{"id":1949102,"date":"2026-05-22T07:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1949102"},"modified":"2026-05-22T07:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:25:53","slug":"podcast-how-is-brussels-taking-all-this-brexit-banter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1949102","title":{"rendered":"Podcast | How is Brussels taking all this Brexit banter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/36\/63\/1200x675_cmsv2_8a9c005c-1d14-5e36-8d5f-028f9c978861-9603663.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2895738-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2895738\" data-cid=\"9768777\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2895738-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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        Brussels, My Love?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Podcast | How is Brussels taking all this Brexit banter?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative u-max-width-1280 u-margin-x-auto\" data-video='{\"id\":\"uBXltkJZiXM\",\"articleId\":2894633,\"title\":\"Podcast | How is Brussels taking all this Brexit banter?\",\"url\":null,\"programId\":\"brussels-my-love\",\"player\":\"pfp\",\"geoBlock\":[\"\"],\"sources\":[],\"description\":\"Nearly a decade after the referendum, Britain is arguing about Brexit all over again. Was it a historic mistake, a necessary act of sovereignty, or something the country still hasnu2019t fully understood?\",\"isLive\":false,\"articleUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/video\/2026\/05\/22\/podcast-how-is-brussels-taking-all-this-brexit-banter\",\"duration\":0}' data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/36\/63\/1536x864_cmsv2_8a9c005c-1d14-5e36-8d5f-028f9c978861-9603663.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Brussels, My Love?\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Brussels, My Love?<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span 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Was it a historic mistake, a necessary act of sovereignty, or something the country still hasn\u2019t fully understood?<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/apple_podcast.png\" alt=\"Apple podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/spotify.png\" alt=\"Spotify podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/special\/castbox.png\" alt=\"Castbox podcast\" width=\"30%\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode of Brussels, my love?, we dive into the big conversations around Brexit after recent UK local elections reopened a Pandora\u2019s box about Britain\u2019s future relationship with the EU. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Host M\u00e9abh Mc Mahon unpacks why the debate has returned and what the view from Brussels is with guests Dharmendra Kanani, Natalie Sarkic-Todd and Euronews politics correspondent Stefan Grobe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBrexit was a lie,\u201d according to Darmendra Kanani from the pro-European think tank Friends of Europe said, arguing that \u201cthe cost of leaving far, far outweighed the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone feels a return to the EU is either realistic or welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way of bringing these voters back,\u201d warns Euronews political correspondent Stefan Grobe, pointing to the continued rise of Nigel Farage and deep political disillusionment across Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Sarkic-Todd, founder of The Battleground also cautions against reopening \u201cthe Brexit Pandora\u2019s box,\u201d reminding listeners just how chaotic and divisive the withdrawal process became.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast explores whether security threats, trade pressures and economic realities could gently push the UK closer to Brussels again \u2014 even without formally rejoining.<\/p>\n<p>Plus: could Europe finally make cross-border train travel simpler? 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