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With Katie Razzall. The Prime Minister promises new powers and punishments - do they go far enough? Also on the programme, Cherie Blair criticises plans to use women's jails to ease male prison overcrowding. It's back to Britain for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan. We get a view from both sides of the Atlantic. And, we discuss the online trend for sharing books you've failed to finish. Should you give up or persevere?
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