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The Inquiry: Is Brexit Inevitable?

Journalist John Harris says Britain鈥檚 political elite cannot wriggle out of Brexit without provoking dangerous anger.

鈥淏rexit means Brexit,鈥 says Theresa May, Britain鈥檚 new prime minister. It sounds unequivocal: the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, so that鈥檚 what it must do. But credible figures have suggested that Brexit may not actually happen. Is that possible? In this excerpt from The Inquiry, Guardian journalist John Harris says Britain鈥檚 political elite cannot wriggle out of Brexit without unleashing 鈥渕align, divisive political forces鈥.

Presenter: Maria Margaronis

(Photo: Illustration flags of the European Union and the Union flag sit on top of a sand castle on a beach in Southport, United Kingdom. Credit to Getty images)

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