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Political Fix

Brexit finally arrives in the Commons, legal advice is given

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

MPs began debating Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the Commons this week and there was little sign of a breakthrough for the prime minister. The government’s legal advice on the deal was also made public - but has it set a bad precedent? Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, James Blitz, Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Harry Robertson

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0:00.0

Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you

0:08.3

slide by on track to your

0:15.0

there.

0:20.0

this is not a care in the world as you simply lean back.

0:17.0

And before you know it, you're there.

0:20.0

This is how travels should feel,

0:22.0

and on our trains it does.

0:25.0

Avanti West Coast feel good travel. Welcome to F.T. politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.

0:46.0

I'm Sebastian Payne. In this episode we'll be discussing the big Brexit debate in the House of Commons,

0:52.0

and one of the government has recently released

0:53.9

legal advice will make any difference at all proceedings.

0:57.6

I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George Parker, Whitehall editor

1:01.4

James Blitz, Deputy opinion Editor Miranda Green and columnist Robert Shrimsley.

1:06.0

Thank you all for joining.

1:07.0

And if you like this episode of FT Politics, don't forget to subscribe through all those usual channels

1:12.2

to receive it every Saturday morning or you

1:14.8

could even even have us a nice little review on the iTunes podcast store.

1:19.2

So the big Brexit debate began this week.

1:22.3

Theresa May open five days of back and forth between MPs

1:26.7

which will lead up to the meaningful vote next Tuesday on whether to give the thumbs up or

1:30.7

the thumbs down to her deal and so far it's looking like a

1:34.4

quite resolute thumbs down. George Parker before we begin talking about the

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