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Inside Parliament: Testing failures and Gerry Brownlee's facts

August 21, 2020

In another big political week, there was also a new election date set.

In this week's edition of Inside Parliament, we look at Covid-19 testing failures and border policies which dominated the headlines.

Also, there's a new election date, and more interesting facts from Gerry Brownlee. 

Watch the full video above or listen to Inside Parliament on Soundcloud , iTunes and Spotify .


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