Truly outlandish piece of briefing in @SamCoatesTimes piece on the “civil war” that sparked @DominicRaab Sunday dash to Brussels after “exposing” Olly Robbins backstop to backstop plan.
Only one problem. That plan came up on MONDAY - and Raab was briefed on it that day. /1
Only one problem. That plan came up on MONDAY - and Raab was briefed on it that day. /1
Even if you didn’t know that, is the Spad pushing the idea that our hero Dominic swashbuckled his way to Brussels to save from Robbins and his crew, really thinking straight?
By implication Raab is even more marginalise than @DavidDavisMP and has no clue what’s going on. /2
By implication Raab is even more marginalise than @DavidDavisMP and has no clue what’s going on. /2
Course, all this tells you all you need to know about the political games being played in London.
Those same games that are frankly sapping confidence in Brussels that May can get any kind of deal over the line. /3
Those same games that are frankly sapping confidence in Brussels that May can get any kind of deal over the line. /3
And all this, double deliciously, when @marksedwill writes to the Times telling everyone to stop laying this sh*t on Robbins and Co. /4
Thank God we have such masterful, decisive political leaders as our own @DominicRaab to save Robbins and Co from themselves. ;)
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