Dining across the divide: ‘He said you need strong leaders. Then he referenced Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’
The retired engineer and NHS worker chewed over social housing and strong leaders. Could they find common ground on Covid?
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Occupation Retired businessman, used to run a small tool-making company
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