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EMERGENCY BREXITCAST: Nightmare on Downing Street?

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BBC

Politics, Daily News, News

4.36.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A government document on the impact of Brexit on the UK economy has leaked and Laura’s about to get on a plane to China with the PM… SOUND THE KLAXON!!!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, Brexit casters. There is an absolute smorgasbord of Brexit news happening at the moment,

0:05.6

so we thought we'd be in touch a bit sooner than we normally are. I meant to actually do this

0:10.4

yesterday when Michel Barney published a big important Brexit document about the transition,

0:15.6

but it was a bit too tired. I couldn't even stay up to watch a whole episode of Star Trek

0:19.9

when I got home. So anyway, a little bit later than we would have liked to do it. Here is an

0:24.7

emergency Brexit cast. Brexit cast. Brexit cast. From BBC Five Life and BBC News. Brexit means Brexit.

0:34.6

Breaking up is hard. The people voted and they have to get on with it a process which I cannot

0:41.1

describe as a dog's Brexit. Brexit means Brexit, but what does Brexit mean? Yes, so welcome to this

0:47.2

emergency Brexit cast. It's all very exciting, isn't it? No, because it is an emergency

0:52.5

Brexit cast. I have not been able to summon the full regular cast of characters. However,

0:58.0

I have managed to track down Laura. OK, where are you and what are you doing? I am in a secret bit

1:05.5

of an airport just outside London where I am about to get on the plane to await the Prime Minister.

1:11.9

When she arrives, it's wheels up and we're off to China. You're off to China? I am. I'm going to

1:16.9

China. Not on my own. I'm just looking around at this marvellously grumpy bunch of people that I'm

1:25.6

sitting in amongst which can only be her Majesty's lobby, the finest Westminster Hacks. Do you

1:32.8

is it a special plane or a normal plane and do you get an inflight meal? It is May Force One.

1:38.3

OK, cool, the special government plane. It's a special government plane which is very exciting.

1:43.4

We are very privileged to travel on. It is not

1:47.7

luxe of luxe and just before anybody wonders, no, the BBC does not pay the extra money to sit

1:54.8

up front. We sit quite rightly, offering value for the licence fee with the in the cheap seats

2:00.0

at the back. Do you get to watch inflight movies? Only if you can download them yourself on your laptop.

2:05.9

Oh, so there isn't a screen on the seat? No, we've got lots of work to do and I've got lots of

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