Weighing up the deal

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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Adam, Chris, Laura and Katya weigh up the UK's post-Brexit trade deal after MPs approve it in a parliamentary vote. And Fergus joins us, on the day the UK approves the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.

Producer: Rick Kelsey Assistant Editor: Emma Close Editor: Dino Sofos

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.9	For I guess what was the best Christmas present
0:06.8	that you got this year?
0:10.0	In the spirit of optimism, my lovely wife gave me
0:13.9	some cabin luggage.
0:16.4	Oh, for when you can next to go abroad.
0:18.8	Yeah, I think she might have been trying
0:20.3	to send me a subtle hint.
0:21.9	Hopefully not.
0:23.6	It's hopefully she wants to go and holiday with you,
0:25.2	rather than take holiday from you.
0:27.6	Well, one of my favorite gifts I received
0:30.0	is actually sitting on the floor next to your chair.
0:33.0	It is a bound copy of the Trade and Corporation Agreement
0:37.0	with the EU.
0:38.0	It comes in two volumes, with some then extra side bits,
0:41.4	like declarations, which are little extra bits
0:43.2	that go on top.
0:44.6	And you hang on, pick up volume two as well.
0:46.5	But I want you to see if you can guess how much it weighs.
0:48.5	All right.
0:49.3	There's two volumes plus the extra bits.
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