S2 E13: Eleanor Laing on Commons rhetoric

Why Parliament Works by Leader of the House of Commons

May 4, 202100:28:00Government & Organizations

Dame Eleanor Laing is the House of Commons' senior deputy speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means. In this episode she discusses with Jacob Rees-Mogg her career in Westminster - including her time as special adviser to L...

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