The Economist asks: Are the Victorians a model for Brexit Britain?

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• Episode: The Economist asks: Are the Victorians a model for Brexit Britain?
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• Duration: 00:34:26
• Published: 2019-05-24 16:45

With Theresa May on her way out of 10 Downing Street and Britain no closer to achieving the Brexit she promised, Anne McElvoy takes the long view. She asks Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Conservative MP, and Tristram Hunt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, to debate how the titans of the 19th century shaped modern Britain. What would Queen Victoria do? And who in the Conservative party do they tip to take over the leadership?

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