Brexit Birthday Special

06/24/21 • 39 min

It’s the fifth anniversary of the vote to leave the EU and Brexit is still having a profound impact on British politics.

Tory former spad Salma Shah and the UK In A Changing Europe’s Anand Menon join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to unpack the successes and failures of the last five years, and discuss what Brexit means for politics in 2021 and beyond.

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It’s the fifth anniversary of the vote to leave the EU and Brexit is still having a profound impact on British politics.

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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Is The Tory Culture War Backfiring In Its Traditional Heartlands?

Boris Johnson this week delayed so-called “freedom day” from Covid restrictions in a bid to get more vaccines into more arms and protect the NHS.

But the prime minister has angered many Tory MPs, who simply do not believe he will stick to the new “terminus” of July 19th.

Lib Dem health spokesperson Munira Wilson joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss why her party abstained on extending restrictions, and also why the Tories’ so-called culture war was losing them votes in their traditional southern seats.

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Return Of The Saj

Sajid Javid made a phoenix-like return to the Cabinet this week, replacing Matt Hancock after the former health secretary was sensationally caught on camera breaking Covid rules by kissing an aide in his office.

Senior Tory and Commons education committee chair Rob Halfon joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss a rocky week for the government, and the Covid crisis that’s creeping up in English schools.

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