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Robbie Smith

Londoner’s Diary: Real-life drama behind the plot to unseat Theresa May from No 10

Theresa May

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Welcome back to the Londoner’s Diary. First up we hear a dramatic tale from a Brexiteer aide who had to obtain crucial information from a terminally ill man in hospital for the coup against Theresa May in 2019. Later today Ofcom reveal the GB News show that’s drawn the most formal complaints and Emilia Clarke says her special necklace inscribed with “M.O.D” left her dad baffled. In SW1A Lord Peter Lilley reveals his unorthodox strategy for defusing angry protestors and Will Self recalls bumping into Boris Johnson in Paris.

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