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Because Brexit talks are still "in the tunnel", Cabinet was told almost nothing about the what is being negotiated and the state of play. But ministers were struck that Attorney General Cox seemed upbeat, and assume he has seen legal text. The reason this matters is that...
AG's view in March that the backstop could be forever were the big reason why DUP and Tory Brexit Spartans rejected @theresa_may's deal. So if he genuinely believes that what @BorisJohnson is set to agree is in no sense a backstop by another name, then maybe DUP and Spartans...
will - if the deal is ever formally agreed with the EU - back Johnson's Brexit in parliament. Though this is all hypothetical, since there is as yet no deal on which MPs can be asked to give or withhold their assent
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Actually, as a point of logic, and if EU offers expected three-month delay to 31 Jan, Labour could argue that there is still risk of no deal Brexit on 31 Jan. So @jeremycorbyn could refuse general election until either a Brexit deal is agreed by parliament or Article 50...
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Will @BorisJohnson shelve his 31 October do-or-die pledge in next 24 hours? He is implying he won't. But in fact he hasn't quite said that today. He's said he won't allow "months" of delay. So if he loses vote on his timetable today, he'll face a choice of agreeing...
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The important vote tomorrow will be on the timetable or programme motion for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, the law that must pass before Brexit. The government wants it on the statute book by 31 October. Labour will try to humiliate the PM by forcing a delay. One minister...
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A #brexit story with #flags, in english, with the amazing translation of @240185

1950
🇫🇷 "We got our ass kicked badly this time. Never do this again, eh?"
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🇫🇷 🇩🇪 cast ECSC
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1960
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State Government Debt Risk - a history that repeats too often!

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