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Faisal Islam
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Dutch MPs Brexit report @PieterOmtzigt concludes we are heading for ND

“what started as a plea for more free trade by a country for which free trade has always been of paramount importance, ends in the short term then in substantially less free trade...”

translate.google.com/translate?hl=&…
before developments last week...proper translation from the Dutch Parliamentary Committee...

Compensation for Dutch fisherman will lose “large section of the fishing grounds off Scotland”
Emergency exercises being planned by mayors in coastal provinces

tweedekamer.nl/downloads/docu…
“Brexit will automatically make the United Kingdom a third country, but in our opinion not just any third country”
The bots don’t even understand what third country means ... nor that this is a conciliatory point from the Dutch 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Faisal Islam
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Here Henry makes clearest case for May deal - as a compromise that will maintain current goods trade supply chains currently integrated with EU, while offering new trade freedoms in biggest section of Econ - services.

Striking thing - Downing St failure to communicate this...
... Number 10, and PM failed from the beginning to even make the case that a compromise was required, which is clearly their belief now. They can’t make case that this deal saves manufacturing, because they have never rolled the pitch for the idea that there is anything to lose.
... from my conversations this lack of willingness or perhaps capacity to properly sell the deal, and even to take risks to sell deal, has led to mistrust on other side - that there has been a lack of ownership of the clear domestic consequences of this international negotiation.
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Faisal Islam
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French Customs on day 2 instigating what I think are 3rd Country “reinforced” checks ahead of No Deal Brexit on all passengers at Eurostar terminal, (Calais too on freight) douane asking everyone (incl EU/UK) after bag search why in France, & for how long = lengthy queues/delays
Apparently could last for days now, & while queues here are not exactly unknown, and the French douane have had to endure many MUFC supporters gladly explain why they were in Paris... there are also what appear considerable hold ups on freight into Calais:
can assure you this most certainly is happening. Its literally here about 10 metres from where I am sitting and I can see it, and was asked alongside every other passenger same questions...
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Faisal Islam
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NEW. Sky Sources: Brexit Secretary Barclay has written to EU negotiator Barnier asking to carve out citizens rights chapters of Withdrawal Agreement to apply even in a No Deal situation.
This is the human face of this issue as reported by our Europe Correspondent @Stone_SkyNews
“I would welcome your views on the proposal put forward by our Parliament to ring-fence citizens’ rights and I propose that we discuss this issue in more detail when we meet”... Barclay letter to Barnier on Costa amendment now published
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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