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Ben Wright and guests discuss relations between Keir Starmer and President Trump, economic growth and assisted dying

Ben Wright discusses the search for economic growth with Labour's Rachel Blake, Conservative Saqib Bhatti, political commentator Andrew Fisher and FT journalist Lucy Fisher.

Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP Rachel Blake; Conservative frontbencher Saqib Bhatti, former Corbyn adviser turned political commentator, Andrew Fisher; and the Financial Times Whitehall Editor, Lucy Fisher. They discuss the relationship between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump - after the Prime Minister and President had their first phone call since the inauguration. They also talk about deregulation and the expected government decision on the expansion of Heathrow Airport. Ben speaks to the former Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Heseltine about his ideas on devolution and urban regeneration. And the panel also look ahead to the Commons committee stage of the Bill to allow assisted dying for some terminally ill adults.

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