leah Quinn. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Keir Starmerâs quest for closer EU ties received a tacit nod from US President Joe Biden as the UK prime minister made his global debut at the Nato summit in Washington. Biden told Starmer that Britain was âthe knot tying the transatlantic alliance togetherâ. The FTâs George Parker, Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush sit down in London to discuss the governmentâs foreign policy agenda, with Lucy Fisher dialling in from Washington with her take. Plus, the FTâs William Wallis lays out the stark truth behind the UKâs prisons crisis, and what the government might be able to do about it.
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Joe Biden tells Keir Starmer UK is âknot tying transatlantic alliance togetherâ
Labour to free prisoners early as Keir Starmer warns âsimply not enoughâ spaces
James Timpson: the key-cutter taking on Englandâs prisons crisis
UK economy grows at double forecast pace
How will Rachel Reeves run the UKâs finances?
The very resistible rise of Nigel Farage
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline with Leah Quinn. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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As Sir Keir Starmer appoints his cabinet and unveils his first raft of policies, host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FTâs deputy political editor Jim Pickard and columnist Stephen Bush to assess the new prime ministerâs in-tray. Top of the list is planning reforms, but crisis looms in public services, from the NHS to prisons. Plus, Lucy and the panel discuss how the Conservative party will fare in opposition.
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Labourâs new blood: The class of â24
Labour expected to launch âpostmortemâ audit of NHS finances
Podcast host, Israel critic: Meet Englandâs new attorney-general
Conservative party chair Richard Holden quits after election defeat
Keir Starmer begins tour of UK nations to âresetâ relations
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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As Sir Keir Starmer steps over the threshold of Number 10, FT experts answer audience questions about what to expect from the new Labour government. Will Keir Starmerâs landslide victory lead to lasting change? The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by colleagues Stephen Bush, George Parker, Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley to discuss the Labour landslide and the future of the defeated Tory party
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Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory
Starmer stands supreme but he cannot ignore the Reform surge
âHard to imagine a worse outcomeâ: Tory collapse sparks blame game
Historic UK election hauls reveal bigger voter trends
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline with Leah Quinn. Original music by Breen Turner. Mix by Odinn Ingibergsson.The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Labour is heading for the biggest âlandslide majorityâ Britain has ever seen. Thatâs the verdict from Mel Stride, one of prime minister Rishi Sunakâs closest ministerial allies, who has in effect conceded defeat ahead of Thursdayâs UK general election. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by columnist Robert Shrimsley, political editor George Parker and political correspondent Anna Gross to discuss the campaign strategies of the various parties, and to look ahead to the results.
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How 120 knife-edge seats may tip the Tories from defeat to wipeout
Tories warn of Labour landslide in final day of election campaigning
What to watch out for on election night
Join us on July 5 at 13:00 UK (GMT+1) when Political Fix host Lucy Fisher will dissect the election outcome with Inside Politics author Stephen Bush, political editor George Parker and columnists Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green. Register and put your question to the panel by visiting www.ft.com/ukwebinar
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Manuela Saragosa with Leah Quinn. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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With under a week to go until polling day, Lucy Fisher and her panel â the FTâs Miranda Green and Stephen Bush â pull together the threads of the campaign to explore the remaining âknown unknownsâ in this election. They are joined by FT columnist Simon Kuper whose new book âGood Chapsâ looks at the disintegration of public service in our national life and examines how to rid our political system of sleaze.
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Reform UK activist calls for migrants to be shot
A safe space at the eye of the storm: onboard Rishi Sunakâs battle bus
Blue Wall vulnerable to tactical voting as natural Conservatives turn against party
How the Conservatives lost touch with Englandâs prosperous south
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Presented by Lucy Fisher.
Produced by Philippa Goodrich and Leah Quinn
Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner.
The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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