British politics is in full-on meltdown mode. Prime minister Boris Johnson has lost a series of key votes on Brexit AND his parliamentary majority. He is now seeking a general election in mid-October to let British voters decide whether Brexit should happen, come what may, at the end of next month. But will the Labour opposition agree to a snap poll?

Stephen Sackur interviews former Labour cabinet minister Lord Falconer. Is Labour in any fit state to win an election amid Britain’s Brexit chaos? Show less