and a half times faster - than any other g7 economy. you ve had the uk, - they were supposed to have these border checks- coming in the same way as they come out. they ve decided after many years, they re saying, - given what s going on, - we re not going to bother, so it is no surprise that if you look to europe, i the conservative government is not going to find too many| friends there, but again the question will be, i and you made that point, can you.?| do people blame their local councillor who may be - conservative for the fact that global gas prices have hit - historic levels and are doing so around the world? - or do they want their bins collected more often? - and those councils, who have to provide those local services like your bins being taken out, local services they are struggling for money, aren t they? do they put up business rates and drive more businesses
so he can expect nothing on this side of the channel. it s interesting. i think we have seen. you talk about, there s not much talk about brexit. - i i think people are being cagey,| because they think that ship has sailed, but there is emerging - evidence that trade as a percentage of the uk s economy has fallen two and a half times faster than any other g7 economy. you ve had the uk, they were supposed to have these border checks coming in the same way as they come out. they ve decided after many years, they re saying, - given what s going on, - we re not going to bother, so it is no surprise that if you look to europe, i the conservative government is not going to find too many friends there, - but again the question will be, and you made that point, can you.? do people blame their local-
it s interesting. i think we have seen. you talk about, there s not much talk about brexit. - i think people are being cagey, because they think that ship i has sailed, but there is emerging evidence that trade as a percentage of the uk s economy has fallen two - and a half times faster - than any other g7 economy. you ve had the uk, - they were supposed to have these border checks coming in the same way as they come out. they ve decided after many years, they re saying, - given what s going on, - we re not going to bother, so it is no surprise that if you look to europe, i the conservative government is not going to find too many friends there, but again the question. will be, and you madel that point, can you.? do people blame their local councillor who may be - conservative for the fact that global gas prices have hit - historic levels and are doing so around the world? - or do they want their bins collected more often? -
divides england and the uk from the european union. on all the things on brexit, he will be blocked by the european union, so he can expect nothing on this side of the channel. it s interesting. i think we have seen. you talk about, there s not much talk about brexit. - i i think people are being cagey,| because they think that ship has sailed, but there is emerging - evidence that trade as a percentage of the uk s economy has fallen two and a half times faster than any other g7 economy. you ve had the uk, they were supposed to have these border checks coming in the same way as they come out. they ve decided after many years, they re saying, - given what s going on, - we re not going to bother, so it is no surprise that if you look to europe, i the conservative government
of the best in the world, we ve also got our economy, it s improving better than any other g7 economy, the fact that over £400 billion was made available to the british companies and individuals about for payments and grants and loans, these are mergers helping the uk get out of the pandemic much faster and much swifter than almost all the other countries across the world. there is a lot of good this prime minister has done and it s important to put things into perspective and recognise he has taken a huge number of decisions which have served well in the long term. thank you. it s worth saying there some conservatives who don t necessarily share that view and have some frustration with the prime minister, no real consensus on what will happen now, the timing of the publication of the soo great report will be crucial because conservative mps are looking at the options and