So here's the tension in Art.50 talks.
More detail in Pol Declaration is good for getting towards end-state EU-UK relationship, but is likely to mean less chance of agreeing Pol Dec/WA in first place (as it'll require shift from Chequers)
More detail in Pol Declaration is good for getting towards end-state EU-UK relationship, but is likely to mean less chance of agreeing Pol Dec/WA in first place (as it'll require shift from Chequers)
Add to that the Tusk line just now that Oct #EUCO remains central to the timeline and both sides have to make a rapid decision about the PD
Expedience suggests a vaguer PD, so May can hold on to something more to sell back home, but at cost of locking in a course of action in future relationship talks from March.
But that also means even more chance of being ousted as CON leader in April (as others will feel more to play for) and less chance of hitting deadline for a deal in place by end 2020, so transition extension even more critical
Overall, I can see logics at work here, but still a risk of making life very more complicated further down the line
