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My parents went without to feed me, says Treasury minister

Darren Jones talks to the BBC about the financial struggles his family faced when he was growing up.

Speaking to Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, the Labour MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury said that whilst his childhood was “difficult” from a “poverty perspective”, it was also “enjoyable”.

Listen to the all episodes of Political Thinking with Nick Robinson here.

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