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Exclusive: Draft Labour euro elxns leaflet makes party look pro-Brexit. MPs, MEPs and members in full revolt over no mention of 2nd referendum.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fury-as-…
Shadow cabinet not consulted over content. MEPs also left out of process, sources say.
Also, @Andrew_Adonis mystery finally cleared up: he was told he faced deselection as MEP candidate unless he signed a statement apologising for previous views and stuck to the line on Brexit..
Huge pressure to change leaflet content before goes to printer. Shadow minister tells me: "Keir is absolutely furious about the leaflet. He knows very well that it doesn’t reflect the party’s policy, the views of the membership or our candidates. It will have to change.”
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Paul Waugh
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I'm told David Lidington has now floated the idea of holding not just a string of votes on Brexit alternatives but also a run-off/AV vote on each of them.
For what this system may look like, see our story from Jan, when @Plaid_Cymru first raised it. @HelenGoodmanMP and Ken Clarke have both pushed similar versions, but none of amendments were called by Speaker. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mps-to-b…
And guess what folks? Run-off systems are used BY BOTH THE TORIES AND LABOUR to elect their leaders.
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Paul Waugh
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Here we go. @NigelDoddsDUP sounds sombre. Says in relation to reduction in risk, all EU had to do is 'consider' UK objections.
"From what the AG is saying today the fact is NI and rest of UK cd be trapped" in backstop.
Sounds like voting against. Awful for May
See our story.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/britain-…
Dodds not remotely happy with Cox's answer.
Looks like game over for PM deal tonight.
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Paul Waugh
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Theresa May is now seriously contemplating a no-deal Brexit. Here's the story of why:
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-…
TLDR:
If you're a Remainer, be afraid, be very afraid.
If you're a 'clean Brexit' Leaver, you'll be delighted.
The PM is being swayed by internal polls/focus groups showing she's more popular when she flags no-deal.
Among the many key quotes:
“What worries me now is that it feels like something has changed,” says one MP. “It feels like she’s crossed a line now. She’s boxed herself so far in she’s lost any capacity to pivot, even though she might want to in her head, she’s stuck now.”
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Dr Matt Prescott
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It's worth knowing about a low-key, pro-BREXIT think tank called POLITEIA. It has links with John REDWOOD, Jacob REES MOGG + Frank FIELD.
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Ciara McMillan
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I hear so many people who say they "knew what they were voting for", but I've learned so much about the EU over the past few years. Here's a selection of things #iDidNotKnow on 23 June 2016:

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#iDidNotKnow how much we rely on the EU for everyday life.
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#iDidNotKnow so many people believed the myth of "an EU run by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats”.

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Lord Snoutintrough #FBPE
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#BREXIT craziness update so maybots deal is blown out of the water l. Similarly corbyns vote of no confidence fails and won't be backed by SNP and lib dems
Despite her #BREXIT deal being defeated by biggest margin a government has lost a vote ever maybot seeks concessions on backstop despite being told to bog off by the EU with no realistic hope of a different answer
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Lord Snoutintrough #FBPE
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So Theresa mays #Brexit deal is shite leavers and remainers alike hate it but she is under the illusion it is what the country wants. Why is this
The major selling point of this deal is ending freedom of movement announcing it is the only thing that made Theresa May smile
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Kristian #FBPE #IndyRef2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺
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Anti-Nazis United
@AntiNazisUnited
The noises coming out of #Labour on racism towards Jews (let us call it that) are increasingly hollow.
Let's not even talk about the 1000s of oddballs in & around Labour, who rant on about "Zionists", etc like UKIPers talk about "immigrants", but we know where both are pointing.

One is profiled here in detailed (& mostly ignored by Labour "radicals")

antinazisunited.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/he-…
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Labour members, do you like antisemitism or Holocaust denial? Can you spot it?
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