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Margaret MacMillan on the State of Democracy in the UK

While pro-Brexit allies of Boris Johnson insist that the suspension of parliament is entirely in order, fear of a constitutional crisis has sparked protests across the United Kingdom. Distinguished historian Margaret MacMillan joins the program to provide some essential perspective on this fraught time in British politics.

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