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Survey 2023. Welcome to FT Politics, the Financial Times's weekly take on what's going on in Westminster.

I'm Sebastian Payne and in this week's episode

we'll be discussing Theresa May's Road to Brexit Speech and whether Britain is

ready for John McDonough as Chancellor of the Exchequer. I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George

Parker, Chief Political Correspondent Jim Picard, Economics Editor Chris Jules, and Deputy

Comment editor Miranda Green. Thank you all for joining and don't forget if you like this episode of FT politics, don't

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Theresa May delivered her third and probably final big Brexit speech in London on Friday.

It was meant to be Newcastle, but due to the snow it was delivered at the mansion house.

In this she laid out a series of compromises in the UK's position to open

trade talks with the EU and secure that deep and special partnership.

George Parker, let's begin you were there at Mansion House, you didn't have to trail up the country.

What did you make of Mrs May's speech?

Where did it come from and how is she going to sell this to the hardline part of her party.

Well, it's a long-awaited speech, as you know.

Said, we've been waiting for about 20 months for the Prime Minister to set out exactly where she wants to go on Brexit and the future

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