Calm Before The Storm, Accidental No Deal, And Compromise

Morning Glory with Mike Graham

Matt Hall

News, Unknown, News & Politics

4.4 • 741 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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MPs have been given the green light to go to their constituencies today, however we're in the Tent of Shame to speak to Labour MP Nic Dakin, former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell and former No10 Director of Communications Alastair Campbell. Status update: rain is pouring down but still nothing happening.

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1:03.6	where one MP with a criminal record has managed to change the course of Brexit. Not that we're going
1:07.7	to focus massively on that. It is pouring down with rain here.
1:14.5	We've got all sorts of MPs lined up to talk to you this afternoon and this morning as well.
1:19.6	There is a sense of calm before the storm as MPs have all been given permission to pursue constituency business while Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn dance around together in a room desperately trying not to agree on anything.
1:24.8	After all of yesterday's shenanigans, we are no closer to a deal than
1:27.6	we ever were. And perversely, after MPs voted by a majority of one to outlaw no deal Brexit,
1:32.8	we're apparently closer than ever to having that happen by accident. Who knew? Coming up today,
1:37.2	we'll be charging all the various different horse trading deals being done behind the scenes,
1:40.6	because despite being told to start compromising and finding a consensus,
1:48.9	there's still plenty of recalcitrant MPs not willing to do what it is that we want them to do.
1:51.2	What exactly went wrong with our political system?
1:54.9	And when did our elected representatives start believing they didn't have to answer to anyone?
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