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Londoner’s Diary: ‘I’m giving up TV for good — it’s time to turn over a new leaf ’ says Jonathan Meades

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Welcome back to the Londoner’s Diary. Today, Jonathan Meades says he’s giving up television and will make no more films. We hear the latest on what may have caused Allega Stratton’s departure from No.10. Later, Munroe Bergdorf plots a Strictly debut and Laura Mvula talks about her strange encounter with Prince. In SW1A, Jeremy Corbyn recalls an awkward conversation with Boris Johnson and Alastair Campbell tells us about Tony Blair’s discover of texting.

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