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We delve into the nitty gritty of Brexit and try to make some sort of sense of it, bringing you episodes as and when you need them. We’ll be hearing from Britons and Europeans, leavers and remainers, politicians and ordinary people, economists, businessmen, lawyers, researchers, campaigners and many more about what Brexit means for them, for the UK and for the EU, how it might work – and how it might not. It's a podcast that can’t get enough of experts ... and we want to hear from you too

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    Weekend: episode two of a new podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 49:39


    Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street (2m00s), Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett (9m56s), Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind (26m32s), and David Robson examines why we're so stressed about stress (41m08s). If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

    How did the UK-EU trade talks kick off? Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 36:58


    Our panel discusses what happened during the first round of negotiations on the future relationship

    What's our exit strategy? Brexit Means... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 42:22


    With less than three weeks to go before the UK (almost certainly) leaves the EU, Jon Henley looks at what changes 31 January will bring. He's joined by Jonathan Lis, deputy director of British Influence, Georgina Wright of the Institute for Government, and the Guardian's Jennifer Rankin

    Post-election clarity – Brexit Means... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 39:40


    Now that Boris Johnson has the decisive parliamentary majority he wanted, Jon Henley asks if it will be plain sailing for his Brexit bill. He is joined by Jennifer Rankin, the Guardian's Brussels correspondent, Anand Menon, of the UK in a Changing Europe thinktank, and Joe Owen, the director of the Brexit programme at the Institute for Government

    Is a deal in sight? - Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 47:39


    Days before the crunch EU summit, Jon Henley asks whether Boris Johnson can secure a Brexit deal. He is joined by the Guardian's Brussels correspondent, Jennifer Rankin, and opinion writer Rafael Behr, and by Georgina Wright of the Institute for Government

    What options are left for Johnson? – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 47:58


    With a no-deal Brexit blocked and no snap election in sight, is there any way out for the PM?

    Enter Boris Johnson – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 44:45


    Will the new Tory leader and prime minister be able to deliver on his Brexit promises?

    Can the next prime minister deliver Brexit? – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 40:10


    As Tories choose their next leader, we ask if he stands any better chance than May did

    European elections loom large – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 43:53


    As the UK unexpectedly finds itself voting in the European elections, we discuss what effect that might have on Brexit - in Britain and Europe

    Brextension, no deal, revoke? – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 45:35


    With just two days until Britain leaves without a deal, will the EU grant an extension?

    Parliament takes back control – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 43:47


    As parliament grabs the steering wheel of the Brexit process, could a solution finally be in sight?

    The Malthouse compromise: mission impossible for May? – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 45:42


    As Theresa May jumps on the Eurostar once more in a last-ditch attempt to resuscitate her Brexit deal, is she doomed to failure?

    A New Year but no new deal – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 40:33


    With Theresa May's withdrawal agreement looking no closer to winning the support of MPs, what other possible scenarios lie ahead?

    Chaos in Brexitland – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 38:53


    May pulls the meaningful vote, Tory rebels mount a leadership challenge, and Europe looks on in disbelief. What next in the Brexit saga?

    Squeaky-bum time for May – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 41:09


    The Brexit negotiations are reaching what EU diplomats are calling squeaky-bum time. Can Theresa May pull a deal out of the bag?

    Inside the campaign to stop Brexit – Today in Focus podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 23:36


    The Guardian has just launched Today in Focus, a daily news podcast that takes you behind the headlines. In this episode, we ask: who are the people trying to stop Brexit? We hear from James McGrory, the director of the People's Vote campaign. Plus: a week on from the synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh, Hadley Freeman reflects on the drivers of antisemitism in the United States

    Can Brexit ever happen? Brexit Means… podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 40:57


    Brexit Means… is back with a recap of what has – and hasn't – been happening

    Showdown at Chequers – Brexit Means… podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 25:03


    We weigh up Theresa May's chances of bridging the divide between cabinet leavers and remainers at the Chequers away day, and ponder what twists and turns the Brexit saga might take over the summer

    Big business, bargaining and, of course, the border - Brexit Means... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 27:30


    As Theresa May fights fire from big business, marching pro-Europeans and disgruntled Brexiters, how much longer can she survive?

    May's parliamentary ping-pong – Brexit Means… podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 27:53


    Ahead of next EU27 summit, Jon Henley and the team discuss Theresa May's parliamentary slugfest, the Brexit dividend and security cooperation

    How ready is Whitehall? – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018 28:46


    From the outside it looks pretty obvious that nobody in government has much of a clue what things will look like in March 2019. But what's the view of civil servants? And, returning to the problem of the Irish border, what will the government's backstop arrangement look like?

    What will Britain's withdrawal look like? – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 28:08


    With three weeks until a key EU summit, will parliament finally pass a Brexit bill?

    Britain and EU's ongoing war of words – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 27:31


    With a month to go until a crunch EU summit in Brussels, things are becoming heated

    The Irish border problem – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 23:50


    Are we anywhere near a solution to Brexit's most concrete problem?

    The cabinet deadlock – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 24:14


    With the cabinet in open war and the talks with the EU at a standstill, is there any way forward?

    The customs union explained – Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 25:25


    All you ever wanted to know about the defining issue of Brexit, but were afraid to ask

    A new Home Secretary and the House of Lords rebellion – Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 28:49


    Jon Henley and the team discuss the House of Lords rebellion, the sudden departure of Amber Rudd and the thorny issue of the customs union

    EU citizens' rights and the shadow of Windrush – Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 33:07


    Will EU nationals find themselves treated in similar fashion to the Windrush generation? Jon Henley and the team discuss

    Can Brexit be reversed? Brexit means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 24:37


    Jon Henley and the team look back at the past few weeks of Brexit and ask: can it be reversed?

    One year to go – Brexit Means… podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 29:20


    With a year to go till the Brexit deadline, we look at where we stand and what the future might hold

    Citizens' rights – Brexit Means... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 33:49


    Jon Henley and the team look at where both UK citizens abroad and EU citizens in the UK stand and what is likely to happen now that we are a year away from Brexit

    The transition deal – Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 29:55


    What does the new transition deal resolve and is it all pointless anyway? The Brexit Means team tries to figure it out

    Are the EU's draft trade guidelines reasonable? Brexit Means… podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 24:36


    We take a look at what amounts to first outline of what the future relationship between the US and the UK might look like – as far as the EU is concerned

    A tale of three speeches – Brexit Means podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 36:43


    Including Theresa May's long-awaited intervention that was supposed to reveal what ‘Brexit means Brexit' actually means

    Brexit Means ... the EU's draft treaty and Labour's options

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 34:55


    We join the Guardian's Politics Weekly podcast to discuss a pivotal week for Brexit

    Is the government backpedalling and where does Labour stand? Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 23:01


    This time, it's a tale of three speeches, a letter, a potentially explosive chinwag at Chequers – and a bit of a bombshell

    What does France want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 36:06


    Jon Henley examines what France makes of the UK's decision to leave the EU: what's their strategy for dealing with it and is it the case that they – perish the thought – hope to benefit from it?

    Figuring out what the UK wants after Brexit: Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 23:33


    The debate this week has revolved mainly around the customs union – or, if you prefer, a customs union, or a customs arrangement or even a customs partnership. What kind of relationship does the UK want with the EU after Brexit?

    What does Germany want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 39:49


    This week, we discuss Germany in the second of our occasional series on how different EU27 countries view Brexit – what they make of Britain's decision to leave and why, how they are responding, and what they want from a final deal

    Should the UK stay in a customs union with the EU? Brexit Means... podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018 24:56


    The Brexit Means… team look at the staying in the customs union and what we learned from Emmanuel Macron visit

    What does Poland want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 46:09


    This week we'll be discussing Poland as part of our new series looking at how some of the EU27 states view Brexit: which factors influence their position, whether their interests might affect talks on the future trading relationship between Britain and the bloc – and maybe help, or hinder, UK efforts to achieve a more favourable, even a bespoke, deal

    What next for Brexit in 2018? Brexit Means … podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2018 27:41


    After last year's rollercoaster, Jon Henley and the team discuss what the next few months may hold

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