Covid vaccine arrives, Douglas Ross on the future of the UK
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 5 December 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Britain became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine this week. The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab will arrive soon, but is the UK ready to distribute it? Which groups will get it first and what impact will it have on the Covid-19 restrictions? Plus, we speak to Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, about his plans to save the United Kingdom, how he intends to take on Nicola Sturgeon and whether he finds Boris Johnson embarrassing. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Sarah Neville and Clive Cookson plus special guest Douglas Ross. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner and the editor Aimee Keane. Review clips: Parliament, Downing Street, LBC
Further reading:
-Vaccine approval brings a ray of economic hope
-UK set for Covid vaccinations ‘next week’ after regulatory approval
-UK regulator defends rapid approval of vaccine after Fauci criticism
-Sturgeon tells SNP conference Scots have right to determine their future
-Scottish Tory leader issues ‘wake-up call’ to Westminster over union
-France issues veto warning as Brexit trade deal talks drag on
-Read the latest on UK politics
-Follow @Seb Payne and @George Parker
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| 0:00.0 | The latest episode of the next five podcast is all about the oceans. |
| 0:04.2 | I speak to environmental advocate Selene Kusto. |
| 0:06.9 | There's about 8 million tons of plastic waste that ends up in our oceans. |
| 0:11.2 | Karin Biazon at the EIB, the ocean economy was projected to increase to $3 trillion in 2013. |
| 0:18.8 | And Miguel Stilwell-Dandrada, CEO of EDP. |
| 0:22.4 | Global installed offshore rig capacity should reach |
| 0:24.8 | around 600 gigawatts by 2050. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your |
| 0:28.6 | podcasts. Enjoy. |
| 0:32.0 | The UK became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine this week in a triumph for science and the scientists who have played a major part in beating the virus. |
| 0:44.0 | What a momentous journey and international effort it has been. |
| 0:48.0 | Discovery by two scientists who originally lived in Turkey, development by a German biotech company, |
| 0:56.1 | involvement of a massive US pharmaceutical giant, and then involvement of our own UK MHRA to bring home the goods. |
| 1:05.6 | What a fantastic journey. |
| 1:07.0 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, |
| 1:11.0 | your essential insider guide to what's happening in British politics from the Financial |
| 1:15.3 | Times, with me Sebastian Payne. In this week's episode, I'll be digging into the approval |
| 1:21.1 | of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, which you heard welcome there by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van Tam. |
| 1:28.0 | We'll be looking at the complicated logistics of rolling it out across the UK and what it means for the current COVID-19 restrictions. |
| 1:35.7 | Joining me to explain is our health editor Sarah Neville and science editor Clive Cookson. |
| 1:42.4 | And later I'll be speaking to Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish |
| 1:46.0 | Conservatives about whether his party can save the United Kingdom, his challenges |
| 1:50.8 | with Nicholas Sturgeon, why he's failing to dent the popularity of the Scottish |
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