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Interview with The Liberal Democrat Peer Baroness Shirley Williams and former Labour foreign office minister Denis McShane, 2018-04-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 1/23

Scope and Contents

Williams and McShane speak to Parliamentary Radio about the @TutuFoundation #PeaceSummit2018 @RegentsUni in London. Sones and Williams are talking from the Desmond Tutu Peace Summit 2018, Sones asks about nationalism and Brexit. Williams agrees that we're going through a period of nationalism, but that the hope is the creation a global system of law. Williams and Sones discuss the importance of Brexit and the willingness to say that the process is not working. McShane is asked about mediating conflict with discussion, he talks about England's approach to treaties and solving conflict through discussion. McShane was said to have created the term 'Brexit', Sones asks about the conflict associated with it and McShane questions what 'negotiations' mean in this context in reference laws and regulations. McShane argues that the Government and Jeremy Corbyn have failed to mediate with the British public. Sones asks about 'Remainers' and McShane responds arguing that they are not true positions to hold and is sad that younger generations will not have the same rights as him to travel and live, just because Rupert Murdoch and Nigel Farage wanted it.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018-04-23

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Extent

1 item(s) : 15 minutes 33 seconds (Audio)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2020-04-01 10:24:44+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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