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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 Surbiton’s father died when he was four, and his mother when he was 15.
Speaking to ѿý Radio 5 Live’s Clare McDonnell, Mr Davey explained how he had to “grow up early” because of what had happened.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on 17 April 2019.
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