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Britain's former Foreign Secretary - Lord David Owen

In 2018 the focus in Britain is on where Brexit is taking the nation. How will leaving the EU affect the UK's sense of itself and its international standing?

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to former British Labour Foreign Secretary, Lord David Owen. The beginning of the year is a time for reflecting on the past and plotting a better future. In Britain the focus is on where Brexit is taking the nation. How will leaving the EU affect the UK's sense of itself and its international standing? Lord Owen, David Owen tried and failed to change the face of British politics by launching a new party on the centre left. Does the UK currently have a clue where its going ?

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