a more disunited kingdom a more damaged week government my guest this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it. welcome to conflicts.

a more disunited kingdom and the more damaged government i guess this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it.

jamming for free but w a more damaged weak government i guess this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it.

there is a quote in here from bernard jenkin saying, i don't know what happens to the conservative partyentially... there would be a great schism. or a spontaneous combustion. if anyone we re spontaneous combustion. if anyone were feeling bored with brexit the front pages are exciting and i would urge everyone to read them. they are becoming like a political thriller with a slightly chaotic plotline but really very interesting. the sunday express, me back my deal orface catastrophe. at this moment we know the prime minister is 90 votes short of the deal she needs but if she is to get closer to her target she has to get closer to her target she has to have labour mps supporting her. she goes and writes an article for the hardline conservative sunday express. who is she trying to persuade? it is both, it is everybody. she is trying to get labour with a softer move eventually if this one goes down. before that trying to get the brexiteer mps... there was the storage in the week about how attacking workers' rights. she has written a piece not saying anything we have not heard before in the e

a more disunited kingdom and the more damaged government i guess this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it. welcome.

a more disunited kingdom and the more damaged government i guess this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it.

dumping you and the more damaged weaker government i guess this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and the conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it. welcome to conflicts a. decision back to the people in the form of a general election by and you pushing for that now it's high time slot. that's the usual conventional view of research politics first of all that there was already a general election since the referendum but you put this forward last july yes i did. leave the european union the transition like the march with or without a withdrawal agreement but that could question is that by act of parliament this could be altered by act of parliament this would be very unusual you claimed last week that the prime minister despite the political defeat of laertes huge political defeat she suffered is now in a very strong position to go back to the e.u. and tell them to change the agreements so that it's acceptable to the house of commons very strong position really having suffered the worst defeat of any persisted ho

more disunited kingdom and a more damaged weaker government my guest this week here in london is bernard jenkin a leading campaigner and a conservative m.p. how did britain get into this crisis and how's it going to get out of it. welcome to conflicts. last summer you said if there's a deadlock in british politics it's usually result with a general election and if parliament is determined to block it to reason they will have to take decisions back to the people in the form of a general election why aren't you pushing for that now it's high time. that's the usual conventional view of research politics first of all that there was already a general election since the referendum but you put this forward last july yes i did but. what i was saying was that's the usual way of resolving this what's wrong with that are you afraid of losing but i doubt it i honestly don't think now will be the right time for a general election because the. we are so close to the twenty ninth of march deadline. which both big stand and what's more parliament has already legislated democracy has been served. for the united

welcome sir bernard jenkins. he is the deputy chair for the conservative party. joining us. you've been a supporter of leaving the u.k. for some time. would you prefer leaving with no agreement to the agreement put before parliament? it with a straight choice between those two, i would rather leave without a formal agreement. it doesn't mean there won't be formal agreements at all. there is a contingency action plan in place -- case there is no agreement. citizens, thee , a. citizens live in the eu are provisions being made for them. we will continue trading with the european union. it will be under the rules of organizationde instead of a single customs area. that is quite a big change. the advantage of leaving without an agreement is it ends the uncertainty more quickly than any other option. we see the consequences of leaving without an agreement. they are pretty dire. bernard: i disagree. they are scenarios based on an assumption the government takes no mitigating actions. the treasury and the banking in 2016, they said we were going into recession. we were g