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James Crisp
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Shanker Singham, of Alternative Arrangements Commission, says group accepts need for level playing guarantees in withdrawal agreement and FTA with EU.

Promises to hew close to EU standards on tax, state aid, environment etc needed to get tariff free FTA on, eg, scottish lamb..
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Singham describes such provisions as entirely normal in FTA.

He is right but point is such LPF guarantees likely to make UK US trade deal more difficult or limited.

Also limits freedom to diverge on EU regulation, which is one of the points of Brexit and ways to make it pay 2
Anyway interesting that the weight and proximity of EU market carries more heft with alternative arrangements commission than hope of a US hail mary pass trade deal.
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EU diplomatic sources are adamant there will be no negotiations on the Brexit deal at the Oct 17 EU summit.

It's a blow to Boris Johnson who seems to pin his hopes on a last minute, late night capitulation/compromise to get a breakthrough.

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But can the PM, after meeting Varadkar, Merkel, Macron, really not know or believe that the EU27 won't negotiate at leader level at the Oct European Council?

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If sent packing a la Salzburg or Luxembourg, he can return to London and bash Brussels.

I've tried to be reasonable, he will say, but you can't reason with these crafty continentals.

And you traitors in Parliament are now forcing me to ask for an extension!

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James Crisp
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Barclay to meet Barnier. Doubt he has the cojones for a press conference due to lack of progress, personality and courage.

Recently Brexit Sec has taken to being smuggled in the back of the commission to avoid reporters outside.

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Why? There's nowt to say & fear of humiliation while facing Barnier in front of UK and EU press.

Expect an anodyne pooled TV clip w/ same old soundbites.

Pathetic really. Shades of May.

Symptomatic of UK gov continuing inability to be straight w/public on Brexit.
It leaves field clear for EC to win the spin game - which gets transmitted back via correspondents to the very EU27 capitals UK is trying to influence.

This has been going on for years.
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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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.@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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"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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