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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong this weekend in protest at a new law which would enable suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial. Protesters fear it’s a sign that Beijing is trying to exert more control.

We spoke to Chris Patten, who was the last British governor of Hong Kong. We talked about a range of pressing issues, including Brexit, the Tories and Huawei – but first we asked him what his reaction was to the sheer size of the protests in Hong Kong.