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Justine Greening interview: ‘It’s about understanding what it’s like to start from scratch’

The International Development Secretary says her party needs to get back to Thatcher's message of aspiration for all

issue 06 September 2014

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[/audioplayer]Justine Greening wants to talk about social mobility. If it is not immediately obvious why the Secretary of State for International Development wants to talk about this issue, it becomes clear. Growing up the daughter of a steel worker gave her an insight into what it’s like to struggle, she tells me, when we meet in a conference room overlooking Parliament Square.

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