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Learn more at city.com slash we are city. City. from the Financial Times. I'm George Parker, the political editor, stepping in for Sebastian Payne,

who's escaped from the Westminster Madhouse

to go to the sanity of the Republican Convention in Ohio.

In this episode, we'll be discussing Brexit and whether Britain is making any

progress towards leaving the EU, plus the Labour leadership battle, hotting up

between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith.

To do this I'm delighted to be joined by Philip Stevens, the F.T. Chief Political

commentator, Jim Picard, the Chief Political Correspondent, James Blitz, the Whitehall editor,

newly appointed, and Marcus Roberts from the pollster UGov.

Thank you all for joining us.

So let's begin with Brexit.

Theresa May has settled into her role as Prime Minister,

and attention has shifted back to Brexit and what exactly it will

look like.

Miss May travelled to meet Angela Merkel for the first time, a crucial relationship and there

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