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I’ve spent some time talking to Brussels folk about the @Conservatives leadership contest.
Officials won’t interfere & so won’t speak on the record.
But from my conversations their views tally with well-respected insiders who can talk to @SkyNews - pointed words in this thread
Officials won’t interfere & so won’t speak on the record.
But from my conversations their views tally with well-respected insiders who can talk to @SkyNews - pointed words in this thread
I spoke to @piris_jc who was the Director-General of the EU Council’s legal service for 23 years.
I spoke to @AgataGostynska who is a senior research fellow at the @CER_EU
I spoke to @ph_lamberts who is a senior MEP and a member of the @Europarl_EN’s #Brexit Steering Group
I spoke to @AgataGostynska who is a senior research fellow at the @CER_EU
I spoke to @ph_lamberts who is a senior MEP and a member of the @Europarl_EN’s #Brexit Steering Group
Firstly their broad views on the #ToryLeadershipContest
@ph_lamberts “I see many people in denial of reality.”
@AgataGostynska: “I think many of the contenders are actually delusional about what they can achieve. I think the reality will come to bite them soon.”
And @piris_jc?
@ph_lamberts “I see many people in denial of reality.”
@AgataGostynska: “I think many of the contenders are actually delusional about what they can achieve. I think the reality will come to bite them soon.”
And @piris_jc?
What about the pledge made by a number of the candidates to come back to brussels and renegotiate @theresa_may’s deal?
@sajidjavid says he’ll be able to have a renegotiation.
@DominicRaab says he will be able to ditch the Irish backstop.
@sajidjavid says he’ll be able to have a renegotiation.
@DominicRaab says he will be able to ditch the Irish backstop.
Still on the Irish border question - the most intractable of brexit issues - @sajidjavid told @SophyRidgeSky he can use money to solve the conundrum.
He will pay @LeoVaradkar to help fund ‘alternative arrangements’ to avoid a hard border.
What do the EU insiders make of that.
He will pay @LeoVaradkar to help fund ‘alternative arrangements’ to avoid a hard border.
What do the EU insiders make of that.
.@ph_lamberts, with some sarcasm, cites @HarryPotterFilm in response to the suggestion that “alternative arrangements” are the answer to the @BorderIrish conundrum
Then there is the issue of money. @BorisJohnson says he won’t pay the ‘divorce bill’ (or financial commitment as the EU side call it) until the EU offer a better deal. Credible?
Frequently, those advocating a ‘no deal’ #brexit say there is nothing to fear from a @wto brexit.
@andrealeadsom and @EstherMcVey1 both say we could happily leave with no deal.
Is this credible? Does the EU side think the @Conservatives candidates are being honest about this?
@andrealeadsom and @EstherMcVey1 both say we could happily leave with no deal.
Is this credible? Does the EU side think the @Conservatives candidates are being honest about this?
More of their thoughts here 👇news.sky.com/story/tory-lea…
