Aaaaand, it's FoM front and centre. Very obviously the lead pitch for all the coming ratification debates
@jonworth All things considered, probably best bet for May: stay on-message, avoid the bear-traps, say as little as possible
Only Q is whether Q&A opens up any new territory (doubtful)
Only Q is whether Q&A opens up any new territory (doubtful)
@jonworth sly bit of ES snark in there, with the thanks to Gib's FM
@jonworth May's statement basically highlights the relative unimportance of today: signing isn't the real challenge here
tl;dr nothing to see here.
Still can't tell if "British people want this done" line works for May: certainly a constituency for "enough already: just sign whatever to end this", but bigger than "she's given too much away to get this off the books"
At least she's taking plenty of Qs: doesn't always happen with May, suggesting she wants to give as many journos as poss their line, in hope of softening coverage
Lastly, the shift from "huge sums" to "vast sums" continues...
