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Boris, Braverman and borders – Politics Weekly UK

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The Conservative Party Grapples With National Autarky

There was always a coalition between, I think, 99% of people who voted leave with immigration in mind will have thought either literally seal the borders at Dover or immigration will be reduced. But they never explained that to the public. And this broader problem you have now is a section of the Conservative Party that has shifted further and further into an argument about kind of national autarky. That's where a country effectively does everything economically for itself. Exactly. You should be completely sort of autonomous and self-sustaining. Ortarky in the UK. Including, for example, if there aren't enough people to pick fruit and vegetables and that's a problem in terms of supplying a super

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