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Julian Smith
The government's chief whip, charged with getting the PM's Brexit deal through Parliament.
It's almost crunch time for Theresa May as she prepares for the Commons vote on her Brexit withdrawal agreement. The numbers do not appear to be on her side. It's thought as many 100 Conservative MPs are planning to vote against it. The government's chief whip is Julian Smith. It's his rather daunting job to persuade rebel Tory MPs to vote with the PM. Can he do it? We look for clues in his life story so far.
Producer: Oliver Jones
Presenter: Mark Coles
Last on
Sun 2 Dec 2018
05:45
大象传媒 Radio 4
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- Sat 1 Dec 2018 19:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 2 Dec 2018 05:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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