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Political Fix

Theresa May's method, and diplomatic Brexit pitfalls

Political Fix

Financial Times

Politics, News, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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With the FT's Sarah Gordon, Gideon Rachman, Henry Mance and Arthur Beesley. presented by Jonathan Derbyshire

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0:00.0

They're not authors, but they help you shape your financial story.

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They're not an airline, but they connect global businesses across nearly 160 local markets.

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They're not interpreters that they listen to and understand their client's needs.

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With global expertise and over two centuries of experience, Citi provides tools, insights and

0:20.8

guidance that helps clients thrive.

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They're not just any bank.

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They are city.

0:27.0

Learn more at city.com slash we are city. City. from the Financial Times. I'm Jonathan Derbyshire, executive comment editor,

0:44.1

and in this episode we'll be discussing the emerging contours

0:46.9

of Theresa May's brand of conservatism.

0:49.2

And what we've learned this week about the likely length

0:51.3

and complexity of the future negotiations over Brexit.

0:54.3

To do this, I'm delighted to be joined in the studio by Sarah Gordon, the F.T's business editor,

0:58.9

Henry Mance, political correspondent, and Arthur Beasley, European diplomatic correspondent.

1:03.7

And on the phone we have Gideon Ratman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator.

1:07.2

Thank you all for joining me.

1:08.4

One of Theresa May's first acts as Prime Minister was to announce that Britain needs a comprehensive industrial strategy.

1:14.0

Over the past week we've begun to get a clearer idea of just what this might entail,

1:18.4

starting with Mrs May's decision to postpone approval of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant. Henry, when the Prime Minister... postpone supposed to have said it is my method what have we learned this week about Theresa May's

1:34.1

methods I think the first thing we know about her is she's cautious and this is a

1:39.5

huge project already at the cost it's estimated is 18 billion so far but it has the

1:44.9

potential to spin out and become one of those huge albatrosses around the neck

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