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Radio 4,21 Mar 2024,45 mins

What explains sharpest rise in poverty for 30 years?

The World Tonight

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The UK has seen the biggest rise in absolute poverty for 30 years - as thousands more families struggle with rising costs. We examine how poverty in Britain has changed - and what can be done to solve it. Also on the programme: The Spanish journalist who was given a 24-hour deadline to leave Russia after reporting on anti-Kremin protests. And Martin Greenfield, the Auschwitz survivor who became a tailor for Frank Sinatra and six US presidents, has died. His son reflects on his remarkable life.

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