Boris’ big Brexit proposal and are the Tories ready for an election?

Political Fix

Financial Times

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🗓️ 5 October 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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As the Conservative’s annual conference came to a close in Manchester, Boris Johnson made his bold play on Brexit - proposing the long-awaited ideas to replace the infamous Irish border backstop. Does it have any hope of gaining favour with the EU? And is another Brexit delay inevitable? Plus we’ll be reviewing Boris’ first conference as Tory leader and look at how ready the party is for an election later this year. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Sam Fleming, Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley. Produced by Caroline Grady.

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0:33.0	Welcome to F.D. Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.
0:41.0	I'm Sebastian Payne. In this episode we'll be discussing Boris Johnson's big new Brexit proposal to resolve the Irish border backstop,
0:49.1	whether it has any chance of flying with the EU and if there is any chance for a deal on the horizon
0:54.2	before October 31st.
0:56.2	Plus we'll be looking back at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Boris's
1:00.6	keynote speech and how ready the party is for a general election.
1:04.2	I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George Parker, Brussels Bureau Chief Sam Fleming,
1:08.7	columnist Robert Shrimsley and Deputy Pinneater Miranda Green.
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1:21.6	Just as the Conservative Party conference wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon, Boris Johnson wrote a letter to Jean-Claude Juncker with his proposals for replacing the tricky Irish border backstop insurance policy.
1:33.0	This is the thing the Prime Minister thinks is holding up his Brexit deal
1:36.3	and getting through the House of Commons.
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