The Conservative Party's Debate With the European Union

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European Union is putting pressure on big polluters to cut emissions faster. UK has to call a general election next year and members of the Conservative Party think they're in for a massive defeat. George Parker: The more likely scenario according to most Conservative MPs at the moment is that things go wrong. And they can't get out of this sort of downward spiral.

The EU wants other polluting nations to cut emissions faster. Three of the largest US banks reported a surge in profits last week from charging more for loans as more US banks report this week. Plus the FT’s political editor, George Parker, examines how the UK conservative party might squeeze out a win during the country’s next general election.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monica Lopez, Saffeya Ahmed (suff-YUH, EH-med) Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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