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David Henig
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A PM in denial...
She still thinks if she can appease the right of the Conservative Party the one-nation wing will fall into line. Not going to happen. theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
At least the May-Corbyn negotiation is being played out by letter so we can see it in almost real time. Corbyn one senses is following the trade union negotiation playbook, he's not going to get caught doing management's bidding.
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David Henig
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A commitment to string some words together which on closer inspection turn out to be meaningless
Similarly promising more select committee involvement in the next phase without specifying details is meaningless. There has been plenty of select committee involvement to date, but if Ministers don't provide clear answers there is nothing they can do about it.
Ok, here it is, a PM who still has no understanding of the role a Parliament should play in negotiations, still thinks everything should be secret. Does the EU keep all of the details of a negotiation secret? Has that worked for them?
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David Henig
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Worth remembering for fans of the 'more leverage after we leave' theory of negotiating with the EU that our Ministers currently attend EU Council meetings with their counterparts and will not be doing so after March.
Officials will also not be attending meetings with their counterparts in Brussels. Our knowledge of what is happening in Brussels will decline rapidly.

This will happen regardless of whether there is a deal or not.
Expect headlines after March: UK snubbed by EU leaders. Each time they have a Ministerial or Prime Ministerial meeting and the UK is not invited, which will be often.

There is no known Government plan to address this issue.
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David Henig
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By a pretty overwhelming margin you believe the PM is bluffing when she talks about the Brexit deal sorting out the future relationship, for the purpose of not splitting the Conservative Party. A couple of implications follow...
First, Conservatives of both wings have spotted that she is bluffing, but to admit this would be to admit trying to mislead Parliament, so she can't, the pretense must be maintained even when it is clearly just that
Given the PM has said the Political Declaration is the future deal she doesn't really want to see that changed on the basis it is not binding. Hence not going along with any suggestions of a customs union - doesn't fit the bluff...
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