If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s worth watching just to see how badly an interview can go…
Update: Nadine Dorries has weighed in on the interview, saying “The request for Newsnight should have been refused or given a pre recorded interview”, accusing Osborne of sacrificing Smith and describing the Chancellor as a “coward”. Ouch.


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