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Pomp, protest and a closed down country – Politics Weekly UK podcast

09.15.2022 - By The GuardianPlay

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It’s been a week of wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Meanwhile anti-monarchy protesters have been arrested, food banks closed and hospital appointments cancelled in her honour. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the Observer’s Sonia Sodha and Guardian columnist Rafael Behr to look at what this all tells us about the UK’s media, the monarchy and democracy.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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