Helen and Stephen discuss the Brexit negotiations and the lack of progress on the Irish border question. Then, they wonder what Labour is up to at the moment. Finally, they answer a listener question: how sinister is the Legatum Institute?

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Further reading:

Fred Studemann on German politics.

Stephen in 2016 on Michael Gove and the single market.

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NS#246: What do the Brexit elite want?