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Today the Intelligence and Security Committee reports on detainees torture allegations

To understand it, you need to read the extraordinary series of scoops by ⁦@hzeffman⁩ this week

Today’s tells of basic incompetence of Boris Johnson’s office/FCO

thetimes.co.uk/article/baad1e…
In it, we learn Boris Johnson’s office shoved the wrong papers in with a letter to the Labour Party about the inquiry - revealing lots of embarrassing government decision

The Foreign and Commonwealth office was once.....

.... oh never mind
Personally, I’d call this sort of behaviour “on track”
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Amber Rudd told Cabinet:

“History will take a dim view of a Cabinet that presses ahead with No Deal. We have to face world in which we find it, not as we wish it to be and we have to deal with the facts as we find them.”
In response to Sajid Javid pointing out that under No Deal we wouldn’t be able to uphold Dublin agreement and send people back, Amber made clear that, as a former Home Sec, we’d be less safe as a country.
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Tory pro-remain rebels have been plotting to scupper government timetable - and forcing meaningful vote for *THIS THURSDAY*

One minister last night gave it 50/50 chance of success

BUT

Appears to have been scuppered by the government business motion which can't be amended
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... meaning it would happen on Thursday night
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Some in government wanted it to come foreward too

But apparently this programme motion is unamendable, sources say.
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What next on brexit?

In today’s Times I do a roundup of what people across Westminster - and beyond - are saying at the start of the new term.

A thread below on my conclusions, including details of “Operation Figleaf”

thetimes.co.uk/article/62a2f4…
1. The meaningful vote is set to be either on Tue Jan 15 or Wed Jan 16.

A decision hasn’t been made yet

It partly depends on whether the Commons sits next Friday and Tories have a three line whip to attend the brexit debate - which is unusual
2. Theresa May wants to focus briefing on domestic issues - the NHS? - this weekend

I’m told one advanced plan is for May to appear on the @AndrewMarr9 on BBC 1 on Sunday to launch the 10 year NHS plan, spelling out how the ££ announced over the summer will be spent.
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This morning Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) released two reports that raise grave concerns for anyone who thinks torture is wrong and we have an obligation to avoid complicity in it. A thread:
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