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138: The Blame Game

Party Games

English - October 11, 2019 05:03 - 25 minutes - 23 MB - ★ - 1 rating
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A week of incredible statements, threats and insults ends with the vaguest glimmer of hope that perhaps a no-deal Brexit can be agreed. But will we even be on speaking terms with the EU by the end of this process?

We look back at a week that saw Downing Street hurl abuse at Berlin, Brussels and Dublin, all part of the strategy to spread the blame for a potential no-deal as wide as possible, and as far away from Number 10 as they can manage.

Can Team Boris pull it off? Can the rag-tag of parties opposing him work together? What happens if we run out of toilet paper, apparently a serious prospect... and why is dogging a peculiarly British pastime that might be about to get a boost.

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