Boris Johnson v the Supreme Court and Lib Dems v Labour
Brexit returned to the Supreme Court this week as judges and lawyers debated whether Boris Johnson legally prorogued parliament earlier this month. We discuss what arguments were made and what will ha...
22 Syys 201930min
Can Boris Johnson pull a Brexit deal out of the hat, and what excitement will the party conferences bring?
The government is accused of not doing enough preparation to rescue a deal but there are rumours of movement on the Northern Ireland backstop. Plus, as the conference season opens, we discuss who migh...
14 Syys 201930min
Boris loses control, what happens next and Labour’s plans for government
The prime minister lost control of his Brexit strategy this week, as parliament forced no deal off the table, 21 Tory MPs rebelled and were ejected from the party. Will Johnson be successful in forcin...
7 Syys 201937min
Boris Johnson prorogues parliament, what happens next?
The prime minister announced plans to shut down parliament for five weeks this autumn to thwart efforts to stymie his Brexit strategy. Was it wrong, clever or unconstitutional? And what does it mean f...
31 Elo 201933min
Boris Johnson meets EU leaders, and the latest no-deal warnings
The prime minister set off on his first visit to world leaders, meeting Angela Merkel in Germany and Emmanuel Macron in France. What was his Brexit message - and has anything changed? Plus, we discuss...
24 Elo 201925min
Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn's caretaker government?
The Labour leader announced plans this week to form a temporary government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, appealing to other opposition MPs to back his efforts. But he was soon rebuffed by the Liberal Dem...
17 Elo 201922min
Will Boris Johnson's no-deal Brexit plan work, and is Labour backing the end of the UK?
The prime minister and his aides have made it known they’re ready to force through leaving the EU with or without a deal, even if MPs collapse his government. Is this a bluff, and will it work? Plus, ...
10 Elo 201927min
The Boris bounce: the polls look good for PM Johnson, but what about the pound, the threat to the Union and defeat in Brecon?
We look back at a mixed first full week in the job for Boris Johnson, as he toured Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland against a backdrop of a slump in sterling and Bank of England warnings about eco...
3 Elo 201920min
