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Gisela Stuart, Vote Leave Chair askers by @SophyRidgeSky “Are we edging towards the Brexit you always dreamed of?
GS: “It’s a curious process ...
Negotiations will go up to the wire, EU has achieved its strategic goals, ours appear to be to keep the Tory party together”
Stuart, interestingly says an extension to transition is neither here nor there ... as long as the heads of terms [on future relationship] are clear
Stuart criticises the idea of an exit deal referendum because it would increase: “Uncertainty that concerns business in terms of investment... increases delay and uncertainty”
Sophy asks Gisela Stuart if some of the Vote LEave press releases were not a bit naive - £350m, “immediately be able to negotiate new trade deals”...
Stuart - “its about who makes your laws”
Sophy: “did you not feel uncomfortable about Vote Leave campaign claims and other people around you?”
GS: At Vote LEave we were very careful with for example language on immigration
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Interesting - maybe too late. Labour MPs astonished No 10 failed to consult with unions too. Also one told her directly that her talking up of No Deal as a viable option was making things difficult. Ie they need her to say publicly that No Deal is a disastrous non option...tricky
Labour sources briefing against: “We will look at any proposal that is put forward to improve T May’s bad deal.

“However, amendment would mean MPs supporting deal based on promises that are not legally binding. also doesn’t guarantee UK won’t fall behind on important rights”
“Protection of rights is also one element of this deal. The government has still refused to listen to Labour’s demands for a permanent customs union and a strong single market deal.” Says Labour source...
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Another ticking No Deal time bomb -Lords Grand committee supposed to take 4 hours to deal with 10 Brexit Statutory instruments - Got through just 3 on stem cells, embryology etc, all referred up to full House of Lords.

Hundreds more required to be passed to correct statute book
Some Govt sources suggesting there is a filibustering game going on here - Lords strenuously deny - todays committee included Lord Winston, Warner, Foulkes, Adonis etc, say it is scrutiny legislated for in Withdrawal Bill.

In any event, cant see how they get through all the SIs
Here’s the committee taking on the minister who was trying to get 10 SIs through today... parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/8a…
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Very good story about Brexit consultancy contracts from @AdamParsons1 and @TomBoadle

My understanding was BCG and Mckinseys ones were to work up rejected plans for New Customs Partnership and Max Fac to test them with very sceptical manufacturers (under gagging clauses ofc)...
Essentially, the Government paying many millions to external consultants to tell them it was going to take years to prepare customs etc, but also trying to square circle of its own red lines on Brexit with keeping frictionless trade.
Plenty of people were telling the Government, often under NDA, for free, that such plans were unworkable...
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1. There is a goliath dishonesty afoot among the leave camp that I want no part of. Everyone from Gisela Stuart through to Spiked Online, CrapX and John Redwood are pretending that anything that isn't no deal is not #Brexit. This is a sickening lie.
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I did resolve (again) to stop attacking Corbyn & to focus on the government in fighting #Brexit
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It's comical & depressing that the current problems in #Brexit were set in stone 2 years ago by brexit leadership & have hamstrung it since

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