2022 review: Ukraine war, strikes and three prime ministers

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2022 review: Ukraine war, strikes and three prime ministers

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This was the year where we saw Putin start a war in Ukraine, a winter of strikes, three prime ministers and two monarchs. To look back at the past year and look a little bit ahead too, we sat down with our policy correspondent Paul McNamara, to take stock of the year that was 2022 - and the year that will be 2023. Producer: Freya Pickford

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