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Bridget Phillipson: “When she had her say, I just kind of said that people would find her out for who she really was.”

On the recordAugust 21, 2026
When she had her say, I just kind of said that people would find her out for who she really was.
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Bridget Phillipson
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Responding to Kemi Badenoch's accusations.

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