Politics latest: Sunak attacks Putin in G20 update; China represents ‘systemic challenge to UK’, deputy PM says after spy allegations


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On tonight's show: When does a challenge become a threat? There was such a telling moment yesterday morning, on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. The government minister Alex Chalk spoke about the "epoch-defining threat" of China - and then immediately corrected himself - "challenge, if you'll forgive me." This is pretty clearly the approved line from Number 10. Kemi Badenoch this morning: "I would describe China as a challenge." Oliver Dowden in parliament said it's "a systematic challenge." It sounds rather like the word "threat" is banned. Someone should tell the Rishi Sunak of 2022. In the Tory leadership election,...