Was the June 2016 Brexit referendum inevitable?

About this episode

The episode explores the origins and implications of the June 2016 Brexit referendum.

In the first of a two part NAO miniseries to mark ten years on, the team trace the origins of David Cameron's promise to hold an in/out vote on EU membership. Did he have a choice? Was the Leave win unstoppable? Where were we and where did we stand on that historic night. Plus: Steve's Harold Wilson impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie, Iain Martin

Topics covered

• Brexit
• EU membership
• David Cameron
• political history
• referendum analysis

Keywords

• Brexit
• referendum
• David Cameron
• EU membership
• politics
• Leave win
• Harold Wilson

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Harold Wilson impression

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