Rishi Sunak and the 'real good' special relationship
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 9 June 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden have agreed a new ‘Atlantic declaration’ to improve UK trade ties with the US. What does it tell us about the bilateral relationship now? Lucy Fisher is joined by FT columnist Miranda Green and UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley to weigh up the prime minister’s Washington trip. Plus, the FT’s political editor George Parker drops in from DC and Lucy is joined by chief political correspondent, Jim Pickard, to discuss the way Keir Starmer has reshaped the Labour party.
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| 0:37.6 | And essentially this is RCC&AG, excepting grudgingly or not. |
| 0:42.1 | Basically what some people are calling the new Washington consensus. |
| 0:47.9 | Hi, welcome to Political Fix. |
| 0:49.6 | Your essential insider guide to Westminster from the Financial Times with me, |
| 0:53.3 | Lucy Fischer, the FT's Whitehall Editor. |
| 0:55.9 | You heard there my colleague George Parker talking about Rishi Soonak's trip to the White House. |
| 1:00.6 | We'll be analysing the indispensable alliance between the UK and the US. |
| 1:04.8 | Plus we'll have exclusive FT Analysis on Care Starmas remaking of the Labour Party. |
| 1:09.3 | And here to kick us off are FT Political Fix Regulars, |
| 1:12.4 | FT Columnist Miranda Green. |
| 1:14.1 | Hi Miranda, hello Lucy. |
| 1:16.2 | And we're joined down the line by the FT's UK Chief Political commentator, Robert Schrimsley. |
| 1:23.2 | So before we get down to business, let's hear about your moments of the week. |
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