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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? 
To be clear, confidential briefings have their place for sensitive issues, but they need to be placed alongside a proper structure of discussing and agreeing mandate, regular public reports, and debates to shape the Government's position.
Initial verdict: Waiving £65 fee for EU residents welcome, workers rights and environ stuff only meaningful if enshrined in treaty, but problems with backstop and vague future relationship same old same old. Smallest possible baby steps.
Interesting from Labour though. More details of Customs Union proposals to follow, will support ruling out no-deal, amendment which should then get majority next week. PM starting to lose control of process by having nowhere to go?
