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#Newsnight: the claim that the U.K. is automatically expelled from the EU if it refuses to nominate a Commissioner is simply false. Incorrect. Wrong. Please correct it.
Indeed, Art 17 TEU would appear to allow the EU27 - if the U.K. is still a member on 1/11/19 - to appoint a British national to the Commission themselves (say a UK national who is a senior EU official).
I was asked what the basis for my position is. The answer is simply that there is no Treaty provision that has the effect of expelling a Member State automatically for not appointing a Commissioner. Nothing more to say.
I’m afraid it’s not good that 5 minutes of @BBCNewsnight was wasted in discussing a point that is simply without any basis in fact. @KirstyWark should do better.
And I have no idea where @nicholaswatt got this daft idea from or why he didn’t fact check it with someone who knows anything about EU law.
