, 4 tweets, 2 min read
So strong working assumption of most (including me) is that A50 extension & elections are now almost inevitable. But what if we're all wrong? As one senior EU official says to me: "Whoever sends the letter, we need to know why we do this. That's the REAL question." However 1/4
There is no way for the European Council to mandate an election (or a referendum). And the way an election comes about - or indeed, if one does even come about - is incredibly uncertain. Polling numbers look terrible for Labour & Lib Dems. They are getting cold feet 2/4
At same time, they can't agree on caretaker PM to head a National Unity Govt - @jeremycorbyn wants it; no one wants Corbyn. Could we be stuck? No elections? No NU Govt? Just a @BorisJohnson zombie Govt with absolutely nowhere to go or turn? 3/4
How does EU respond to this? To UK political class being in a no mans land. If not for this extension - which they'll still probably (probably) grant - then the next one? Not inconceivable that this is where we're heading ENDS
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Mujtaba Rahman
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!