About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Brexit ten years after the UK's referendum to leave the EU.

Ten years ago, the UK voted in a referendum to leave the EU. Since that Brexit vote, the country has been through six prime ministers, the political landscape has splintered, relations with the EU have cooled, and the economy has spluttered. A decade on, host Lucy Fisher and panellists political editor George Parker, markets columnist Katie Martin, political columnist Stephen Bush and economics correspondent Delphine Strauss consider the impact of Brexit and whether a major shift in the UK’s relationship with the bloc is on the horizon.  This is a recording of an FT Live subscribers’ webinar, recorded on Thursday June 25 Want more?   Lessons from Brexit for the world economy Rejoining EU is ‘mirage’ but UK must get closer to bloc, says minister In charts: How Brexit still divides British voters Britain’s hunt for a post-Brexit economic model Andy Burnham plans devolution blitz ahead of key City of London speech ‘Big spending vibes, small spending commitments’: Andy Burnham’s tricky fiscal dance How Brexit ghosts will stop the UK from quickly rejoining the EU Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher or @ lucyfisher.ft.com ; @georgewparker.bsky.social , @GeorgeWParker ; Stephen…

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Fisher

Guests: George Parker, Katie Martin, Stephen Bush, Delphine Strauss

Topics covered

• Brexit
• UK politics
• EU relations
• economy
• political landscape
• referendum

Keywords

• Brexit
• UK
• EU
• politics
• economy
• referendum
• prime ministers

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Organizations: Financial Times

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