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Political Fix

British holidays at home

Political Fix

Financial Times

Politics, News, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The hopes of international travel this summer were dashed as Portugal was taken off the UK's green list for travel amid a rise in cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus. But will the June 21 easing still go ahead? Plus, we discuss the battle between education secretary Gavin Williamson and chancellor Rishi Sunak over funding for post-lockdown schooling and whether the Treasury will eventually put forward more cash. Presented by Sebastian Payne with Sarah Neville, Robert Shrimsley, Chris Giles and Bethan Staton. produced by Anna Dedhar and Howie Shannon. The sound engineer was Breen Turner. Review clips: Sky News, BBC News, BBC Today, Channel 4.

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0:00.0

From hedge funds, to angel investors, to bull markets.

0:05.0

In the world of finance, names can sometimes be a bit misleading.

0:09.0

Take ours, for instance.

0:11.0

LSEG, aka London Stock Exchange Group.

0:14.0

We're in London, and we have a stock exchange, but that's just part of what we do.

0:18.0

Today, we connect the news, information, insights, and systems that make the markets work.

0:24.0

You see, others do some of what we do, but not everything we do.

0:28.0

LSEG

0:30.0

Holiday plans for millions of Britons were thrown off course this week,

0:37.0

as Portugal was taking off the green list for travel, and questions were raised about the final easing of lockdown.

0:44.0

There isn't anything yet in the data to say that we are definitively off track,

0:49.0

but it is too early to make the decision about the 21st of June.

0:54.0

Welcome to Payne's Politics.

0:57.0

You're a central insider guide to what's happening in British politics from the financial times,

1:02.0

with me, Sebastian Payne.

1:04.0

This week, we'll be discussing the chaos around holiday travel,

1:08.0

and whether the data on coronavirus has taken a turn for the worse,

1:12.0

as you heard from the health secretary Matt Hancock at the top.

1:15.0

We'll bridge after holiday at home this year, and we'll all domestic restrictions be eased on June 21st.

1:21.0

Health editors Sarah Neville and Chief Platoon commentator Robert Swimsley will discuss.

1:28.0

And later, we'll be looking at the whitehall route of a funding for children's schooling after coronavirus lockdowns.

1:35.0

Why did Gavin Williamson receive almost a tenth of the funding he'd hoped for?

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