i m not the only one to make this point. the former europe minister does as well as indeed ursula von der leyen as well, and now as we look at europe from the uk, now that we have left the eu, the geopolitics of our position as an offshore island with particular allies but global interests come back to the forefront. what are the implications forefront. what are the implications for us? in answering that question i want to make five points. there is to say that brexit has changed our international interest and hence will change our patterns of european relationships. not necessarily fundamentally but significantly. secondly that brexit means competition, we will be setting a different path on economic policy. third, the brexit was about democracy, democratic project that is bringing politics back home. fourth, that the eu and ourselves have got into a low equilibrium
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somewhat fractious relationship, but that it need not always be like that. but also that it takes two to fix it. and fierce, and finally, that fixing the serious problem we have in the northern ireland protocol is a prerequisite to getting to that next place ? fifth and finally. each point in time, furs, self evidently, our international interests have changed after brexit ? first. and so has our pattern of european relationships. most obviously we no longer have an interest in coalition building across the eu to shape eu rules, and relative power within the eu is important to countries which are members of the eu and not those which aren t. of course we take a strong interest in what happens within the european union and we want the member states of the eu to be prosperous and successful. we will watch how you legislate and whether you can develop effective frameworks for new areas of economic
but, of course, we continue to engage with industry, we continue to be in talks to support the sector. but are loans the right answer for companies which have already borrowed millions to make it through the pandemic? obviously, any support is helpful. but we are just at a point where businesses are starting to pay back covid loans, they have got really depleted resources from covid, and loans really are not the right way to go, they absolutely need grant support and measures like reducing vat and green levies on fuel. labour says the government should have seen this crisis coming. this problem has been a long time coming. for years, the government has been warned about this energy crisis. they haven t planned, they haven t got a plan now to respond. any relief will be welcome for businesses at this acute phase of the crisis. but if energy costs don t come down soon, there is only one way they will be able to live with it, and that is bypassing those costs they will be able to live wit
i wouldn t want to hear a speech on diarrhea and africa for commencement but i think that s actually more seemly and appropriate for the occasion. tucker: i agree, and less dirty than what we saw. mark steyn, a genius, self-evidently. thank you, great to see you. thanks a lot, tucker. tucker: we actually have more hillary clinton news. an update on the investec investigation of the fbi into her emails. we will have them for you after the break.