{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9a03fe9e-1ff0-4dcc-b3f6-50bd1f016ea4/9c791888-a5f8-4432-840b-4a08e2b63ce2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Endgame?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6195701f2eacc3a36070252a/619570bccb3c660012e3d268.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>We weigh up where we've reached with Brexit, now that the big choices can't be avoided for much longer. Is a second referendum any more likely than it was a week ago? What terms will the EU demand for an extension of article 50? And can May finally prevail? With Helen Thompson and Chris Bickerton. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Talking Points:</strong></p><ul><li>Are we finally approaching the endgame on Brexit? The sequence became more clear this week: 1) a vote on May’s deal; 2) A vote on no deal; 3) A vote for an extension</li><li>The case for an extension remains unclear: the EU states will want something concrete. </li><li>Kenneth Armstrong thinks that the key question around an extension is whether it would last 3 months or 2 years. What the extension would mean is also an open question.</li><li>What would happen if May’s deal went down? Neither side has an alternative.</li><li>David thinks that there are only two possible outcomes at this point: May’s deal or a general election</li><li>Although Helen argues that this logic leaves the EU out of the equation.</li><li>Even the Financial Times is talking about a second referendum, but how would you actually get the legislation through Parliament?</li><li>Chris says that Corbyn’s strategy seems to be to edge Brexit over the line while distancing Labour and himself from it.</li><li>The withdrawal and the political agreement still contain a lot of possibilities for a harder or softer Brexit. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://brexittime.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Armstrong on the Cooper-Letwin Article 50 extension proposal</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Further Learning:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/142-back-to-brussels\" target=\"_blank\">The last time we talked about Brexit… </a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2018/130-the-fate-of-theresa-may\" target=\"_blank\">The Fate of Theresa May</a></li><li><a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics/whoisjeremycorbyn-\" target=\"_blank\">Who is Jeremy Corbyn?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2018/103-the-next-referendum\" target=\"_blank\">The Next Referendum?</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>And as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: </strong><a href=\"http://lrb.co.uk/talking\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>lrb.co.uk/talking</strong></a></p>","author_name":"David Runciman and Catherine Carr"}