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european union and post brexit legisla from the uk statute book and our mutual friend the brilliant michael dobbsir ploughs and anchors in and holding up the whole process. so we thought we might try and mull over what's happening on brexit with a couple of old chums , with a couple of old chums, including denis macshane , a including denis macshane, a labour man, been there, done it . norman baker for the liberal democrats who was in the coalition government . i also coalition government. i also interesting in the papers today interesting in the papers today in the observer , a big gathering in the observer, a big gathering of the great and good at sleep park about to how get brexit moving alongside. we'll have that and a woman who lost all of our hair during chemotherapy but set up a wig wig sharing and keep wigs process which i think is utterly brilliant. thank you honestly and. thank you to all my guests this week. next sunday, we will be celebrating london fashion. what me so hemlines and supermodels that's all. come next week. please join me then . thanks for today. bye me then. thanks for

listened to some of the debate that was going on in the house of lords, and i had the brilliant michael dobbsthe playwright and novelist of house of cards fame, accusing some of his fellow peers of drag their feet with the whole and it just drew my attention to the adage that many of our elite ruling never really wanted to leave the european union and perhaps will continue to use all manner of devices to prevaricate when it comes to actually getting the thing done . now, the european union and the european economic community, before it , of course, needed before it, of course, needed a to protect the cherished single market and indeed the core values of the free mobility of goods labour and capital all get it wrong and the penalties can be severe. now none of this should be confused with the european on human rights, which lobbying so many uk attempts the moment to control our own borders that now have the power so to do. having left the european union via brexit that is an entirely separate device and a separate structure of courts and the rest of it. although the guardian newspaper interest

you look at all the piece agreement on a new book, they also are providing dobbs on munitions for the 2nd edition under michael's. and the problem is, the top of that will be called the cutting in the government because of the security and the government supporting somebody. this is what i meant to protect the people, i think not often. that is why i think it's probably up to the option. the other thing is, i don't think all these agreement intentions tend to work and dental article, but live opinion implemented on the ground on your part. but you've got to the leaders of the men are not addressing the underlying orders of the problem of the people which is demand security that putting the reach and trying to get people can actually find enough work to to contribute to just security. that's why i think what we need to do is you need to address the c r u c does not know. one of the point you really sure how well? because if you're applying for the same element, we used to be didn't we committing all these crimes to actually to be restored and i don't who people are single. this is what is right to have the probab

wondering what the supreme court's investigation -- over the leaking of the dobbs decision, there's been some criticism that michael chertoff advised it and the justices -- [laughter] karine: i'll come back to that. anybody else? reporter: jenn, i wonder, have you seen any movement before moderate republicans on reproductive rights? mentioning there has been bipartisan support for some of these other pieces of legislation. i wonder on the issue of reproductive right, where are you on trying to move more moderate republicans? jenn: the president has been clear that the only way to replace fundamental constitutional right that has been taken away, which is what the supreme court did in the dobbs decision is to pass federal legislation codifying the protections that existed under roe. and he will and we will and the vice president will continue to work to do that with anybody who is willing to work with us on that. i will note that, you know, we have heard and seen, you know, quite publicly republicans trying to moderate their view but i think it's really important to look at their voting record. many who are talking