Q&A on Scotland, Ireland, Boris Johnson, on business and more
The second part of our first live podcast from Bracken House. Our panel answers questions from listeners on whether we’re heading for a united Ireland, what will happen in the next Scottish elections,...
29 Feb 202036min
Brexit mandates, civil service wars, the Budget and Labour leadership
The first part of our first live podcast from Bracken House. We discuss the UK and EU’s mandates for the negotiations and whether the talks could collapse before they’ve even begun, Priti Patel’s rows...
29 Feb 202045min
Brexit hostilities resume, and a new immigration system unveiled
The UK and the EU presented somewhat different approaches to the Brexit trade talks this week, with Brussels and London disputing what kind of deal can be struck. Are the parties too far apart or is t...
22 Feb 202027min
Sajid Javid quits, Rishi Sunak rises, and the all-new cabinet
Boris Johnson’s first major cabinet reshuffle did not go to plan this week, as Sajid Javid abruptly quit as chancellor over a row about his advisers. We look at the tension between No 10 and No 11 Dow...
15 Feb 202031min
The next opening salvo of Brexit, a crisis for the SNP
The UK and the EU unveiled their mandates for the trade talks this week, setting out the dividing lines for striking a deal this year. Are the sides irreconcilably split, or is there a path towards an...
8 Feb 202029min
Brexit day finally arrives, and will Boris Johnson back HS2?
The UK has left the EU, three and a half years after the referendum result. What has been the mood leading up to departure day, will anything actually change and how will Boris Johnson define Britain'...
1 Feb 202028min
Chancellor Sajid Javid talks up the economy, and what’s next after Brexit Day
UK chancellor Sajid Javid has been in Davos with the world's rich and powerful this week, talking up the UK economy post-Brexit. Is there good news on the economy, and is there more to him than a very...
25 Jan 202023min
What the EU Brexit negotiations might bring, and how the Labour leadership race is hotting up
What line is Brussels likely to take in the next phase of talks now Prime Minister Boris Johnson has his mandate to act tough? Keir Starmer is ahead in the competition to replace Labour’s Jeremy Corby...
18 Jan 202020min
