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What can the PM do to clarify the operation of the exit mechanism in the backstop?

I outlined one suggestion in a piece here a few weeks back

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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I also spoke to @rosschawkins on the Today Programme last week about the possibility of using interpretive declarations to the Withdrawal Agreement to clarify what the UK could consider as material breaches of the treaty.

Listen here -

soundcloud.com/open-europe/br…

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And I also discussed these interpretative declarations with @skynewsniall

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Worth reading this @Policy_Exchange paper for some further thoughts -

policyexchange.org.uk/publication/ho…

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Just listened to @steverichards14 say on the Week in Westminster that Labour do have a policy on Brexit.

Eh?

Really?

A thread on Labour’s Brexit mess 👇

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Could anyone sum it up Labour's policy in a sentence or two? Do they back leaving EU or not? Are they for ending free movement & leaving Single Market? With fewer than 100 days to go, it’s getting rather late for their position to still be so nebulous, as @JunckerEU might say

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For many months now @Keir_Starmer has been manoeuvring Labour towards a position where they could back a second referendum, with remain on the ballot paper.

At Labour Conference in September, a motion was passed explicitly putting such an option on the table

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I understand why some are pushing an indicative vote but I think it's misguided & messy

The best thing is head off for a Christmas break & encourage MPs to spend the time thinking carefully

Meanwhile reports of the death of May's deal are greatly exaggerated

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It's obvious there are only now three real options -

✖️Leave with No Deal

✖️Leave with May's Deal

✖️Don't Leave

There are special cases of each of these but every possible path falls into one of these three boxes.

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Managed no deal (whatever that is or isn't) is a way of dressing up No Deal with a nice bow.

Norway Plus entails leaving with May's Deal & seeking to add commitment to build a closer future relationship.

A General Election or a Second Referendum could take us to No Brexit

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Is it just me or is Corbyn mis-firing badly?

There's a huge open goal today but he just seems shouty and confused
"No Plan, No Clue, No Brexit" was a good line on @jeremycorbyn from @theresa_may
The inconstant Gardiner was horribly cringe worthy

But May's quip about having to explain it to Corbyn after was actually quite funny
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I have been arguing for a long time that the EU, and particularly the EPP, should stand up to Viktor Orbán, but I feel nevertheless conflicted on triggering #Article7 - let me explain. #Thread theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
1. Although triggering Article 7 does not mean kicking Hungary out of EU (more below), it is starting with the "nuclear option".
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I’ve been too busy (book deadline is Sunday) to write about MO, so I’ll give you my quick rundown now. joplinglobe.com/news/local_new…
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I appreciate the desire of pro-remain MPs to seek consensus (since consensus is a necessary feature of any decision-making) but I'm afraid I find aspects of the argument being made here by @NickyMorgan01 problematic. /1 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Much of the immigration debate between political parties in Germany seems grounded more in the events of 2015 than in the reality of 2018. A short thread.
CSU’s Söder and FDP’s Lindner have in recent days claimed that Merkel acted unilaterally in 2015. Although a small detail in the greater scheme of things, this is factually incorrect.
For example, Austrian chancellor Kurz acts all tough on immigration now, “axis of the willing” and all, but in 2015, when he was foreign minister, Kurz begged Steinmeier, Germany’s then-foreign minister, to open up Germany’s borders.
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i know everyone is sick of @bariweiss, but one last point: she is one part of a coordinated assault on the university as an independent site of critical thought.
this assault is organized, it's well-funded, and its endgame is to destroy universities as spaces from which criticisms and critiques of society can be articulated
in a piece from a few weeks back, @tressiemcphd exhaustively catalogues and dissects the nature and purpose of this assault:

huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-…
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