Britain's Economy Post-Brexit: Lords Heseltine & O'Neill

Britain's Economy Post-Brexit: Lords Heseltine & O'Neill

Author: SG& Capital Partners December 14, 2023 Duration: 28:21

This week on the show host Sam Gyimah explores Britain’s economy and place in the world post-Brexit with two "big beasts" of British politics of economics. First Sam speaks with Lord Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain - a titan of British Politics for over half a century - and one of the few Conservative voices who spoke out against Brexit. Then Sam gets additional insights from Lord Jim O’Neil, an Independent Member of the House of Lords, former UK Treasury Minister, and former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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