Is ‘Fortress UK' a vote-winner?
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 6 April 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Getting out of the UK - and indeed getting in - is becoming more difficult. Host Miranda Green unpicks home secretary Suella Braverman’s tough talk on British borders with FT columnist Stephen Bush and Rhys Clyne, the Institute for Government’s home affairs expert. Plus: this week marked the death of Nigel Lawson, one of the most consequential and longest-serving British chancellors of the 20th century. Miranda discusses his highs and lows with FT economics editor Chris Giles and Patience Wheatcroft, veteran business journalist.
Presented by Miranda Green. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Persis Love. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. The sound engineer is Breen Turner.
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| 0:33.6 | Parliament is on its Easter break, |
| 0:35.8 | but if you'd planned to nip over the channel for your own little holiday, |
| 0:39.3 | well, good luck with that. |
| 0:41.3 | What I would say is that acute times when there's a lot of pressure |
| 0:44.8 | crossing the channel, whether that's on the tunnel or on ferries, |
| 0:49.6 | then I think that there's always going to be a backup and I just urge |
| 0:52.5 | everybody to be a bit patient while the ferry companies work their way through the backlog. |
| 0:58.2 | Welcome to the political fix, your essential insider guide to Westminster |
| 1:04.8 | from the financial times with me Miranda Green. |
| 1:08.5 | Coming up, getting out of the country and indeed getting in, |
| 1:12.5 | has it ever been more difficult? |
| 1:14.8 | We unpick home secretaries who allow Bravaman's tough talk on the British borders |
| 1:19.5 | with FT columnist Stephen Bush and Reese Klein, the Institute for Governments, |
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