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Alastair Campbell and Jacob Rees-Mogg Debate Brexit - The Mishal Husain Show
Jun 22, 2026 The Mishal Husain Show
It’s 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. It was an enormous decision, one that has contributed to the churn of British prime ministers since, a phenomenon that has continued this week with the resignation of Keir Starmer.
What effect has Brexit had on UK politics and the British economy over the last decade? This bonus episode of The Mishal Husain Show is an opportunity to reflect and look ahead.
Earlier this month, Alastair Campbell, Co-Host of The Rest is Politics podcast, and Jacob Rees-Mogg, host of GB News, joined Mishal Husain in front of an audience of Bloomberg subscribers to mark the anniversary.
Unsurprisingly both feel as strongly as they did in 2016.
[...]
00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain
02:27 Campaigning changed after the result
06:24 The economic impact of Brexit
12:01 The political impact on Labour
14:05 Another referendum on Europe?
15:48 What Brexit meant for the Conservative Party
21:15 The immigration debate
22:58 “I disagreed” with Tony Blair
27:41 Could Nigel Farage be prime minister?
31:25 Where will the UK be in 2036?
It’s 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. It was an enormous decision, one that has contributed to the churn of British prime ministers since, a phenomenon that has continued this week with the resignation of Keir Starmer.
What effect has Brexit had on UK politics and the British economy over the last decade? This bonus episode of The Mishal Husain Show is an opportunity to reflect and look ahead.
Earlier this month, Alastair Campbell, Co-Host of The Rest is Politics podcast, and Jacob Rees-Mogg, host of GB News, joined Mishal Husain in front of an audience of Bloomberg subscribers to mark the anniversary.
Unsurprisingly both feel as strongly as they did in 2016.
[...]
00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain
02:27 Campaigning changed after the result
06:24 The economic impact of Brexit
12:01 The political impact on Labour
14:05 Another referendum on Europe?
15:48 What Brexit meant for the Conservative Party
21:15 The immigration debate
22:58 “I disagreed” with Tony Blair
27:41 Could Nigel Farage be prime minister?
31:25 Where will the UK be in 2036?