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Dover Queues and Brexit Truths?

The FT's Peter Foster joins us to explore whether the long queues at Dover are just an inevitable Brexit non-benefit.

Delays at the Dover border mean holidaymakers are getting hot under the collar – while the heat is on the government to fix the problem. The FT's Peter Foster joins us to explore whether the long queues are just an inevitable Brexit non-benefit.

Also, the government appears to have ditched any plans (and a manifesto promise) to reform social care. So why is this policy challenge proving beyond the wit of ministers? And teachers have rejected a pay offer from the government. Just how distant is a deal to end public sector strikes?

PLUS: In praise of politicians, and politics. This weekend is the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. How was the historic deal reached, what is its legacy, and what might happen next in Northern Ireland?

Country (international)
European Union
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Political party
Conservative
Administration
Sunak government
Devolved administration
Northern Ireland executive
Publisher
Institute for Government

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