An old etonian of course cant be expected to have the same experience ahead of another National Lockdown is class war being waged in our name we speak to labor panel griffiths of the report about old Etonian Boris johnsons ability to protect the most vulnerable in our society and will the 2nd lockdown kill off the multibillion pound culture industry in britain we speak to enter shikari 0 reynolds about why he has written to u. K. Johnson the ritchie son at about saving the arts almost more coming up in todays going underground but 1st while the United States comes to terms with election 2020 nato partner britain is facing a Coronavirus Crisis england is on the eve of a National Lockdown with the threat of a new me konami depression spiraling homelessness and suicide rates and children going hungry you gave him Boris Johnson has refused to extend a Free School Meals program to over a 1000000 children which has sparked outrage across the political spectrum joining me now from london is l
Only money she had was the pittance that came from that benefit so she counted up on this the preschool me at the. Yard of the schools they went to and i know that when it came to the holidays she was fearful that she would not have the sort of budget that would allow it to put food on the table in a world of growing boys need so i remember the pentagon remember the fear of members haggard face a member of the anxiety so its as much to do with a sense of impending doom as it is it but what i ate and what i did the. Now of course you know that british Prime Minister barak strength and says money has been given to local councils to help children universal credit the relatively new Social Security system as being increased for a poor of children why why you criticize the way youve been criticizing Boris Johnson and his government over not extending the Free School Meals program as say. Well regard understand how hes got to this point politically let alone morally the fact is that hes righ
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