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MP opens up about losing both parents as a child
MP Ed Davey has opened up about losing both his parents when he was a child.
The Lib Dem MP for Kingston and Surbitonβs father died when he was four, and his mother when he was 15.
Speaking to ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Liveβs Clare McDonnell, Mr Davey explained how he had to βgrow up earlyβ because of what had happened.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on 17 April 2019.
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