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MP opens up about losing both parents as a child
MP Ed Davey has opened up about losing both his parents when he was a child.
The Lib Dem MP for Kingston and Surbiton鈥檚 father died when he was four, and his mother when he was 15.
Speaking to 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live鈥檚 Clare McDonnell, Mr Davey explained how he had to 鈥済row up early鈥 because of what had happened.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on 17 April 2019.
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