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Boris Johnson sends 'final offer' to the EU – Politics Weekly podcast

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Rowena Mason is joined by Heather Stewart, Lisa O’Carroll, Peter Walker, Kate Andrews and Ryan Shorthouse in Manchester to assess the prime minister’s last-ditch effort to entice the EU to negotiate a Brexit deal. They also discuss other policy announcements from the Conservative party conference and what the opposition parties have been up to in parliament.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
2 Oct 2019 English United Kingdom News

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