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Politics Unpacked

The Finishing Line Approaches

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

With the respective EU Referendum campaigns nearing the finishing line, host Matt Chorley reflects on the highlights and lowlights of what has been a long, rigorous period of fiery debate. With The Times' Sketch Writer Patrick Kidd, Political Reporter Georgie Keate and diarist Grant Tucker.

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0:00.0

May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

0:08.0

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0:16.5

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:20.1

Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.

0:23.5

Thank you for calling National Lottery and I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?

0:27.5

Yeah, I think I have. I should take a double check for the car wheel.

0:31.0

Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million.

0:35.0

Oh my word! Happy Christmas! Why do you know?

0:39.0

You have the best Christmas ever.

0:41.0

I got a hair thing.

0:42.0

This Christmas, it could be you. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18 or over.

0:50.0

Hello and welcome to the Red Box podcast and The Times I'm Matt Surely.

0:56.2

Well we are nearly there. The E referendum is almost upon us which seems a good time to

1:00.0

cast an eye back over the days, weeks, months, maybe even years of campaigning, which have brought

1:04.8

us to this point.

1:05.8

There is no question the low point of the campaign was the tragic killing of Labour MP Joe Cox.

1:10.0

As I wrote for Red Box, the referendum is a chance whatever your views to prove that a cross on a ballot paper is how we do things in this country.

1:16.0

But joining me to find some highlights of the campaign this week, our Times sketchwriter Patrick Kidd, political reporter Georgie Keithit, and Deputy Diary editor Grant Tucker.

1:24.4

Now only one side can actually win the vote, but some could emerge as a winner personally,

1:28.1

even though they have been on the losing side.

1:30.2

So could David Cameron survive a Brexit vote?

1:32.1

Is Boris Johnson being enhanced or diminished

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