We All Live In A Trade Talks Submarine

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

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🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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As the EU gives notice of legal action against Britain, are the trade talks about to enter the Tunnel, the Submarine or total meltdown? Is Lindsay Hoyle right to accuse the Government of holding Parliament in contempt with its overreach on Corona powers? Is a Tory backbench rebellion brewing already – and could some internecine warfare be a good look for embattled Boris Johnson? And can Dominic Cummings just snap his fingers and bring a billion-dollar tech giant to life just like that? “This looks like an increasing war between backbenchers and Boris Johnson and his advisors.” – Jill Rutter “The Government thinks that under these circumstances, Parliament should be a rubber stamp. But MPs think you make better policy by debating it.” – Hannah White “It’s not always a bad look for a PM to be fighting a lone battle, as long as it’s for the right thing.” – Giles Wilkes “The Government seems in tune with public opinion but not with the libertarian wing of its own party.” – Jill Rutter Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Hannah White, Jill Rutter and Giles Wilkes. Audio production by Alex Rees See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:14.7	I'm Bronwyn Maddox.
0:16.4	What David Cameron and Theresa May would have given for an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons,
0:21.3	but Boris Johnson, still in his first year as Prime Minister, is really making that hefty numerical
0:25.7	advantage look fragile. The Conservative backbenchers are growing restless, much grumbling,
0:30.8	rumours of rebellion about the government's controversial internal market bill and the lack
0:35.7	of parliamentary scrutiny of its coronavirus lockdown laws.
0:39.7	And now the Speaker of the House of Commons has accused the government of treating Parliament with
0:42.9	contempt. As our first topic today, we'll dive into the recent rouse and ask what it means for the
0:47.8	government and for Parliament. We'll also look at the rows to come and there are quite a few
0:51.8	coming down the line. I'm going to talk about
0:54.4	the government's suddenly revealed aspirations to build a trillion dollar tech company. We're going to
0:59.7	talk about how that fits into its leveling up agenda and what to make of its industrial strategy,
1:04.5	a once taboo phrase that's almost fashionable again. Joining me in the virtual studio today is a great
1:09.9	IFG lineup, Hannah White, our deputy
1:11.8	director, hi Hannah. Hi, Hannah. We've got a pair of IFG senior fellows who've worked at the
1:16.7	heart of government, Giles Wilkes, the former advisor to Vince Cable and Theresa May. Giles, thanks
1:20.9	for being with us.
1:21.7	It's a pleasure, prominent.
1:22.7	And Jill Rutter, a veteran of number 10, the Treasury and Dephyra, and much commentary ever since.
1:28.5	Jill, hi.
1:29.2	Like Christ, Dad to be here.
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