Political Fix

Freedom day too soon and English patriotism

Boris Johnson has announced that all remaining lockdown restrictions will end on July 19 in England, but is he acting too hastily with Covid-19 cases rising so quickly? Plus, we debate whether a new form of English patriotism is emerging through the Euro 2020 matches and what this means for Conservative culture warriors.Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Sarah Neville, Clive Cookson, Robert Shrimsley and Gideon Rachman. Produced by Howie Shannon. The sound engineer was Breen Turner.-Read the latest on <a href="https://www.ft.com/world/uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/world/uk</a>-Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Seb Payne</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/robertshrimsley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Robert Shrimsley</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Gideon Rachman</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahnev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Sarah Neville</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/clivecookson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Clive Cookson</a>-Subscribe to <a href="https://www.ft.com/newsletters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/newsletters</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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