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Suspend, disbelief: Parliament and Brexit
Suspend, disbelief: Parliament and Brexit
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, sparked widespread outrage by suspending Parliament in the run-up to Brexit. What recourse do lawmakers still have? Taiwan’s deal to buy American fighter jets reveals wide political support for tooling up against Chinese aggression. And, the exceptional efforts to save New Zealand’s chubby parrot, the kakapo. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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