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Theresa looks left: Brexit negotiations

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Having seemingly exhausted options within her own party, Prime Minister Theresa May is now trying to strike an EU divorce deal with Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the opposition. We profile the hard-left Labour leader. This weekend marks 25 years since one of history’s most horrifying campaigns of slaughter; our correspondent reflects on Rwanda, then and now. And, a prominent scientist seeks a molecule that confers all of the fun of alcohol, but none of the risks.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:07.3

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:09.1

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:17.1

This weekend marks a quarter century since the start of a mass slaughter in Rwanda.

0:22.9

Ethnic tensions set neighbors, spouses, even children against one another.

0:28.1

Our correspondent returned to the country to see how it's moved on from the atrocity.

0:32.9

And it's clear that drinking to excess is bad for your health.

0:36.8

But a big study out yesterday shot down the idea that a daily drink or two helps ward off heart problems and stroke.

0:43.6

Even moderate drinking comes with heightened risks.

0:46.5

So how to achieve that carefree feeling without the dangers?

0:50.3

A prominent scientist is on the case.

0:56.2

First up, though.

0:59.1

After failing to find enough support from within her own conservative party for her Brexit deal,

1:04.2

Theresa May has looked elsewhere.

1:06.5

She's turned to an unlikely source for support,

1:09.2

the radical leftist leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn.

1:13.2

For months, the pair have harangued each other in Parliament.

1:16.2

So doesn't that tell us that the Prime Minister has been recklessly wasting time?

1:20.8

He opposes any deal that the government has negotiated with the European Union.

1:25.7

But for the past two days, they've been in talks together,

1:28.3

trying to come to an agreement ahead of a deadline of April 12th.

1:32.3

Mrs May's move was met with fury by hardline Brexiteers in her own party,

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