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Our researcher Heather Lafferty presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics news headlines

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Our researcher Heather Lafferty presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics news headlines including exam U-turns, retail job losses and unannounced inspections on Leicester garment factories. (Members only content)