Lord Heseltine on Brexit, his time in government and the future of the Conservative Party

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🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our Unlocked event with a stalwart of British politics, former Deputy Prime Minister and current President of European Movement UK, Lord Heseltine. He talked to Professor Anand Menon on 20 September about his time in government, including his roles in the Thatcher and Major cabinets, and his significant contribution to urban regeneration. Discussion also focused on the current state of British politics, including Brexit, levelling up and the future of the Conservative Party.

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0:00.0	Good evening, everyone, and welcome to this event being sponsored jointly by UK and a changing
0:11.5	Europe and our friends at the European Movement.
0:14.2	Our guest tonight, I mean, I've got an introduction to him.
0:16.7	I mean, it's Lord Heseltine, Michael Heseltine.
0:18.5	You all know him.
0:19.2	You all know what a proud track record he has in government and in public service.
0:23.6	Just a few starters for 10.
0:26.6	There's a QR code on the screen.
0:28.6	If you click on that and go to the link, you get to Slido, on which you can post your questions.
0:34.6	Now, let me just say, perfectly honestly to start with, I've got
0:37.7	so many questions. There is a pretty fair chance I might not get to any of yours in the time that we
0:42.6	have. But if you want to take a punt, do so, and you can vote on questions for the ones you think
0:48.3	I should be putting to Lord Heseltine, and if time allows, I will. I mean, we've got a lot to go through because you've had such a long
0:55.0	and industrious career. And there's several areas I want to touch on. I mean, firstly, your time
0:59.9	in government. Secondly, I want to talk a little bit about regeneration and leveling up and all
1:04.8	those kinds of things. Obviously, I want to talk about EU membership, the referendum, what happens next.
1:12.0	And if we get time, at the end, I want to get some of your reflections on the state
1:15.0	of politics today.
1:18.9	So, it's a very limited agenda we have.
1:25.9	But let me, so let me start in the past.
1:31.0	You've said several times, I think, that your relationship with Mrs. Thatcher was misunderstood.
1:37.3	What did you mean by that?
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