Jake Richards MP on the welfare bill and ECHR reform
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Release Date: 07/07/2025
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info_outlineLabour MP Jake Richards sits down with Anoosh Chakelian to discuss the drama over the government's welfare reform bill and why he thinks the European Convention on Human Rights needs a desperate overhaul.
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