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Political Fix

What to expect from Boris Johnson, and how the opposition is reacting to the new prime minister

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The key appointments by Britain's new Conservative prime minister and what we're learning about his priorities and strategy, especially - of course - on Brexit. Plus, we discuss the jostling for position among the other political parties, and Nigel Farage's latest project in the US. Presented by Miranda Green, with George Parker and Jim Pickard of the FT and Henry Newman of the Open Europe think-tank. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Salome Pkhaladze.

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Learn more at city.com slash we are city. City. politics, our weekly discussion of UK politics at Westminster and Beyond, with me Miranda Green.

0:46.0

Joining me today are George Parker, our political editor, and today our special guest is Henry

0:52.0

Newman of the Open Europe Think Tank to discuss what to expect from Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister.

0:58.0

Jim Picard, our chief political correspondent, is also going to be here to pick over what the opposition is up to.

1:04.8

Henry, welcome and thank you very much for coming in. George, I said what to expect, but so

1:10.6

far the signals seem to be expect the unexpected I mean this new

1:14.8

cabinet is not the unify the party unify the country message that we were given during

1:20.4

the leadership campaign from the Johnson camp and he's also brought in this very

1:24.0

controversial figure Dominic Cummings to sit at the heart of government to push his agenda through.

1:29.2

Well during the of course the leadership campaign Mark Fulbrook who was one of Linton Crosby's

1:33.6

psychics came up with this strategy which was deliver unite defeat so the first

1:38.0

part of that was deliver Brexit and what we've seen with this cabinet in the

1:41.0

formation of the team in number 10 is a

1:43.6

laser-like focus on delivering Brexit. As you say it's far more hardcore that

1:48.3

anyone I think expected that reshuffle puts Harrowland's night of the long knives into the shade.

1:54.4

Fifteen ministers from Theresa May's government either sacked or resigned before they were sacked.

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