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Double Take: Years of Tory austerity led to the Grenfell fire

Listen to Abi Wilkinson discuss the Grenfell Tower fire, Tory austerity and how Labour can fight it with host Kirsty Major

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We are joined by Abi Wilkinson who revisits her piece about Labour winning the next general election. In light of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, she discusses why it has never been more important to fight the Tory party and their dangerous cuts - an agenda that all too often has a human cost.

Double Take is a podcast in which we return to our favourite comment pieces. Each week an author comes into the studio to read their column, and we’ll catch up with them about what happened after we clicked publish.

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