Festive special: No deal preparations, robo-government, and the world’s worst Brexit jokes

MPs might be heading off on their holidays this week, but work never stops at the coalface of political podcasting. For this festive special, we’re joined by Robert Jenrick, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury - who seems considerably less afraid of a no-deal Brexit than his boss, Philip Hammond, is. We ask him to explain his thinking. Also on the show: Andy Zaltzman, host of the Bugle podcast, tells us why he thinks virtual reality may be the solution to Brexit; Alok Sharma, Work and Pensions minister, on the UK’s defiantly upbeat employment figures; and parliamentary sketch-writer Michael Deacon on why 2018 was a perfect year in every way. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Further reading: Philip Johnson on how Parliament might yet save Theresa May’s deal - http://bit.ly/2A5y1bg Michael Deacon on the odd similarities between Corbyn and May - http://bit.ly/2S8KvWr