lee edwards and -- lee edwards. >> we have before us an extremely interesting panel which has been provoked by an extremely powerful and interesting speech. i would like -- i don't need to introduce the president, he had just spoken, but perhaps i could just welcome ana maria who is here today and she represents her country as a senior diplomat for dialogue throughout the world and europe. but she is also, i think, she represents something important as well. that is at the end of the second world war and poland left a great number of polish people in western europe europe and the united states just as the hungarian revolution in 56 have been the expulsion of a large number of hungarians who came to all over the world. the significance of these communities and in our countries -- during the cold war, it can't be overestimated, i went to school with boys with polish names, and it is true to say that in the 50s, 60s and 70s, if someone on the left could not possibly bound to the defense of the soviet union or its allies, if there was a hungarian or a polish person in the room. they were simply

. >> sir edward lee. >> with respect to my honorable friend, i believe that she is issues are so complex that we should not deal with them on a personal basis, but my question is this, will she help me in my-- what if the brexit secretary is right? what if his resignation letter, devastating resignation letter is correct that we are likely or possibly going to be locked permanently in a backstop arrangement? what if, therefore she loses the department which is likely, can she promise whatever happens in this vote that she will deliver brexit by the end of march? >> prime minister. >> can i say to -- can i say to my honorable friend we will be leaving the european union in march of 2019 and determine that we will deliver on that, whatever happens, whatever happens in between. in relation to this question of whether or not were we to be in the backstop, as i've said, the backstop is not an arrangement that i decide, actually, want to see being operated, that it was no more than temporary, that the aspects to this, i will draw his attention to one or two of those. first of all, the-- it's n

the speaker: sir edward lee. mr. lee: with respect to my honorable friend from somerset i , believe these issues are so complex that one should not deal with them on a personal basis. my question is this and will she help me in my loyalty, what if the brexit secretary is right? what if his resignation letter his devastating resignation , letter, is correct that we are likely or possibly going to be locked permanently in a backstop arrangement? what if therefore she loses this vote in parliament, which is very likely? can she promise me that she will deliver brexit at the end of march? the speaker: prime minister. pm may: can i say can i say to , my honorable friend, first of all that we will be leaving the european union on the 29th of march, 2019. that is, that is a set date, and i am determined that we will deliver on that. whatever happens whatever , happens in between. in relation to the question of whether or not, were we to be in the backstop, and as i said, the backstop is not an arrangement that i decide actu

as lee edwards mentioned, his several preconditions, one of them is ideas matter. i fully agree more than anything else. and in case of ronald reagan, john paul ii, margaret thatcher, it was just the case. they were not just pragmatics doing government jobs as daily business. they were ideologues and they were optimists. they had strong views and strong ideas. so i fully agree that ideas matter. but what does it mean if you look at the world around us and if you look at our politicians, most here in western europe, in eastern europe, are there any ideas among contemporary politicians? i don't see anyone with strong views, strong ideas. and if there are ideas, they are our -- are for me, totally unacceptable. post-nationalism, post democracy, and so on. so i'm absolutely convinced that ideas matter, more than anything else. in this respect, i'm an idealist. definitely. i am afraid that there are no great ideas among current politicians. that's my pessimism and therefore, i don't see some hopeful tomorrow's or days after tomorrow. who will do it? excuse me, to be tha

as lee edwards mentioned, his several preconditions, one of them is ideas matter. i fully agree more than anything else. in the case of ronald reagan, and john paul ii, margaret thatcher, they were not just doing government jobs as daily business, they were ideologues and optimists. they had strong views and strong ideas. i fully agrees that -- i fully agree that ideas matter. if you look at the world around mostd our politicians, here in western europe, in eastern europe, are there any ideals among contemporary politicians? with a strongyone views, strong ideas. if they are -- if there are ideas, they are totally unacceptable. post-nationalism, post so i am absolutely convinced that ideas matter, more than anything else. , i am anespect idealist. i am afraid that there are no great ideas among current politicians. that is my pessimism and therefore i do not see some hopeful tomorrow's or days after tomorrow. want to comen: i back to break that down in several areas. s: let me put my american had on, i am a polish politician but the american -- but a u.s. citizen.

as lee edwards mentioned, his several preconditions, one of them is ideas matter. i fully agree more than anything else. in the case of ronald reagan, and john paul ii, margaret thatcher, they were not just pragmatics doing government jobs as daily business, they were ideologues and optimists. they had strong views and strong ideas. i fully agrees that -- i fully agree that ideas matter. if you look at the world around us and our politicians, most here in western europe, in eastern europe, are there any ideals among contemporary politicians? i don't see anyone with a strong views, strong ideas. if they are -- if there are ideas, they are totally unacceptable. post-nationalism, post democracy, so i am absolutely convinced that ideas matter, more than anything else. in this respect, i am an idealist. i am afraid that there are no great ideas among current politicians. that is my pessimism and therefore i do not see some hopeful tomorrow's or days after tomorrow. mr. o'sullivan: i want to come back to break that down in several areas. ms. anders: let me put my america