179: Boris Johnson Walks A Brexit Tightrope

10/10/19 • 33 min

Conservative peer Lord Robert Hayward and Brexit expert Jill Rutter, of the UK In A Changing Europe join Arj and Paul to discuss the week in Westminster, as Boris Johnson finds himself stuck on the rocks of a Brexit deal.But with MPs’ course set for an election, will the Conservative pitch a no-deal Brexit to voters? And will Extinction Rebellion’s protests make a difference in a snap poll?Make sense of politics. Sign up to the Waugh Zone and get the political day in a nutshell every weekday evening.

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178: Are The Conservatives Winning Friends In Manchester?

Commons People decamps to the pub with Politics and investigations editor at the Manchester Evening News, Jennifer Williams and Rob Ford, politics professor at Manchester University, as the Conservatives conference continues under a cloud of accusations against Boris Johnson. But are they winning friends in the region?Make sense of politics. Sign up to the Waugh Zone and get the political day in a nutshell every weekday evening.

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180: Boris Johnson Gets An ‘Impossible’ Brexit Deal - But Will MPs Accept It?

No one gave him a chance but the prime minister has managed to strike a Brexit deal with the EU.But the government was immediately facing questions over how sustainable it was given opposition from the DUP.Senior Labour MP Owen Smith joins Arj, Paul and Rachel to react to the deal and its chances of passing parliament, unpack what it means for peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland and ask whether Jeremy Corbyn’s calls for a second referendum are too little, too late.Make sense of politics. Sign up to the Waugh Zone and get the political day in a nutshell every weekday evening.

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