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    What's the Future of Brexit?

    After Britain voted to leave the European Union last year, Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that, "Brexit means Brexit." But yesterday, as negotiations finally began, her chief representative, David Davis, sounded a different tone, declaring, "There is more that unites than divides us." Is that a concession?

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 20, 2017 • 1 min read

    After Britain voted to leave the European Union last year, Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that, "Brexit means Brexit." But yesterday, as negotiations finally began, her chief representative, David Davis, sounded a different tone, declaring, "There is more that unites than divides us." Is that a concession? Britain's position has weakened, while the EU is stronger because of France's recently elected leader, Emmanuel Macron. Uncertainty about the Trump Administration's foreign policy is also having an impact in Europe. Is it possible there could be no Brexit at all?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jeremy Cliffe

      The Economist

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      Dominique Moïsi

      French Institute of International Relations / College of Europe

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Britain in a slump as the EU enjoys revival
    1. 1:23Trump meets Ukrainian President Poroshenko at the White House
    2. 7:59What's the Future of Brexit?You’re reading this
    3. 38:14The secret history of the iPhone on its tenth birthday
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