Theresa May offers Brexit delay, Labour battles over second referendum and anti-Semitism

Political Fix

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🗓️ 2 March 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Theresa May survived another week of crucial Brexit votes, but only by pledging to delay leaving the EU to avoid a crash exit. What will happen over the next fortnight? And is the UK making any progress in talks with Brussels? Plus, we discuss the Labour party’s abrupt decision to support a second referendum this week. while it continues to battle with its anti-Semitism crisis. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, James Blitz, Miranda Green and Jim Pickard. Produced by Anna Dedhar.

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0:17.0	Some shows may have ads. Welcome to F.T. Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.
0:34.4	I'm Sebastian Payne.
0:35.9	This week we'll be discussing the latest round of Brexit votes in the House of Commons.
0:40.7	Theresa May's nod towards delaying exit day, plus we'll also be discussing
0:45.2	laid with a sudden lurch towards supporting a second referendum and its continued
0:50.0	problems with tackling anti-Semitism. I'm delighted to be joined by our political
0:54.2	editor George Parker, James Blitz are White or editor, Chief Political Coversball at
0:58.5	Jim Picard, and Deputy Opinion Editor Miranda Green. Thank you all for joining and if you find yourself
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1:12.2	nice review.
1:14.0	It's always a big week in Brexit, but this one felt as if some fundamentals might actually
1:19.5	be changing.
1:20.8	After much huffing and puffing, the remainers in Theresa May's government did not resign, but they
1:25.6	succeeded in pushing the Prime Minister into saying she would consider delaying exit
1:30.1	day beyond March 29th instead of leaving without a deal. Once again the Prime Minister has kicked
1:36.6	the can down the road and bought herself two more weeks for those crucial talks with Brussels
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