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NEW: Amber Rudd, Philip Hammond and David Gauke in talks with other Tory rebels to form a new political grouping at the election

— would have a shared Brexit position
— pool resources, donations & polling
— one source says it'd be a party in all but name

buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
Philip Hammond confirms to BuzzFeed News that if he doesn’t get the Tory whip back “I would look to cooperate with any other ex-Tories standing in similar circumstances” buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
Around 10 of the ex-Tory rebels are in talks about joining the new grouping

If Boris Johnson runs on a no-deal manifesto they expect more Tory MPs to join them

They are hoping to be kingmakers in a hung parliament

buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
Peter Kellner is doing their polling

The group would have a shared position on Brexit depending on when an election is called and what the Tory manifesto says

Rudd pushing for them to back second referendum

buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
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NEW: A rift has opened up at the top of Boris Johnson’s govt between advisers loyal to Dom Cummings and other senior Johnson allies

— “parallel government” run by Eddie Lister
— top team split on aggressive media strategy
— election campaign power grab

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Key dividing line between the Vote Leave faction which sees leaving the EU as the end goal and is willing to achieve it by any means necessary, and a group of advisers led by Lister who see Johnson’s administration as a long-term project beyond Brexit

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A Tory election campaign against the Brexit Party would have to harden its position on any future deal, offering a reduced Brexit bill and rejecting ECJ involvement on citizens’ rights, as well as no compromise on the backstop, government official said buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/do…
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Alex Wickham
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Baroness Hale mocking Boris Johnson over his “girly swots” gaffe this morning
People at the top of government astonished at Baroness Hale today

Govt source: "The independence of the judiciary and their slideshow choices is not something we can question."

Second govt source: "This shows a clear lack of judgment. Remind me what her job title is again?"
And another...

Third govt source gets in touch: “You wouldn't get Supreme Court Justices in the US publicly bragging about defeating the executive and mocking the President. But apparently our system is above board and theirs is somehow something to be feared.”
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NEW: Boris Johnson's senior aides have ordered Tory MPs to call the EU 'crazy' if it rejects their new Brexit proposals

Internal memo sent tonight reveals how the govt plans to blame Brussels for 'ending negotiations' if talks break down

Read it here: buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/eu…
Here is the blame game memo

— if Brussels refuses to negotiate on Northern Ireland customs, No10 will say the EU is "crazy" and has made a deal "impossible"
— it would be the EU that "ends negotiations" if this happens, Boris Johnson's aides claim

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/eu…
The memo from Boris Johnson's senior aides tonight also differs from their public line that this is their take-it-or-leave-it final offer

"We are obviously happy to negotiate details," it says

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Andrew Bridgen (ERG hardliner) calls on Amber Rudd, Greg Clark and David Gauke to step down. He meant "from Cabinet", but he should be very careful what he wishes for, because if they walk out the door and join TIG, that's the Tory/DUP majority gone.
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
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1) #BBCQT and the tide turning
Many Remainers have watched Question Time through their hands or not watched at all as this Leave stronghold reinforced the simple messages of Brexiters

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2) Week after week we had the right wing agitator "columnists" like Oakeshott, HartleyBrewer and others come on & shout betrayal, will of the people, Remoaners whilst the crowd cheered them on

"why can't we just leave?" the audience cried to rapturous applause

Until 6 weeks ago
3) occasionally a brave audience member or panelist would say "hang on, this Brexit thing isn't going that well" before being shouted down.

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