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Suspend, disbelief: Parliament and Brexit

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Aug 29, 2019 • 21m
Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, sparked widespread outrage by suspending Parliament in the run-up to Brexit. What recourse do lawmakers still have? Taiwan’s deal to buy American fighter jets reveals wide political support for tooling up against Chinese aggression. And, the exceptional efforts to save New Zealand’s chubby parrot, the kakapo.

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