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Brexit Republic

Tommy Cooper & Two Tonys

Brexit Republic

RTÉ

News, Politics

4.8199 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Sean Whelan & Deputy Foreign Editor on the week when the Northern Ireland Protocol gatecrashed the G7 & the US delivered a démarche to the UK. Guest: Anthony L. Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU.

Transcript

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0:00.0

In all areas, the UK continues to backtrack.

0:07.0

The European Union argues that we should be subject to rules of the club that we have left.

0:15.0

The precondition is the level playing field.

0:21.6

We can deliver a real Brexit that achieves our objectives.

0:28.6

But if there is not a deal, we still need the Irish Protocol or the Northern Irish Protocol fully implemented.

0:36.6

I'm going to miss being the pantomime villain. protocol or the Northern Irish protocol fully implemented.

0:41.0

I'm going to miss being the pantomime villain.

0:45.8

Hello and welcome to Brexit Republic, RTE's podcast on Brexit.

0:52.4

I'm Tony Connolly, RTE's Europe editor, normally in Brussels, but currently in Derry.

0:57.5

I'm Sean Wheelan, RTE's London correspondent at the G7 summit in Cornwall.

1:00.8

And I'm Colimo Mungown, RTE's Deputy Foreign Editor in Dublin.

1:06.1

Each week, Brexit Republic assesses all the latest Brexit developments in Brussels, London and Dublin.

1:10.1

As the US marks the UK's cards over the Northern Ireland Protocol,

1:12.6

former US ambassador to the EU, Tony Gardiner, deconstructs the Demarch debacle.

1:16.6

US President Joe Biden de-dramatised the situation in Cornwall, but not before the protocol

1:22.6

overshadowed the pre-summit agenda. And the EU's Brexit point man, Marashevich, said Europe's patience is

1:29.0

wearing thin what might happen when the threadbare fibers of forbearance finally fragment.

1:34.9

First, let's have a look at Marashevich because earlier this week he gave a press conference

1:40.7

while he was over at that joint committee meeting in London on Wednesday.

1:45.3

And his tone was quite robust. Let's hear from him.

1:47.8

We always prefer the negotiations. We always prefer finding the good solutions. And we

1:53.2

demonstrated that we can do that. I was personally negotiating all grace periods in December

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