Brexit: A Bad Day for Boris, Election Calculations, A Chink of Light? - with Katy Balls

Brexit: A Bad Day for Boris, Election Calculations, A Chink of Light? - with Katy Balls

After a day of drama and political upheaval in Westminster, Hugh is joined by our own Pat Leahy and Denis Staunton, and by Katy Balls, deputy political editor with The Spectator magazine, to ask:- What have we learned from the past 24 hours?- For how long will Jeremy Corbyn withhold his support for an election?- What impact will the dramatic expulsion of Tory rebels from their party have on UK politics?- Does Boris Johnson have a plan?- Is a possible post-election path to an alternative deal emerging?

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