A testy war of words breaks out in Whitehall
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 16 October 2021
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This edition of Payne’s Politics was recorded before the news of the death of Conservative MP Sir David Amess who died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex on Friday.
This week we discuss the latest with the UK’s shortages. Should the government be doing more and should the Treasury intervene? Political editor George Parker and chief political correspondent Jim Pickard will take us into the corridors of power.
And later, we’ll be returning to Brexit and how to resolve the issue of the controversial Northern Ireland protocol. Can the UK and EU find a resolution that meets both of their red lines? And how bad are relations at the moment? Public policy editor Peter Foster will analyse, with special guest Georgina Wright from the Institut Montaigne.
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| 0:00.0 | The latest episode of the next five podcasts is all about the oceans. |
| 0:04.2 | I speak through environmental advocate, Celine Cousteau. |
| 0:07.0 | There's about 8 million tons of plastic waste that ends up in our oceans. |
| 0:11.2 | Carrying BS on at the EIB. |
| 0:13.4 | The ocean economy was projected to increase to $3 trillion in 2013. |
| 0:18.6 | And Miguel's still well d'Andrade, CEO of EDP. |
| 0:22.4 | The global install offshore rig capacity should reach around 600 gigawatts by 2050. |
| 0:27.0 | Listen to the full episode where if you get your podcasts, enjoy. |
| 0:31.0 | This edition of Payne's Politics was recorded before the news of the murder of conservative MP Sir David Amis, |
| 0:39.0 | who died after being stabbed at his constituency's surgery in Essex on Friday. |
| 0:48.0 | A testy war words broke out in Whitehall this week over whether the UK is facing energy shortages |
| 0:55.0 | and whether it's time for the Treasury to intervene. |
| 0:59.0 | We've got a security of supply. |
| 1:01.0 | We've got flowing sources of gas and electricity. |
| 1:05.0 | We've got a diversity in terms of our electricity generation mix. |
| 1:08.0 | We've got a bit of nuclear. We've got renewables. |
| 1:11.0 | We've got gas. And through that mix, I think we've got a great deal of resilience. |
| 1:17.0 | Welcome to Payne's Politics. |
| 1:19.0 | You're a central insider guide to what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times, |
| 1:24.0 | with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:26.0 | This week's episode will be looking at the latest UK shortages, |
| 1:29.0 | as you heard the business secretary quasi-quartank discuss at the top. |
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