The most powerful woman in Britain

Coffee House Shots by The Spectator

Sep 10, 202612:13News & Politics

After plans emerged for the Cabinet Secretary, Dame Antonia Romeo, to consolidate power across the civil service this week, Oscar Edmondson is joined by James Heale and Tim Shipman, to discuss this week's political colum...

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