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PM to EU citizens: even in event of no deal your rights protected
PM hints at new UK Irish backstop offer - building on existing regulatory checks in Irish Sea - further divergence acceptable if backed by Stormont but no customs border
On citizens: source: “It is a unilateral guarantee of citizen’s rights, effectively — so that people can live and work broadly as they do now, even in the event of no deal”. Details to come
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Government defeat 303-296 on Cooper No Deal amendment on finance bill - inconvenient embarrassing defeat but big symbolic expression of will of Commons to prevent No Deal Brexit
This is the start of constitutional trench warfare where Parliament will try to assert its power over the executive to prevent No Deal - highly significant. As is the open expression that UK not ready for No Deal from likes of Letwin and Boles.
Twenty Tory rebels voting against Government: Including Sir Michael Fallon... Greening, Gyimah, Soames, Vaizey, Letwin, Boles,
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Sir Oliver Letwin - “we will not allow a No Deal exit at the end of March” and this amendment shows the Government... “for 5 years I was in charge of the resilience of this country...preparation for no Deal wasn’t done... we can not impose on our country a risk of severe impacts”
Letwin almost emotional there - bit between tooth on stopping No Deal will vote for Cooper amendment, said as former Cabinet Office minister responsible for resilience - essentially UK not ready for No Deal. This said as a loyalist who fought hard to get A50 Bill through for PM
Nick Boles sounding pretty furious now about Tory MPs sniping... says manifesto clearly not Moses tablet

“did not say No Deal is better than any deal..” says No Deal prep woeful.

“I will vote on any legislation proposed by anyone that we will leave EU with a deal or not at all”
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EU sources say there will be “no summit” and there are “no actual talks”, some discussions on reassurances. Another diplomatic source tells me even those will not come before the vote next week. /1
Still not entirely sure whether the Meaningful Vote debate that resumes tomorrow will be the continuation of the one curtailed last month or a new one. Former more likely. Would have to make special provision for previous speakers to speak again /2
Tory MPs who attended the Downing St drinks were expecting a bit of a rousing unity speech from PM - surprised there wasn’t one at all even “none of you will be back here” type cajoling. On the way out none I spoke to had changed mind.
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1/ Let me try and explain the issue with EU citizens in the event of no deal - the issue that @carolinenokes, Minister of State for Immigration, got so wrong:
2/ Currently, if you apply for a job or try to rent a house or register with a GP, you will probably be asked to show a passport or provide similar proof of ID. If such a check establishes that you are British or an EEA citizen, you've passed.
3/ The UK government is currently setting up a system for ~3.8 million EU citizens (they haven't yet decided what happens to Swiss, Norwegian and other EEA citizens who are not EU citizens) to apply for "settlement" - ie permission to continue living in the UK, at £65 a pop.
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Brexit talks next week will be overshadowed by EU fears that the government might be reneging on previous commitments to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland.
Negotiations will formally begin again as early as next Tuesday or Wednesday after the budget.
Talks will be repeat of the “tunnel” earlier this month with the aim of getting something a deal over the line after mid-November.
There is still cautious optimism in Brussels but some concern UK is moving back on previous agreements on Ireland.
EU officials and diplomats are carefully scrutinising PM's speech yesterday. Everyone is in the dark.
“Only Olly Robbins, her chief negotiator, the PM and a tiny circle know what is going on and what the plan is,” said one source.
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@CapitalJon @PaulGambles2 @AlastairWinter @Halsrethink @dlacalle_IA @OBrienSheehan @chloechotv 1. #EU-#Europe before 2000 was OK: Open borders within #EU for EU-citizens, people can live & work (and study) in all EU states (so take great care who joins - went too fast too far East). The seed of destruction came with the #EURO.
@CapitalJon @PaulGambles2 @AlastairWinter @Halsrethink @dlacalle_IA @OBrienSheehan @chloechotv 2. More centralization & #Merkel's #RefugeesWelcome (with the will to enforce mass-#migration on other #EU states) introduce more toxic cancer cells into the #EU!
A common budget (#Macron) & an #EU-army would be the end of true #democracy & #freedom within #Europe!
@CapitalJon @PaulGambles2 @AlastairWinter @Halsrethink @dlacalle_IA @OBrienSheehan @chloechotv 3. The next step would be the likes of #Merkel, #Macron & #Juncker enforcing their will by first witholding money & next send the #EU-army to topple the likes of #Orban in #Hungary.
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#Khashoggi Case Thread: I am going to ‘pin’ this post to use it as an ‘Info Thread’ on the #Khashoggi Case. I am in #Turkey. I’ve been following the case closely and with access to sources & experts here. This is a very ‘sensitive’ criminal case due to ‘Diplomatic Booby Traps’!!!
The Evidence Obtained Outside Cameras will not show any evidence of ‘tempering’ but other than license plates of dozens of diplomatic cars (Many with tinted windows-large trunks) with related time stamp, drivers Info, model/year: Nothing.
#Turkish Intel-Investigative Bodies also have the list of all Diplomatic & Private Saudi & “other significant’ Planes in #Turkey for the period of ‘interest.’ Many of the Target airports have their own security cameras & related evidence.
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The French community in the 🇬🇧 is "one of the most important ones in the world, with more than 143 000 French citizens signed up on consular registers" - Europe Minister @NathalieLoiseau addresses the 🇫🇷 community at the @ifru_london
"If there are so many of you which are established here, it is a sign that our talents are sought after and appreciated. You bring a '🇫🇷 touch', so loved in many different fields"
"Beyond exiting the #EU, #France will remain a key partner for the #UK, in every single sector."
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The #EU decision to trigger "nuclear option" #article7 against Poland is extremely awkward for UK and bad news for a deeply divided EU leadership that lost its head when Macron got elected. A 1/thread

telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/2…
First. The problem for Mrs May, both immediate and longer term.

1. The UK has invested huge amount of diplomatic capital in expanding UK-Polish relationship after #Brexit

German MEP on recent visit said Polish officials joking about sheer number of UK ministers who visited/2
They sent 150 Lightdragoons for Nato trip-wire, started Belvedere Forum and even deployed heavy weaponry (Wills n Kate) in the Summer.

Tomorrow May, Hammond and Boris all going. A PM, Fgn Sec and Chancellor in one hit. That's serious diplomatic love. /3
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