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katya adler
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Spanish PM upping the ante and saying will vote no to #Brexit deal unless there is change in wording over Gibraltar
Gibraltar borders Spanish region of Andalusia which holds regional elections in 10 days and is key for Sanchez's socialist party as well as for the main conservative opposition which has accused him in the past of being soft over Gibraltar in #Brexit negotiations
Spain alone cannot ‘torpedo’ the #Brexit deal. It needs to be approved by qualified majority of EU countries and not unanimity. But the European Parliament does have a veto
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katya adler
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In today’s EU letter of assurances on #Brexit deal, the real message to MPs to help Theresa May is the EUs insistance that -as PM claims- this deal is the ONLY deal on offer. The content of the letter: reassurances on the backstop etc we’ve (often) heard from Brussels before 1
The content of the letter comes as no surprise at all to PM. Ahead of Tuesday’s vote communications are wide open between No10 and Brussels. The EU also waited for PMs go-ahead as to exactly when to release the letter but 2
None of my European contacts believe their letter will get the deal passed in Tuesday’s vote. They see that the PM does not have parliament behind her but they support her in effort to concentrate MPs minds with implicit threat that it’s this deal, no deal, (or no #Brexit ) 3
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katya adler
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No10 says EU must decide if it will release a letter of assurances before the vote on Tuesday but EU sources tell me they are waiting for the go-ahead advice from Downing Street 1
The letter could have been released Saturday night ahead of No10 Sunday media blitz but wasn’t .. It could be released tonight or tomorrow ahead of vote .. OR EU/No10 may decide better not since 2
The EU letter will I’m told contain assurances/explanations of current deal and nothing new. The letter would come from Juncker/Tusk in Brussels and they can’t change the #Brexit deal without negotiation with and go ahead from 27 EU leaders 3
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katya adler
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1) Pres Juncker just said on #Brexit "Don't force me to speculate, let me do what I can" (original in French: "laissez moi faire")
2) There’s talk of a Juncker/Tusk letter by Monday setting out EU reassurances on the backstop. This is not 100% confirmed
3) But Presidents Juncker and Tusk cannot unilaterally change the text or meaning of the #Brexit deal. It has been signed off by the 27 EU leaders and they need to be onboard and to agree to any changes
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1. The notion we should have a "people's vote" on the #Brexit deal is intellectually bankrupt. There is no possible way it could be an informed decision especially given the timeframe. That's what the remaons are counting on. It's dishonest to the core. (thread)
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Lesley Miller
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