Thread by @JenniferMerode

On Brexit, Theresa May wrapped herself in the flag, with "best of British"/ "best days ahead of us" lines.

But nothing in this speech will have surprised EU or caused offence. References to Gdansk, Berlin Wall,clear attempt to distance from Hunt's USSR lines.

May describes Chequers proposal as “challenging” for the EU. One way to describe a plan, where the central economic ideas have been rejected by the EU. ( tho not the foreign policy and security bits, which is often forgotten).

Fisheries stuff goes down well with Tory party. But leaving the EU CFP does not mean a free-for-all, only the start of complex negotiations.

It is Brexit in miniature: easy on paper, but long, endlessly complex and not what most expected.

The lines on Ireland sounded uncompromising: “we will never break up our country.”

But Michel Barnier’s team persist with de-dramatisation strategy, seeking to minimise technical checks.

This speech didn't close the door to that, DUP another matter...

Theresa May wants to define those calling for a second referendum as unpatriotic.

A second referendum “would be a politician’s vote, politicians telling people they got it wrong the first time”.

This is a classic eurosceptic line.