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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Brexit Isn’t Over and Everything Hurts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This week, we learned something: A messy, “no-deal” Brexit is likely off the table. This means that Britons can look forward to a slightly less messy, negotiated Brexit – provided that government officials can agree on what that looks like. With Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in charge of negotiations, reaching that consensus will be tough. Guest: Anne McElvoy, senior editor at the Economist, head of Economist Radio, and host of the chat show, The Economist Asks. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

My childhood in a nutshell, well it all started in Northampton in the 80s.

0:06.3

I didn't even know I was in the closet but I did find George Mikel in there.

0:10.7

My dad was the manager of the local football club,

0:13.5

but the only thing I was tackling was a good act of a Christie.

0:16.7

I don't know why I'm telling you about it.

0:18.6

They've only gone and turned it into a series.

0:20.7

So do yourself a favour and watch my awkward years in glorious technicolor,

0:25.3

changing in strain free on ITVX.

0:28.0

Comedy is back in the building.

0:34.9

It's 4 a.m. in London and we've just seen one of the most stunning results

0:38.0

in British electoral history.

0:40.2

The word Brexit has become so synonymous with chaos and political paralysis.

0:46.0

It's hard to remember how we got here.

0:48.2

Why Brexit seems like a good idea in the first place.

0:51.7

That the dawn is breaking on the independence united kingdom.

0:56.7

When the referendum first passed,

1:00.0

the leader of the Brexit movement suggested making the day into a national holiday.

1:04.8

He said he wanted to call it independence day.

1:07.7

And the voters, at least the ones who voted leave, they were pumped.

1:12.1

I feel ennated.

1:13.8

I feel it's the happiest day for a long time.

1:17.1

Making our own laws, I have no idea who's governing me

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