Swarbrick On Sunday 21/8 | Watch again

21 August 2022, 09:16 | Updated: 21 August 2022, 13:14

Swarbrick on Sunday 21/8

By Tim Dodd

You can watch this week's Swarbrick on Sunday again here.

The mother of Archie Battersbee, Hollie Dance, joined LBC after she said she felt "backed into a corner" by the court system.

After the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned the pledges to slash taxes by the Tory leadership candidates are "unrealistic", Deputy Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Carl Emmerson joined Tom.

After it emerged Liz Truss personally supported cuts to the NHS, Tom spoke to Tory MP Chris Philp who is backing her.

Backing Rishi Sunak, Conservative MP for Cheltenham Alex Chalk.

Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell joined LBC after it emerged bonuses for water bosses in England rose 20% last year despite the sewage failures.

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