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Remember when politicians understood that truth was not a media accessory, but a duty? Dennis Skinner did. In this clip, Emily Maitlis tries the usual Westminster sleight of hand, turning an untruth into a political line. Skinner stops her dead and calls it what it is: spin. No waffle....

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