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Political Fix

May's Brexit deal dies, but the prime minister survives

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Brexit was finally put to a meaningful vote in the House of Commons this week and MPs gave a resounding no to Theresa May's deal. But her government survived a confidence motion so the stalemate has turned, We discuss what lies ahead for Brexit, the prime minister and the Conservative party. Presented by Sebastian Payne. With George Parker, Alex Barker, Robert Shrimsley and Laura Hughes. Produced by Caroline Grady.

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0:00.0

You know that guy I've been seeing?

0:02.0

Yeah.

0:03.0

Turns out my sister's been seeing him too.

0:05.0

Oh, really?

0:06.0

And I heard he's been seeing Kelly at number 56.

0:09.0

And Dave?

0:11.0

Your brother?

0:12.0

Yep.

0:13.5

Speck savers opticians and audiologists own their stores,

0:17.0

so your care is their business,

0:19.5

which can make them rather popular. I've got something to tell you. I've got half an hour with

0:25.6

him this afternoon. Spexavers, your care is our business. x. Welcome to FT Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.

0:52.0

I'm Sebastian Payne in our first big episode of

0:55.3

2019 we'll be looking back at probably the most dramatic political week in

0:59.8

recent times. The meaningful vote, the confidence vote, the cross-party talks, and what it all means

1:05.6

for Brexit and the Conservative Party.

1:08.3

I'm delighted to be joined by the FT's top team of George Parker, our political editor, Brussels Bureau Chief Alex Barker,

1:15.0

political columnist Robert Shimsley and Coriswland Laura Hughes.

1:19.0

Thank you all for joining, and if you like this episode of FT Politics, then don't forget to subscribe through all those usual channels to receive it every Saturday morning or leave us a kind review on the iTunes store.

1:30.0

An apology to those listeners who missed us last week we are definitely back in

1:34.0

action and not going anywhere for the foreseeable future. So this was the week it

1:38.9

all kicked off in Westminster. Theresa May finally brought her Brexit deal to a meaningful vote in the House of Commons, and for

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