Brexit: A Love Story?
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Brexit: A Love Story?
You know we’re leaving the EU but this is the story of how the UK got here. Mark Mardell uncovers the fractious yet intriguing story of Britain’s relationship with the EU.
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27 Episoden25. The Purge
Revolution is afoot in the Conservative Party - with many Tory MPs threatening to vote against the new Prime Minister's deal - while Boris Johnson him...
24. The Centre Cannot Hold
With problems in Parliament trying to get consensus on a withdrawal agreement, it seemed the main political parties were edging away from the centre g...
23. Three Strikes and You're Out!
Emotions run high as Theresa May tries to get her Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament, and fails. Not once, not twice but three times. Meanwhile t...
22. The Spartans
After Theresa May's so called Chequers plan failed to impress, the Prime Minister faced another problem within her own party. A group of eurosceptics...
Brexit: How did we get here?
In this one-off special episode of Brexit: A Love Story?, Mark Mardell recaps the journey Britain has taken from joining the European Economic Communi...
21. Checkmate at Chequers
After months of talks, haggling and negotiations, the Prime Minister invited the entire cabinet to her country retreat in Buckinghamshire to present h...
20. The path to a meaningful vote
Running alongside the Government's negotiations with the European Union has been a complex - and at times fraught - discussion in Parliament about how...
19. The election that broke Brexit
When Theresa May called a surprise general election that she'd ruled since she took office, with the aim strengething her mandate ahead of tricky Brex...
18. Dexeu: Brexit from a broom cupboard
Even before she became Prime Minister, Theresa May pledged a new government department that would oversee Britain's departure from the European. Not j...
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If you’re getting bogged down in Brexit… maybe it’s time to take a step back and get some perspective.
After a hiatus to allow the day-to-day ev...
17. Lancaster House and red lines
January 2017 and Theresa May delivers her now infamous Lancaster House speech. But how was it decided what it would say and where it would be said?
16. Article 50 and the Avatar of Hate
It took the Government nine months to trigger Article 50 after the British public voted to leave the European Union. At the time, some said it was ove...
15. Road to Conference
After Theresa May became Prime Minister, one of the first jobs was to set out her vision for implementing Brexit. Integral to doing that were her Chie...
14. Inside May's Mind
In June 2016, Theresa May put herself forward to be the new Prime Minister, the person who would navigate the UK's exit from the European Union. Her c...
13. An Island Nation
In 1973, there were celebrations when Britain joined the European Community. But there were always those against the UK being part of the project. Ove...
12. Five miscalculations and a resignation
When the Conservatives won the 2015 election, David Cameron reiterated his manifesto promise to hold an in-out referendum on Britain's membership of t...
11. Banging on about Europe
How much can one man do?
During his first speech as Conservative Party leader, David Cameron insisted the party needed to stop "banging on about...
10. Pole position
The European Union started with just 6 member countries. Over the years 6 more - including the United Kingdom - joined the community. But it was in 20...
9. Blair, Brown and a bike ride
In 1997, Tony Blair swept to power with New Labour and Britain won the Eurovision song contest with Katrina and the Waves. Was there also a renewed en...
8. The Most Successful Party That Never Won A Seat
A blustering billionaire playing politics, or a brave man doing his best for his country? Sir James Goldsmith divided opinion, but he united both side...
7. Major and the mad cows
In 1990, the agriculture minister fed his daughter a beef burger in front of the tv cameras to prove British beef was safe. But five years later, the...
6. Major’s Bastards and the Battle of Maastricht
Tensions rise in the Conservative Party as the Prime Minister negotiates with the European Community member states in Maastricht.
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5. Up Yours Delors!
Stepping away from this series' timeline, Mark Mardell considers what role the press had in influencing public opinion about the European Union during...
4. From Bruges to Bust
After her success renegotiating the EEC budget, Margaret Thatcher gave a speech at the College de Europe in Bruges, now widely considered to be a euro...
3. Battling Maggie's blues
It's 1979, Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government have been voted into power in Britain, and one of her first tasks is to reduce the contri...
2. Yes to Britain in Europe
The 1975 referendum to remain in the European Economic Community was a historic first for Britain. As well as dividing the country, the argument split...
1. Fanfare for the future
It's 1973 and Britain is joining the European Economic Community. For some it's the culmination of years of hard work and a political necessity for th...