The vote that fractured politics | 10 Years of Brexit Pt 1 | Politics News

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Ten years on from the referendum that rewired British politics, Beth, Ruth, and Harriet are joined by one of the architects of Brexit, Michael Gove, to rewind through some of the biggest moments.

From David Cameron’s surprise 2015 decision to take a gamble and call the referendum, to the brutal tribalism of a campaign that forced the country into a choice between two tick boxes.

Ruth and Harriet take us through the Remain campaign and give their takes on why it didn’t always cut through – while Gove reveals why he first thought a referendum was a mistake, the friendships it fractured, the high-stakes calculations that pulled key figures into the Leave campaign, Johnson’s “star signing” and the effort to keep Nigel Farage off the biggest stages.

And he tells the podcast he regrets pulling the rug from under Johnson when he was trying to become prime minister after the Brexit vote.

You can WhatsApp the podcast at 07934 200 444 or email electoraldysfunction@sky.uk.

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