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Who could lead an emergency government? - BBC Newsnight

Who could lead an emergency government? - BBC Newsnight

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Jo Swinson has rejected Jeremy Corbyn's proposal that he should be caretaker PM if he wins a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson's government.
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Could someone other than Jeremy Corbyn command a temporary majority?

David Grossman reports.

Mark Urban speaks to former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell.

The Sun's Political Editor Tom Newton Dunn and The Observer's Chief leader writer are in the studio.

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Who could lead an emergency government? - BBC Newsnight

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