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Faisal Islam @faisalislam
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Concerted effort from Remainers and Leavers to kill PMs deal.

Pre-emptive concerted effort to kill Norway option from same, to prevent it from emerging as a compromise next week.

... Jeremy Corbyn also criticised Norway Plus in his article this morning...
Covered some of this on a trip to Norway last month... europhile Norwegian MP @vampus - we don’t want UK in EFTA “on the rebound” from the EU
Here was my overall judgement - they would have us back in EFTA - long term ... but UK Gov would have to change freedom of movement red line
going to be tonne of quotes from “People’s Vote” backers, previously backing Norway/EEA. As I recall pro EEA literally the actual position of Open Britain campaign.

Then again half the Leave leaders used to go on about staying in the Single Market too.

such a multivariate farce
The really important thing to watch here though - is the SNP - I have detected a subtle rebalancing in their public commentary - yes backing referendum on deal, but also emphasising openness on Norway - so could they possibly offer votes to a different pro EEA Tory leader?
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