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EU fears Brexit reality has dawned too late for Boris Johnson

“a befuddled Mr Johnson turned to David Frost, his chief negotiator, and Stephen Barclay, Brexit secretary, and said: “So you’re telling me the SPS plan doesn’t solve the customs problem?” ft.com/content/7453c6…
“Although the EU has repeated ad nauseam that the partial solution to customs checks is not a credible solution to the legally operational backstop that message does not seem to have been relayed to No10”

Well they sacked their Chief Brexit Negotiator Olly Robbins.
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Fionna O'Leary, Rees Mogg Can Call me Sir #FBPE
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How many people on here think that Labour’s Brexit model is a soft Brexit?

Would it surprise you to know that it is a CU with alignment on SM rules without being IN the Single Market
They seek to end FOM.

That is a hard Brexit
Just not as hard as CETA.
2/. Still would need the backstop.

It would also mean being a rule taker, not maker.

How many of you think that would stop the ERG/BXP/ Leavers from trying to break the year’s of negotiation that would follow withdrawal to achieve the necessary FTA?
3/. So it is not the Norway model (EEA). Norway is not in a customs union with the EU. It doesn’t have the same need for JiT/ manufacturing provisions as the U.K. very different market economy.

This on the EEA model from Prof Dougan @mdouganlpool
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Fionna O'Leary, Rees Mogg Can Call me Sir #FBPE
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Neutrality..is very on-brand for JC.
The facts of Brexit aren’t neutral & Corbyn’s opponents aren’t playing fair. Being neutral is tantamount to doing nothing. Not only is that politically dangerous, it’s dangerous in a way that real people could get hurt
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2/. Really excellent from @RikWorth

Thank you.

“Neutrality”. The appearance that you simply don’t care enough for the Leader of the party to fight the Party’s corner, whatever that is, with fire and conviction is not “neutral”.

It is neglect and looks weak.
3/

“By remaining neutral, Corbyn is going to allow Johnson’s dishonesty to rampage through a second referendum practically unchallenged.”
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Fionna O'Leary, Rees Mogg Can Call me Sir #FBPE
@fascinatorfun
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Have you seen this? Seems of interest given your paper on the Qatar 2017 elections

Turns out our old mates, SCL Elections Ltd and Nix, fingerprints were at the scene.
See embedded thread.
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