Would we have Brexit without the Tories?
The story of the Conservative Party’s decades-long battle over Europe.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Would we have Brexit without the Tories?" was published on April 10, 2019 and runs 20 minutes.
April 10, 2019 ·20m · Beyond Today
Summary
If it feels like politicians have been talking about Brexit forever, it’s because in a way they have. From Thatcher campaigning to stay in Europe in 1975, to her ideological successors pinning their careers to getting us out in 2016, the Conservative Party has been at odds over Europe for decades. We speak to the Today programme presenter Nick Robinson, who for years as the BBC’s political editor watched the fray.Producers: Heidi Pett and Alva White Mixed by Andy Mills Editor: Harriet Noble
Episode Description
If it feels like politicians have been talking about Brexit forever, it’s because in a way they have. From Thatcher campaigning to stay in Europe in 1975, to her ideological successors pinning their careers to getting us out in 2016, the Conservative Party has been at odds over Europe for decades. We speak to the Today programme presenter Nick Robinson, who for years as the BBC’s political editor watched the fray.
Producers: Heidi Pett and Alva White Mixed by Andy Mills Editor: Harriet Noble
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