Charles Moore on #bbcqt talking absolute nonsense; it's not a negotiation in the classic 'You give this, I'll give that' sense. A50 is a process in which the boxes need to be ticked to allow the UK to leave in an orderly fashion with a view to a future relationship. ➡️
Once the UK is a third country having left in the orderly fashion which is subject to a QMV approval by the Council of Ministers and a vote in the European Parliament, we will have left assuming our own House of Commons doesn't bring the process down. ➡️
Following that is the 'bargaining' phase which is where both sides have to make compromises in order to achieve a lesser deal, but one that works for both parties. Moore's grasp of this is pathetic as is Raab's from today's Commons debate. ⏹️
