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1/3 Ok: let's send the right signals. (But is the EU really hanging on a non-binding motion at 5pm on a Thursday afternoon?)
Conservative MPs really ought not to be associated with anything, express or implied, which seems to take no deal off the table.
Conservative MPs really ought not to be associated with anything, express or implied, which seems to take no deal off the table.
2/3 Compromising no deal would be the daftest negotiating strategy and not in the national interest.
Today's storm in a teacup only arises because the Government's motion is not neutral. This unnecessary carry on is wanted by no one.
Today's storm in a teacup only arises because the Government's motion is not neutral. This unnecessary carry on is wanted by no one.
3/3: The right thing would have been a neutral motion and the adoption of #MalthouseCompromise by the Government, around which there is a majority.
Today's votes are a distraction from the clear 1st step to a deal: replacing the backstop with alternative arrangements
Today's votes are a distraction from the clear 1st step to a deal: replacing the backstop with alternative arrangements
