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Grant Shapps on Today: “Boris Johnson has made more progress in a few weeks” than has taken place for years.
Just a reminder that *no* actual changes have occurred. The EU has said they will listen to UK ideas if they’re compatible with the WA. That’s it. They haven’t moved.
Just a reminder that *no* actual changes have occurred. The EU has said they will listen to UK ideas if they’re compatible with the WA. That’s it. They haven’t moved.
When challenged the minister referred to “mood music”. This is meagre stuff.
Why spin that great progress is being made is useful to govt:
1) to deter Tory rebels from legislating next week on no deal.
2) when they bring back similar deal in Oct to make it look/feel different
Why spin that great progress is being made is useful to govt:
1) to deter Tory rebels from legislating next week on no deal.
2) when they bring back similar deal in Oct to make it look/feel different
The EU’s position has been to say if you can come up with better ideas than the backstop then we’ll have them instead of the backstop.
That is- quite literally-what the EU’s position on the backstop has *always* been.
That is- quite literally-what the EU’s position on the backstop has *always* been.
In other words, they have given Johnson in 30 days what May would have had in 18 months if we’d passed the WA and been working on alternatives to backstop in the transition period. Interesting definition of huge progress.
Insofar that there are positive public noises from the EU, more generous than perhaps we’d expected, as several EU sources have told me, they’re highly conscious of not wanting to be seen as too truculent and be blamed for no deal. They’re already thinking about the blame game.
That isn’t to say the EU isn’t trying to find a solution or working with the UK on finding one. But their fundamental demands and position have not changed.
Exhibit number 72728, m’lord:
