US election: Brexit and Ireland
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The Times
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🗓️ 28 October 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
The so-called "special relationship" between Britain and America is often talked about - but after next week's Presidential election - will America be focussing on our neighbours instead?
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Guest:
Josh Glancy, Washington Bureau Chief for The Sunday Times.
Justine McCarthy, a Senior Writer for The Sunday Times in Ireland.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 1:04.7 | What would a Biden presidency mean for the special relationship? |
| 1:09.2 | Well, we know he's not a fan of Brexit. |
| 1:12.6 | Had I been a British citizen, I would have voted against leaving. |
| 1:17.6 | U.S. interests are diminished with Great Britain, not an integral part of Europe. |
| 1:25.0 | The Democratic candidate, who's always keen to play up his Irish heritage, |
| 1:30.0 | has sided with Dublin rather than London in the Brexit stalemate. |
| 1:34.0 | So could a Biden presidency herald the start of a very different transatlantic special relationship? |
| 1:41.0 | As any Irish politician, they would prefer to see relationship. presidential camps is Donald Trump viewed as a better prospect. |
| 1:54.0 | For all that Trump described himself as Mr Brexit we haven't seen the fruits of that |
| 1:59.8 | distinction. You're listening to stories of our times from the Times and the Sunday Times. |
| 2:05.5 | I'm Manvin Rana. Today, the US election, Brexit, Ireland and and the Special Relationship. |
| 2:14.0 | The so-called Special Relationship |
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