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Faisal Islam
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Last year’s tweeted Seaborne scepticism, rather vindicated by just announced decision to cancel brexit flotilla contract...
Occasionally forgotten that the Government declared a situation of “extreme urgency” due to “unforeseeable circumstances” of a possible no deal in order to award these contracts without tender...
..at least some of thinking behind contracts was to show Calais authorities UK would pursue alternatives, & thus incentivise the avoidance of full third country checks - in that narrow sense there was some desired reaction from HdC& Eurotunnel. But decision is with Brussels/Paris
Indeed Mark Stone shows they’re now building No Deal checks, for infrastructure (Eg Chunnel) designed for shared single market/customs union without them.

Telling thing here is Calais regional authorities desperate to speak to French interior minister -
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Faisal Islam
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DEFRA minister Eustice resigns because of “events culminating in the EU dictating terms of any extension”
Interesting “I have been open to using existing EEA membership as an exit mechanism”
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Faisal Islam
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Labour amendment on its alternative plan defeated handsomely with far fewer votes than last month 323-240...

In theory Opposition now moves to public vote... but Corbyn’s retweet just after the defeat reiterated the “alternative deal”...
Starmer from earlier in the week - if Parliament rejects Labour deal [just happened and bigger defeat than last month], Opposition will deliver on promise to support public vote...

Labour source: “we now support Public Vote” - still push for a general election/ get the government to change its red lines, but “at the same time we will now back PV amendments”
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Faisal Islam
@faisalislam
Getting bit sticky for Lidington over specific issue of what happens if Parliament agrees an extension but the EU insists on a different period - both Cooper and Boles seem unconvinced - this is why they kept Spelman paving amendment on order paper. Letwin trying to help #brexit
Spelman and Dromey declare victory
“There will not now be a No Deal Brexit in 30 days’ time...” And the Government has confirmed acceptance of all the proposals in our amendments...
Barclay says Govt will accept amendment F - the Cooper amendment that writes the PMs reassurance into today’s motion
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Mark Stone
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Ahead of @theresa_may’s latest visit to Brussels, where are we with #Brexit?!

A not-so-short thread which I hope simplifies a seemingly never-ending process but one which could have an abrupt end in less than 40 days. /1
Some context first: The key problem is the backstop - the Irish Protocol to us its proper name

It’s a section of the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) - a 585-page legal text which, together with a shorter Political Declaration (PD), forms the divorce treaty between UK & the EU. /2
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They were finalised + agreed by both the UK government (@10DowningStreet) and the EU (@EU_Commission) late last year. /3

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tony nog #FBPE
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1) Thread - Corbynites FFS wake up!
I did resolve (again) to stop attacking Corbyn & to focus on the government in fighting #Brexit
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Katy Hayward
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Lesley Miller
@LesleyMillercyp
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Jon Worth
@jonworth
Having been accused of “No attempt at serious analysis” of David Davis’s speech yesterday, let’s do some then, shall we.

A little thread.

1/11
The headline quote from the speech - trailed by the UK Government *before* it was delivered - was to not “putting politics above prosperity”.

To even choose such a line is odd. The UK Brexit referendum was a vote to do *precisely* that.

2/11
Whether right to put politics above prosperity is every individual’s call to make, but it is pretty hard to say the economic case won the referendum.

But to make that the centre piece of a speech to an intelligent audience in Germany is embarrassing.

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