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The Plot Thickens

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Boris Johnson DEFINITELY doesn’t want to call an election, OK? Producer: Poppy Damon. Editor: Dino Sofos.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

Well, word reached me that there was a spot of news being committed at him.

0:08.2

So I thought having missed the small matter of one prime minister leaving and another

0:11.9

arriving, I ought to turn up at Westminster again.

0:15.8

Well, better late than never.

0:17.8

But also it's a good day because the EU is on the verge of declaring a no-deal Brexit,

0:23.0

a major disaster along the same lines as a flood, a fire, or a volcanic eruption.

0:29.0

And what does that mean beyond it sounding big?

0:32.3

It means we're up there with Brexit casters up there with Independence Day, Dante's

0:37.4

Peak, Armageddon.

0:40.2

Yes, all the big ones.

0:41.5

Brexit casters from BBC Five Life and BBC News.

0:48.6

We still don't understand what an Earth Brexit means.

0:52.3

Brexit is a...

0:53.8

I've been wondering what that special place in hell looks like for those who promoted

1:00.0

Brexit without even a sketch of a plan.

1:02.4

What do you think about Brexit?

1:03.9

What's that?

1:04.9

Nothing will be far better out of the bloody thing.

1:07.5

May a process which I cannot describe as a dog's Brexit.

1:12.0

So yeah, I am back. It's Chris Mason.

1:14.1

I am actually at Westminster again.

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