This was undoubtedly be THE quote of today's Cabinet.
David Gauke described a managed no-deal as a 'unicorn that needs to be slaughtered'.
Poor unicorns...
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David Gauke described a managed no-deal as a 'unicorn that needs to be slaughtered'.
Poor unicorns...
🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
Here's some more of David Gauke said:
'Managed no-deal is not a viable option.
'It's not on offer from the EU and the responsibility of Cabinet Ministers is not to propagate unicorns but to slay them'
'Managed no-deal is not a viable option.
'It's not on offer from the EU and the responsibility of Cabinet Ministers is not to propagate unicorns but to slay them'
Behind the extraordinary metaphor lies a very real Cabinet row.
There is a *lot* of support round the Cabinet table for a manged no deal - as many as 11 ministers back it as a 'plan B'.
But to the Remainers it is utterly unacceptable - a line they cannot and will not cross
There is a *lot* of support round the Cabinet table for a manged no deal - as many as 11 ministers back it as a 'plan B'.
But to the Remainers it is utterly unacceptable - a line they cannot and will not cross
Aside from the poor unicorns, Penny Mordaunt was one of the strongest voices opposing indicative votes.
She said that we shouldn't be 'gerrymandering a mandate through alternative votes'.
She said that we shouldn't be 'gerrymandering a mandate through alternative votes'.
Two lines from Amber Rudd.
As well as saying on no deal that 'just because you put a seat-belt on it doesn't mean you crash the car' (h/t @SamCoatesTimes)...
...she also said colleagues need to 'consider the job losses under no-deal' - and think about their own constituencies
As well as saying on no deal that 'just because you put a seat-belt on it doesn't mean you crash the car' (h/t @SamCoatesTimes)...
...she also said colleagues need to 'consider the job losses under no-deal' - and think about their own constituencies
