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Are political attitudes to accents changing?
大象传媒 Political Correspondent Chris Mason discusses the relationship between politics and accents, and considers whether attitudes have changed as British society has evolved. He asks, "Could we ever have a Prime Minister that sounds like a Brummie?" and speaks to MPs who claim to resonate with their constituents through the manner in which they speak.
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