The first foreign test was, of course, the war in eukrane. We were in the front line defending european values. And we effectively won the vaccine race twice. But i have to finish on this point, the eu. This is the only actor to have invoked a border in ireland for the sole purpose of preventing vaccines preaching the united kingdom. They have still not got over the idea that britain is a recalcitrant province that needs to be taught a lesson and brought to heal. Ultimately, i would rather live in a generous, open, global country, interested and engaged in the affairs of every continent, including europe,. than in one that cannot
It was always going to be a disaster. Queues of HGVs stretching miles from Dover. The Good Friday Agreement threatened by the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol and increased support for Scottish Independence. That’s the argument of the doomsayers in this debate. But others claim that while short-term damage is inevitable – there is always blowback from a jilted partner – Brexit is a long-term project, one that is tied to the fundamental principle of sovereignty. Which side is right? To debate the issue, we welcome back Conservative politician Daniel Hannan, Labour MP Stella Creasy, and are joined by Robert Tombs, the historian of France and Britain, whose most recent book is This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe. Plus, Dominic Grieve, former Conservative MP and former Attorney General for England and Wales. Chairing the debate is Johnny Dymond, BBC News presenter and Royal Correspondent.
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