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How is Brussels reacting to the news that prorogation was unlawful?
Best summed up by two EU officials who asked me separately, "what happens now?!"
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Best summed up by two EU officials who asked me separately, "what happens now?!"
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.@ph_lamberts , leader of Greens in European Parliament and member of influential Brexit Steering Group said.
"The decision confirms what we already knew abt Boris Johnson. That he will spare no tricks to get what he wants..
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"The decision confirms what we already knew abt Boris Johnson. That he will spare no tricks to get what he wants..
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"He is an ample opportunist. But I look at Jeremy Corbyn and I see a lot of opportunism there as well."
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European Commission was questioned on Supreme Court ruling at midday press briefing.
Paddy Smyth asked why commission was so keen to comment on breaches of rule of law in Romania, Hungary and Poland but not UK...
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Paddy Smyth asked why commission was so keen to comment on breaches of rule of law in Romania, Hungary and Poland but not UK...
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Commission spokeswoman replied:
"No we have all seen the news but it is not for us to comment on the internal constitutional matters of the United Kingdom. "
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"No we have all seen the news but it is not for us to comment on the internal constitutional matters of the United Kingdom. "
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I asked if Commission viewed, or had ever viewed, Boris Johnson as a reliable negotiator on Brexit, given that the advice he gave to Queen was unlawful.
EC spox: 'Our interlocutor is the United Kingdom government and that remains the case . All other judgments I leave to you'
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EC spox: 'Our interlocutor is the United Kingdom government and that remains the case . All other judgments I leave to you'
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Senior EU official responds to request for prorogation reaction thusly:
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EU diplomat:
"This doesn't matter. Seeing as Brexit was always about the sovereignty of parliament it has always bewildered us that the the government wanted to suspend it.
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"This doesn't matter. Seeing as Brexit was always about the sovereignty of parliament it has always bewildered us that the the government wanted to suspend it.
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"Lets be honest the UK has not been able to settle this question with or without parliament. Does that change now?
Parliament has over and over said what it doesn't like but not what it does.
That may sound harsh but it reflects how bleak we are about this process right now."
Parliament has over and over said what it doesn't like but not what it does.
That may sound harsh but it reflects how bleak we are about this process right now."
The Hof sticks the boot in.
Leader of the Bundestag's foreign affair committee.
