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Faisal Islam
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Parking Tusk for a mo... two more significant things re Commons maths:

Labour after Starmer visit to NI now in favour of a backstop

And of an A50 extension at PMQs
On Tusk - needless calculated display of trolling re “hell” - obvious point of it, combined with Varadkar was to try to communicate EU ready for & not to blame for No Deal and UK lack of readiness. Now up to UK, MPs, “pro Brexit” Labour to choose if it wants No Deal Brexit or not
The specific point about not planning for Brexit before vote though is not really controversial at all - as I was told the weekend after the vote...
“There. Is. No. Plan”.
... also see a year after the referendum in the House of Commons the then Foreign Sec and chief Leave campaigner for example actively boasted about having no plan for No Deal “There is no plan for no deal, because we are going to get a great deal” parliamentlive.tv/event/index/ef…
At one of the Liaison Committees, PM also acknowledged and bemoaned the lack of Brexit plan that she inherited in Downing St...
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Faisal Islam
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NEW - Corbyn to tell PLP that Labour will support an amendment on a referendum: “in line with our conference policy, we are committed to also putting forward or supporting an amendment in favour of a public vote to prevent a damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country.”
Doesn’t mention Kyle amendment by name... Corbyn will tell PLP Labour will also back Cooper -Letwin... and will put down an amendment seeking backing for its own plan for a “comprehensive customs union”
TIG effect being felt in both big parties...

Big move towards second referendum from Leader of the Opposition.

Expectations of a move towards A50 delay this week from in Government.
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Faisal Islam
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Article 50 extension was raised at Merkel-May meeting on fringes of EU-Arab league summit in Sharm-el-sheik - No 10 confirms
Number 10 says Article 50 extension was not raised by PM, but does not say who did raise it at this meeting...
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Faisal Islam
@faisalislam
No idea how it is proposed to pass the fully amendable Withdrawal Agreement Bill in 17 days post Mar 12 - this is actual legal instrument of ratification.

It’s all amendable - detail of £39bn+ bill, transition application of EU law, etc etc

Lords, ping pong etc etc
also some big statutory instruments some require a 28 day process and are yet to be laid...

The Big One:

Tariff schedules...

Massive decisions creating winners and losers between consumers and producers, and between different industry sectors - as yet not debated in Commons
decisions on tariffs are extremely important for businesses obviously..

Been discussed in a small Cabinet subcommittee

But massive potential localised implications depending on who is deemed to be priority.

Ceramics industry? Welsh hill farmers? Shoppers buying fresh produce?
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Nicholas Watt
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I reported last night on Newsnight: strong rumours that Sarah Woolaston, Anna Soubry and Heidi Allen would defect to the Independent Group this morning. Looking like it may happen shortly before PMQs

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A quick thread on May’s statement, for the bedtime tweeters.
Ignore the claim there are 6 key issues.

All that is worth looking at is what she says she will not do;
what she says she will do;
+ what she says might do.

TL;DR: There is no Plan B.

1/12
gov.uk/government/spe…
What she won’t do:
Revoke Art. 50 (that’s just rude);
Extend Art.50 (so No Deal remains live);
Call a 2nd referendum (she doubts it’ll win)*

* Though she doesn't completely rule out the possibility of Parliament bringing this forward.

2/12
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Take lessons from her mistakes in these negotiations when it comes to negotiating the future relationship.
She’ll be more inclusive: ‘engaging’ with elected reps from NI (and [randomly] English regions), & businesses & other normal people.

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#PMQs
#PMQs
It would be funny if it wasn't so awful. #PMQs #opDeathEaters
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I've been doing detailed threads about @Billbrowder and #Browdergate all day...

This next THREAD is short -- but VERY important for the @POTUS @realDonaldTrump to understand. PLEASE RT this to key influences like his son.

This is a shocker. The ENEMY is WITHIN. #MAGA
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