Much of the British political class and media don’t seem to want to touch the issue: Brexit, the elephant in the room ahead of the UK’s upcoming elections.
So, let’s take you through it: What is the state of Britain more than 4 years after leaving the EU?
Polls suggest the British are fed up with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his conservative Tories’ 14 years in power. Fixing the cost-of-living crisis and healthcare with the NHS are top priorities for voters. And what about Brexit campaigners’ promise to reduce migration?
The Labour party’s candidate, Keir Starmer, is promising change.
This week on To The Point, we ask: In a broken Britain, can a Labour government offer the UK a new start?+++
Our guests:
Nicolai von Ondarza is a political analyst at German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
Oliver Moody, Berlin correspondent for the British daily The Times.
Katja Hoyer, historian and author at King’s College London, via Skype from London
00:00 Opener
01:30 What is the mood like in the UK?
0300 Why is Brexit not a topic of discussion?
04:00 Can the UK rejoin the EU?
04.30 The economy has shrunk
05:00 The NHS has been impacted
05.90 Can Labour really change the country?
06:40 The inflation rate is high
07:30 It is difficult for the UK to recover
08:30 Housing costs increased dramatically
09.00 It’s not just Brexit that has contributed to the economic decline
10:20 Labour leader Keir Starmer is very cautious
11:20 What about the NHS?
12:20 Mr. Brexit Nigel Farage is back
13:50 Will right-wing populism and migration dominate British politics even more in the future?
14.10 Farage wants to take over center-right positions
14.35 Farage wants to take over the Tories
15:00 Tories are moving more to the right
16:09 Nigel Farage’s charisma
17:00 Are there too many migrants coming to the UK?
19.00 The Rwanda policy
20:10 Irregular migration cannot be controlled
21:50 Can Labour be a new start for the UK?
24:00 What happens next in the UK?
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