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Fmr. MP: Queen Elizabeth United Britain "Beyond Politics"

Clip: 9/8/2022 | 3m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

Alistair Burt explains how Queen Elizabeth united Britain "beyond politics."

British journalist Walter Bagehot famously wrote that the constitution needed two parts: the dignified and the efficient. Queen Elizabeth arguably represented both -- having just two days ago appointed Liz Truss as prime minister. Former U.K. MP Alistair Burt joined the show to discuss.

09/08/2022

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