UK vs EU vaccine tussle
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Relations between Britain and the rest of Europe thawed this week, after the EU had threatened an export ban on vaccines. Will the UK have enough jabs to complete its second round of doses? And what does it say about broader post-Brexit UK-EU relations? Plus, we discuss the row over Union Jacks and whether more overt signs of patriotism are becoming a new part of British culture. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Sam Fleming, Robert Shrimsley and special guest Salma Shah. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner and the editor Liam Nolan.
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| 0:00.0 | Relations between the UK and the EU thought this week as Britain tried to calm |
| 0:06.4 | fears about having enough jobs and the block threatened at vaccine war. |
| 0:11.3 | This is where we stand today. We're dealing with a pandemic and this is not |
| 0:17.3 | seeking to punish any countries. We are the strongest supporters of global |
| 0:22.2 | solidarity. Welcome to Pains politics. You're a central insider guide to what's |
| 0:29.1 | happening in British politics from the financial times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 0:33.8 | In this week's episode we'll be examining the standoff between London and |
| 0:38.7 | Brussels over COVID health vaccines, following the sort of rhetoric you heard |
| 0:43.3 | at the top there from Stella Kirikides, the EU's health commissioner. Have |
| 0:47.6 | tensions subsided, where does this leave wider UK EU ties? Political |
| 0:52.6 | editor George Parker and Brussels' Bureau Chief Sam Fleming will explain. |
| 0:56.4 | And later we'll be debating flags and patriotism. It's such a thing as too |
| 1:02.7 | many union jacks should every government building an official document have |
| 1:07.2 | one. And what does it say about the state of British culture? Chief Plittal |
| 1:11.7 | commentator Robert Schrimsey will explore with guest Salma Shah, a former |
| 1:15.9 | special advisor to conservative cabinet ministers. With plenty to discuss let's |
| 1:22.6 | crack on with the main topic of the week. The UK has had much success with its |
| 1:27.8 | vaccine rollout program, whereas the EU has struggled. The block has encountered |
| 1:33.0 | troubles with both the delivery and supply of AstraZeneca jabs amid |
| 1:37.6 | much speculation. It's signed a subpar contract that's put it behind Britain |
| 1:42.0 | and other nations. On Thursday it reached a low point with member-stage |
| 1:47.2 | trading blows over vaccine distribution. The situation is troubling for Brussels |
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