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and Hello and welcome to Politics Theory Other. My name is Alex Doherty and today I'm joined by Phil Burton Cartledge

to discuss the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson,

Brexit and the European Union and also the long-term decline of the Conservative Party.

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So in recent days, we've seen the resignation of David Davis, the Brexit Secretary and Boris Johnson,

the Foreign Secretary, as well as some more junior figures in the government. Nonetheless, on Davis, the Brexit Secretary and Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary,

as well as some more junior figures in the government. Nonetheless, on Thursday, the government has promised to publish its white paper on its initial Brexit position for the subsequent negotiations.

Given that it seems highly unlikely that the Brexiteers would be able to win a vote of no confidence

in Theresa May, Why do you think

that Davis and Johnson chose this moment to quit the front bench? The interesting thing

about David Davis is that, and I really don't want to give him this credit, but I'm going to

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