Lee when a good guess really the biggest problem in dealing with brags that at least when it comes to parliament is that both parties were divided on the issue within each party here can Boris Johnson unite the tories because if he can do that he might be able to poach from people across the aisle as it were here it really gets down to how he manages the party in my not correct go ahead lee well it does if youre playing fantasy politics if youre playing real politics then you know that the irish backstop the European Union is implacable position. And you know the record of mendacity and tomfoolery of Boris Johnson then you really wouldnt put your house on the boris being able to unify either his party or the country there are lots of people in the tory party with deep emotional scars from previous encounters with Boris Johnson some of whom are sitting around the cabinet table is a cabinet full of deeply ambitious and venal politicians boris being the lead cheerleader amongst them but t
Ok let me go to lee here but lee when a good guess really the biggest problem in dealing with brags that at least when it comes to parliament is that both parties were divided on the issue within each party here can Boris Johnson unite the tories because if he can do that he might be able to poach from people across the aisle as it were here it really gets down to how he manages the party in my not correct go ahead lee well it does if youre playing fantasy politics if youre playing real politics then you know that the irish backstop the European Union is implacable position. And you know the record of mendacity and tomfoolery of Boris Johnson then you really wouldnt put your house on the boris being able to unify either his party or the country there are lots of people in the tory party with deep emotional scars from previous encounters yeah with Boris Johnson some of whom are sitting around the cabinet table. Cabinet full of deeply ambitious and venal politicians boris being the lead
A world where anything can happen now after all who would have thought briggs it would destroy the premiership up to rest of me will to break that process do the same to Boris Johnson. Talking bojo and brags that im joined by my guess we jasper in london he is a former deputy mayor of london in lancaster we have mark arnett he is a senior lecturer in politics at Lancaster University and in plymouth we crossed the james tweedy he is a journalist and commentator on World Affairs all right gentlemen gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect i mean you can jump in in any time you want and i always appreciate it and i also know its sweltering in the u. K. So well everybody dont get hyperventilated here because i dont want anybody to faint ok let me go to james 1st in plymouth james ok we have a new Prime Minister a figure that most people know. Some very much like some obviously dont and hes larger than life ok thats all nice and fine thats good for media its good for clicks its good for eyeballs
Owen will be here with more of todays top stories crosstalk is next though on our to international and in the u. K. And ireland it is sputnik stay with us. Hello and welcome to crossfire where all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle Prime Minister Boris Johnson did you ever think you would say that it seems we live in a world where anything can happen now after all who would have thought briggs it would destroy the premiership up to resume the breaks that process do the same to Boris Johnson. Talking bojo and brags that im joined by my guest we jasper in london he is a former deputy mayor of london in lancaster we have no. Arnett is a senior lecturer in politics at Lancaster University and in plymouth we crossed the james tweedy he is a journalist and commentator on World Affairs all right gentlemen gentlemen cross roles in effect i mean you can jump in in any time you want and i always appreciate it and i also know its weltering in the u. K. So well everybody dont get hyperventilated h
Has already killed. Welcome to the program the United Nations has slapped. Tough new sanctions on north korea in response to his missile tests the measures will restrict oil supplies bydel for p. R. Nuclear and Missile Program the sanctions were proposed by the United States and backed you never mislead by the council including veto holders russia and north koreas main ally china nikki haley the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Says pyongyangs refusal to rein in its Nuclear Program left the International Community with no other choice their arrogance and hostility to anything productive has set their country on a destructive path nine times before today we have asked the north korean regime to choose the path of peace and if they do we would welcome them back into the community of nations but pyongyang has chosen the path of isolation strong words there from u. S. Representative nikki haley to discuss this further im now joined from the south korean capital seoul by journalist even more a