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🗓️ 15 April 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is standing down later this year, and her party, the Christian Democratic Union, are choosing her successor. Matt Chorley speaks to CDU MEP David McAllister, former Conservative Europe Minister David Lidigton and journalist Katrin Pribyl about the candidates and what it will mean for Germany's relationship with Britain.
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Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss lobbying and contrarianism.
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| 1:22.9 | Replace her. But only about 3% of people in Germany think he should be the new Chancellor. We'll |
| 1:28.7 | find it all about him and what it means for both Germany and for Britain. In a moment, we'll have |
| 1:33.7 | our columnist panel, Knight at the Marriott James Marriott and India Knight. But first, hello |
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| 2:06.8 | podcast next week. Right. Let's get on with it. The columnist panel Knight at the Marriott. It's |
| 2:12.4 | India Knight and James Marriott. I suppose we should talk about lobbying, Greens Hill, Acabur and |
| 2:19.6 | all other things that we didn't know what they meant. So just a few weeks ago. Are you gripped by |
| 2:23.5 | this India? What'd you make of it all? Yes, I am gripped. I'm particularly gripped actually by |
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