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EU27 ambassadors met this afternoon to get a debrief on Juncker-May meeting, as well as meetings with Barclay/Cox, and Corbyn
- EU position is unchanged. Withdrawal agreement cannot be reopened. EU can only reexplain the backstop, and work further on the political declaration
- EU position is unchanged. Withdrawal agreement cannot be reopened. EU can only reexplain the backstop, and work further on the political declaration
- prime minister May said she wouldn’t extend art. 50, but the feeling is this could be tactics to push MPs to the brink
- EU will not hold a special Brexit EUCO unless it’s clear a deal has support in the Commons. Feeling is that a consensus is not in sight yet
- EU will not hold a special Brexit EUCO unless it’s clear a deal has support in the Commons. Feeling is that a consensus is not in sight yet
- Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn stressed that he wanted to avoid no-deal, but the feeling is that his priority is an election.
- Work on no-deal preparations & legislation is ramping up.
- Work on no-deal preparations & legislation is ramping up.
- Further UK-EU meetings will take place next week
As a side note, the note that I have seen makes no mention of a “text” or a deal being imminent, as some have reported. Make of that what you will.
tl;dr: not much seems to have changed.
As a side note, the note that I have seen makes no mention of a “text” or a deal being imminent, as some have reported. Make of that what you will.
tl;dr: not much seems to have changed.
