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This did not happen. Bercow and Sassoli talked about the importance of both Parliaments in the Brexit process and Sassoli set out his own view that an extension should come with an election or referendum. No suggestion of 'negotiation'
At any rate, it's the Commission leading the negotiations, not the Parliament. Sassoli doesn't have authority on anything to do with offers made to the UK or on any future extension
@ottocrat @Otto_English @GuitarMoog @StevePeers can we spread this correction? They're pushing the original claim quite a lot
What he said in his own words (inexplicably has also been shared by Brexiteers in spite of Sassoli not saying what they're claiming)
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Pascal 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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This thread is a weird argument that only really works because it decontextualises our situation. There is an issue that tariff levels would be set outside of our control but that's the fault of Brexit, not the result of a CU being bad.
Within the EU we have always had representation and have regularly deployed it to influence EU tariff rates.

Losing that is a problem (caused by Brexit) but most business groups in the UK actually consider that losing the benefits of the CU will be even worse.
Brexit is forcing businesses to choose between greater control over tariff rates and seamless trade with the EU - most prefer maintaining the trading relationship with the rest of Europe.
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Seeing some comments, Remain needs to be sharper on Northern Ireland and the deal /1
It's really not okay to say that this deal or any like it would 'sell out' Northern Ireland or give it to the EU. Northern Ireland will need to have a special position if we leave the EU and that is a good thing, there is no sense in arguing against it /2
Indeed, part of the point that should be made is that NI has a special position now and that this is exactly what we are trying to preserve /3
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You can't just name-check these countries as evidence of the EU being bad and ignore the explicitly pro-European populations that inhabit them
The large majority of Labour MPs, Labour MEPs, Labour members, Labour voters, the trade union movement in the UK and the rest of Europe and left-wing voters in other European countries, including those worst hit by the crisis, are all pro-EU
There's no serious competition here for which position truly represents the left
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