UK election: Lib Dem manifesto calls for ‘sensible’ cannabis policy – BBC Newsnight

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson speaks to Emily Maitlis, as her party launch their election manifesto.
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Pledges include cancelling Brexit, an extra £60bn spending on schools, mental health and childcare, a freeze on rail fares and the legalisation of cannabis.

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