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Political Fix

Should the UK bomb Syria, and 20 years on from the Good Friday Agreement

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The latest chemical weapons attack in Syria has shocked the world. Can Theresa May join Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron in bombing the nation without asking parliament's permission? And two decades on from the Belfast Agreement, how can peaceful politics return to Northern Ireland? Presented by Sebastian Payne. With George Parker, David Gardner and Miranda Green of the Financial Times plus Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Tony Blair. Produced by Joshua Oliver.  

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Bays Business School was formerly Cass Business School. Welcome to F.T. Politics, the Financial Times's weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster.

0:45.7

I'm Sebastian Payne in this episode. We'll be discussing the alleged chemical attack in Syria

0:51.4

and whether the UK will join in the military action

0:54.0

plus we reflect on 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement. I'm delighted to be

0:58.5

joined by George Parker, the FT's political editor, our International Affairs Editor David Gardner, Deputy Com

1:04.8

Ed Miranda Green, plus Jonathan Powell, former Chief of Staff in Downing Street for Tony Blair.

1:10.0

Thank you all for joining, and if you enjoy this episode of FT politics don't forget to

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subscribe through all the usual channels to receive it automatically every Saturday morning.

1:20.5

This week has seen another horrific chemical or weapons attack in Syria.

1:24.2

More than 40 people have been killed in a rebel-held town

1:27.8

and the attackers provoked more widespread condemnation from the West

1:32.4

with Donald Trump threatening to hit back or

1:34.4

maybe not with the support of France and the UK. In Westminster Theresa has faced tricky

1:39.8

questions about the

1:44.8

she can join this coalition without asking Parliament. David Gardner, let's begin just by describing what we know about the attack because the

1:48.8

Office for the Protection of Chemical Weapons is currently investigating so we

1:52.3

don't have firm answers yet but what is

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