Seven Years Of U.K. Drama
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🗓️ 20 April 2023
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NPR's global democracy correspondent Frank Langfitt covered the U.K. through all of this and more. As he wraps up his time in London, Frank reflects on all the history and drama he's covered in the last seven years.
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| 0:00.0 | The United Kingdom used to be a relatively steady, predictable country. |
| 0:12.5 | At least that was the image many of us had of the UK. |
| 0:16.1 | Then in 2016, things began to change with Brexit. |
| 0:19.8 | The British people have voted to leave the European Union, and the will must be respected. |
| 0:26.1 | It's then Prime Minister David Cameron announcing the results of the Brexit referendum. |
| 0:31.2 | Voting for Brexit was the easy part, getting legislators to actually agree on how to leave |
| 0:35.8 | the EU proved extremely difficult, with lawmakers defeating the government and vote after vote |
| 0:42.2 | in parliament. |
| 0:43.2 | The eyes to the right, 202. |
| 0:46.8 | The nose to the left, 432. |
| 0:51.1 | So the nose have it. |
| 0:52.6 | The nose have it. |
| 0:54.6 | Unlocked! |
| 0:55.6 | A couple of transitions later, and Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, and then came the |
| 1:00.0 | Covid pandemic, which initially Johnson didn't take too seriously. |
| 1:04.3 | Tonight, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now in intensive care, less than 24 hours after |
| 1:09.4 | being hospitalised in his battle with coronavirus. |
| 1:13.0 | And if British political institutions were in disarray during those years, so was another |
| 1:17.5 | major British institution, the Royal Family. |
| 1:20.5 | The Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be returning |
| 1:25.5 | as working members of the Royal Family. |
| 1:28.6 | Then last September, a few moments ago, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty |
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