Brexit has arrived
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The UK has fully left the EU, ending 47 years of membership. In this Brexit special, we examine the last-minute trade deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson brokered last week, the new checks and red tape that have been introduced, how Britain will use its regulatory freedoms and why the future of the United Kingdom will dominate politics in 2021. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Peter Foster and special guest Allie Renison of the Institute of Directors. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner and the editor Aimee Keane. Review clips: Sky News, Parliament.
Further reading:
-How will Boris Johnson use Britain’s hard won ‘freedom’ from Brussels?
-UK and EU agree one-year grace period on rules of origin forms
-With Brexit ‘done’, Britain must rebuild trust in Europe
-Ministers fear port disruption in January as formal ties with EU end
-Exit from single market closes a chapter UK did so much to write
-Read the latest on UK politics
-Follow @Seb Payne and @George Parker
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| 0:30.4 | Britain has left the EU. After 47 years of membership, the UK's trading, economic and |
| 0:40.3 | legal ties with the block have come to an end. With the dawn of 2021, a new era has begun. |
| 0:47.0 | What we wanted was not a rupture, but a resolution. A resolution of the old, vexed question of Britain's political relations with Europe. |
| 1:00.0 | Welcome to Payne's politics, you are sent central insider guide to what's happening in British politics from the Financial Times with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:09.0 | In this week's episode, we'll be taking an in-depth look at Brexit now that's finally a reality. |
| 1:15.0 | We'll be examining how Boris Johnson, who you heard enthusiastically at the top there, |
| 1:19.0 | secured a trade deal at the last moment. |
| 1:22.0 | What has already changed on what is coming down the tracks. |
| 1:25.2 | We'll also be examining the business and economic changes resulting from the new UK-EU relationship |
| 1:30.8 | and what's going to dominate UK politics in the coming year. |
| 1:34.8 | I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George Parker, public policy |
| 1:38.7 | editor Peter Foster and special guest Ali Renison, who is head of EU and Trade Policy at the |
| 1:44.3 | Institute of Directors Business Group. So hello all and happy new year. |
| 1:48.0 | Happy New Year. Happy New Year. |
| 1:51.0 | So 2021 is finally upon us. I think we're all quite pleased to see the back of 2020 and it wouldn't be a new year. |
| 1:58.0 | We are thinking about some resolutions and predictions. |
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