Brexit: A Love Story?
BBC Radio 4
You know we’re leaving the EU but this is the story of how the UK got here. Mark Mardell uncovers the fractious yet intriguing story of Britain’s relationship with the EU.
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6. Major’s Bastards and the Battle of Maastricht
Brexit: A Love Story?
06/07/18 • 18 min
Tensions rise in the Conservative Party as the Prime Minister negotiates with the European Community member states in Maastricht.
Mark Mardell follows the twists and turns of Britain's 45 year relationship with the European Union, but even though John Major succeeds in arranging Britain's opt outs of the 1992 treaty - on the single currency and the social chapter - is it enough to appease the rebels in his government?
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24. The Centre Cannot Hold
Brexit: A Love Story?
09/02/20 • 19 min
With problems in Parliament trying to get consensus on a withdrawal agreement, it seemed the main political parties were edging away from the centre ground. Did this leave a vacuum for a new movement?
In 2019, more or less simultaneously, a new party started and a new campaign launched, both supporting a so-called People's Vote on any Brexit deal. The Independent Group - or Change UK, as they came to be known - was not without challenges. Neither was the People's Vote campaign. Eventually, the friction came to be personal. Mark Mardell speaks to the people involved about where it all went wrong.
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Brexit: How did we get here?
Brexit: A Love Story?
01/31/20 • 15 min
In this one-off special episode of Brexit: A Love Story?, Mark Mardell recaps the journey Britain has taken from joining the European Economic Community in 1973 to voting to leave the European Union in 2016.
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21. Checkmate at Chequers
Brexit: A Love Story?
04/23/19 • 21 min
After months of talks, haggling and negotiations, the Prime Minister invited the entire cabinet to her country retreat in Buckinghamshire to present her proposed deal. The mercury was running high, as were tensions; it was reported that Downing Street officials made it clear if ministers weren't happy with the deal, they could leave but would have to give up their ministerial cars and take a taxi home. Hours later, and the Chequers deal was finally done. People seemed pleased... but for how long?
Mark Mardell revisits the events of that day and finds out from those there what really went on.
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19. The election that broke Brexit
Brexit: A Love Story?
04/19/19 • 20 min
When Theresa May called a surprise general election that she'd ruled since she took office, with the aim strengething her mandate ahead of tricky Brexit negotiations, nobody could have predicted that she'd end up losing her overall majority in the Commons.
Mark Mardell dissects the campaign itself, and the impact on Britain's departure from the European Union.
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18. Dexeu: Brexit from a broom cupboard
Brexit: A Love Story?
04/18/19 • 20 min
Even before she became Prime Minister, Theresa May pledged a new government department that would oversee Britain's departure from the European. Not just that, but the department would be run by a leading Brexiteer. How much influence did David Davis - the first Brexit secretary - have? Who was really leading negotiations? And was it all simply a political manoeuvre on the Prime Minister's part?
Mark Mardell delves into the corridors of Whitehall and the new Department for Exiting the European Union, to find out what was really going on behind the doors of No 10 and No 9 Downing Street.
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Coming soon
Brexit: A Love Story?
03/28/19 • 1 min
If you’re getting bogged down in Brexit... maybe it’s time to take a step back and get some perspective.
After a hiatus to allow the day-to-day events to unfold, Mark Mardell returns with his in depth look at Brexit... New episodes available soon.
#brexitlovestory
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17. Lancaster House and red lines
Brexit: A Love Story?
12/14/18 • 17 min
January 2017 and Theresa May delivers her now infamous Lancaster House speech. But how was it decided what it would say and where it would be said?
Mark Mardell dissects whether the speech backed the Prime Minister into a corner by setting out her red lines, or if it was merely the start of the long negotiating process.
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16. Article 50 and the Avatar of Hate
Brexit: A Love Story?
12/06/18 • 17 min
It took the Government nine months to trigger Article 50 after the British public voted to leave the European Union. At the time, some said it was overdue. Since, people have said it was too soon. Running alongside that debate, though, was whether it could even be triggered at all.
Mark Mardell unpicks the attempt to trigger Article 50 without a vote in Parliament and the ensuing court case, how a business woman was thrust into the limelight and felt she became “an avatar of hate” and whether the timing was wrong all along.
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BBCPM
20. The path to a meaningful vote
Brexit: A Love Story?
04/22/19 • 21 min
Running alongside the Government's negotiations with the European Union has been a complex - and at times fraught - discussion in Parliament about how much say MPs should have on the final Brexit deal.
Mark Mardell navigates MPs' journey for a meaningful vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
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How many episodes does Brexit: A Love Story? have?
Brexit: A Love Story? currently has 27 episodes available.
What topics does Brexit: A Love Story? cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and News.
What is the most popular episode on Brexit: A Love Story??
The episode title '21. Checkmate at Chequers' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Brexit: A Love Story??
The average episode length on Brexit: A Love Story? is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of Brexit: A Love Story? released?
Episodes of Brexit: A Love Story? are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Brexit: A Love Story??
The first episode of Brexit: A Love Story? was released on Mar 29, 2018.
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