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Feb 2023
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What Is The Deal?

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Will changes to post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland be enough to keep both hardline Brexiteer Tory MPs and the Democratic Unionist Party onside? Lizzy Burden joins us from Westminster with the latest. Bloomberg's Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll discuss the impact of a deal on Northern Ireland's politics and economy with Lord Reg Empey of the Ulster Unionist Party, who helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement. Plus, our interview with Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves as Labour unveils more details of its economic policy. 

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