G7 special from Cornwall
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The leaders of the west descended on Carbis Bay, along with podcasters, for this year's G7 summit. Boris Johnson and Joe Biden appeared to develop a bromance - despite their split on Northern Ireland. We discuss the key themes of the summit and whether Brexit overshadowed the prime minister's efforts to forward his Global Britain agenda. Plus we look at why the June 21 easing of lockdown restrictions is unlikely to go ahead. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe and Peter Foster. Produced by Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner. Review clips: News pool, BBC, European Union.
Further reading:
EU leaders to pressure Boris Johnson over Northern Ireland at G7
Johnson and Biden seek to smooth over Northern Ireland differences
G7 to pledge 1bn Covid vaccine doses for poorer countries
UK’s lockdown easing should be slowed
Why ‘sausage wars’ illustrate how both sides are now on a collision course over Northern Ireland
How serious is Delta Covid variant for UK and do vaccines stop it?
Fragile US-led G7 tax compromise threatened by search for exemptions
Realism from all sides is needed over Northern Ireland
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| 0:21.6 | Beyond pressure from humans, we also have pressures from technology. |
| 0:25.8 | Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy. |
| 0:30.4 | The G7 summit of Western leaders kicked off in Cornwall this weekend, |
| 0:40.2 | with an apparent romance between Boris Johnson and Joe Biden running high. |
| 0:45.2 | So the Prime Minister, we have something to call the North American Mayor of New York. |
| 0:49.8 | I'm not going to dissent from that, but I'm not going to disagree with the president. |
| 0:53.4 | Or indeed, not anything else. |
| 0:55.2 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, your central insider guide to what's happening in British politics |
| 1:02.4 | from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:06.1 | This week's episode is a G7 Special, where we'll be looking at the gathering of world leaders |
| 1:11.4 | and the key topics they discussed, from vaccinating the poorest in the world |
| 1:15.6 | and tackling tax avoidance to climate change and goes education. |
| 1:19.9 | And we'll be taking a special look at what the summit means for Boris Johnson |
| 1:23.5 | and meet his latest Brexit travails. |
| 1:28.0 | Joining me down here in Cornwall to discuss is our political editor George Parker |
| 1:32.0 | and political correspondent Jasmine Cameron Schileshi. |
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