Is Britain’s Circuit Breaking?

There’s no escaping COVID19, and with calls for a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown growing by the day, how is the Government coping as the pressure mounts? And with Number 10 sidelining the devolved administrations, Jess Sargeant joins to discuss the impact of the Britain’s varied coronavirus response. Plus, with the US Presidential election less than a week away, what will the result mean for the UK?

• “Boris Johnson hasn’t found a way to navigate between the scientists and his backbenchers” - Mark Landler
• “Whether or not the Government acts now affects if people can see their families at Christmas” - Cath Haddon
• “Angela Merkel has political capital to spend on a lockdown that Boris Johnson does not” - Alex Thomas
• “Closing borders is not a sustainable solution, practically or politically” - Jess Sargeant
• “Biden would not view a UK-US trade deal as a priority” - Mark Landler

Presented by Hannah White with Cath Haddon, Alex Thomas, Jess Sargeant and Mark Landler. Audio production by Alex Rees.

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