In this week's episode of Brexit: The Final Countdown we are joined by Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Express, Sam Lister. After a moment of brief Tory unity on Tuesday evening, we discuss what these 'alternative arrangements' to the dreaded backstop could look like, and try to figure out who will blink first in our game of chicken with the EU as we prepare to 'stare into the abyss'.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy<p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

What is the Malthouse Compromise and what on earth is the AAWG?

Welcome to Brexit: The Final Countdown, your weekly discussion, debate and analysis on Brexit brought to you by the Express. With a lineup of impressive guests each week, Brexit: The Final Countdown seeks to be your trusty companion as we negotiate the deal, the Cabinet, the Government, Parliament, Europe and almost everything else as the deadline approaches. Always informative and mostly funny, join us as we countdown to March and beyond.