WEBVTT - Bloomberg's Hutton on the UK Leadership Appointments (Audio)

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<v Speaker 1>I want to turn our attention now to Brexit and

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<v Speaker 1>the new government being formed by the new Prime Minister,

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<v Speaker 1>Teresa May. Rob Hutton, UK government reporter for Bloomberg in London,

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<v Speaker 1>has more tell us Rob about David Davis. He is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the minister in charge of negotiating the

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<v Speaker 1>exit of Britain from the European Union. Yes, he is.

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<v Speaker 1>This is terribly exciting. It's stickually exciting because David Davis

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<v Speaker 1>is one of those people who went campaigning for Brexit,

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<v Speaker 1>had a very clever plan, and now he gets to

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<v Speaker 1>implement his very clever plan. And working alongside him, really

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<v Speaker 1>doing trade negotiations will be Liam Fox, who also has

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<v Speaker 1>a very clever plan, not quite the same, very clever plan,

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<v Speaker 1>and working alongside both of them. The surprise appointment of

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<v Speaker 1>the evening will be Boris Johnson, the new Foreign Secretary,

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<v Speaker 1>who has three or four very clever plans for what

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<v Speaker 1>Brexit will look like. Well, I think I'm so like

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned whereas Johnson, because I think a lot of us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're not the UK experts like you, but

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<v Speaker 1>we saw you know, Uh, he's appointed Foreign Secretary. How

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<v Speaker 1>is he going to how is he going to assist

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<v Speaker 1>the new brexits are tell us how this new clever

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<v Speaker 1>plan is going to work. Well, it's not exactly clear.

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<v Speaker 1>One way of looking at this is that Boris Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>has finally been given the opportunity to blow up. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been given a really big job that he cannot possibly

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<v Speaker 1>complain about, one of the biggest jobs in government theoretically,

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<v Speaker 1>and also a job where unfortunately, the many, many rude

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<v Speaker 1>things that he has said we're currently debating which of

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<v Speaker 1>these we can print on our family news wire that

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<v Speaker 1>he has said about about foreign leaders will may come

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<v Speaker 1>back to haunt him. So Theresa may may have done

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<v Speaker 1>something quite clever in taking somebody who's a potential rival

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<v Speaker 1>and giving them the opportunity to mess up in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that actually wouldn't damage her domestically. Um, He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be absolutely fascinating to see how how Davis and Fox.

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<v Speaker 1>Both of them have been out of government quite a

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<v Speaker 1>long time. David Davis hasn't been in government since, uh

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<v Speaker 1>it since as one of my colleagues, but it's since

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<v Speaker 1>take that were big first time around. So it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be fascinating to see how they cope with the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest problem that Britain's faces. But the point about about

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<v Speaker 1>appointing them, from May's point of view, I think is

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<v Speaker 1>that these were people who are pushing for Brexit, so

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<v Speaker 1>their hands are now going to be dipped in the blood.

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<v Speaker 1>They've said it will be terribly easy to get a deal.

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<v Speaker 1>They've said we'll be able to get free trade access

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<v Speaker 1>to the EU. They've said we'll get a trade deal

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<v Speaker 1>with America, with South Korea, with whoever. Now we'll find

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<v Speaker 1>out if they're right, and if they're wrong, they won't

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<v Speaker 1>easily be able to blame her for screwing it up.

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<v Speaker 1>Just quickly, rob David Davis, is there one particular piece

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<v Speaker 1>of information that we should know about him? Because he

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<v Speaker 1>is What you need to know about David Davis is

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<v Speaker 1>that he once resigned from Parliament to run for Parliament

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<v Speaker 1>against himself in protests that something that this is when

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<v Speaker 1>he was in opposition in protest that something that the

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<v Speaker 1>government was doing. He's a very interesting choice. Robert Hutton,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so very much. I can hear it in

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<v Speaker 1>your voice, the glee you take it. It is amazing. Though.

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<v Speaker 1>This is such an exciting story, so interesting. Boris Boris Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>Foreign Secretary announced by Teresa May, the new Prime Minister

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<v Speaker 1>of the United Kingdom. I'm Kathleen Hayes along with Pim Fox.

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<v Speaker 1>This is taking stock on Bloomberg Radio. This is Bloomberg