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The Boris bounce: the polls look good for PM Johnson, but what about the pound, the threat to the Union and defeat in Brecon?

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

We look back at a mixed first full week in the job for Boris Johnson, as he toured Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland against a backdrop of a slump in sterling and Bank of England warnings about economic trouble ahead. In Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, the self-styled "Minister for the Union" was warned he could break up the country if he presses ahead with a no deal Brexit. Opinion polls look good for the new PM, but in the real world the Tories lost the Brecon by-election. Presented by George Parker, with Miranda Green, William Wallace, Mure Dickie and Vincent Boland. Produced by Caroline Grady and Salome Pkhaladze.

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Learn more at city.com slash we are city. City. happening in Westminster from the Financial Times. I'm George Parker standing in for

0:44.3

the honeymooning Sebastian Payne. In this episode we'll be talking about a mixed

0:48.6

first four week in office for Boris Johnson. We saw him carry out a nationwide tour against a backdrop of a collapsing

0:55.0

pound and ended with him losing the Brecken and Radenshire by election to the Liberal Democrats.

1:00.9

Yet his party, according to the opinion polls, nevertheless appears to be enjoying a Boris bounce.

1:06.1

And we'll also be discussing Mr Johnson's problems in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

1:10.4

Could he be the Conservative and Unionist party Prime Minister, who ends up losing the Union.

1:15.6

I'm delighted to be joined by Miranda Green, our Deputy Opinion Editor, and William Wallace,

1:20.6

our roving UK correspondent, who spent time in Brecken this week, our Scotland

1:24.8

correspondent Muodickey and veteran Ireland watcher Vincent Boland.

1:29.2

Thank you all for joining and if you find yourself liking this episode of FT politics, do subscribe through the usual channels to receive it every Saturday morning.

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So it's been an interesting week for Boris Johnson to say the least.

1:43.0

As he toured Scotland Wales in Northern Ireland, he heard multiple warnings about the risks posed by a

1:47.6

no-deal Brexit, the pound falling to its lowest level for two years amid fears that this was

1:52.4

the way it was heading.

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