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No 10 confirms tonight they will NOT try again to bring the Brexit Bill, the WAB back
Govt's justification for not agreeing the Lib Dems date of 9th is that they are not sure they can get the bill through in time, and Northern Ireland Budget Bill has to be passed before Parliament can be dissolved
Let's see if the smaller opposition parties can find an accommodation with them on date once they they and we all actually see the bill and black and white - the track record for this stuff is ghastly, but this might just about be the moment
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Brexit Party sabre rattling is certainly tricky for the Tories, but their position today also revealing - the election campaign has started + they haven't decided where + how many candidates to stand
One Cabinet minister reckons Brexit Party actually might help them some seats because they take voters who would never vote Tory anyway from the Labour Party
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Laura Kuenssberg
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Likely to be a big row about letting EU citizens vote, which might even scupper election vote tonight - worth knowing there are no other EU countries that give all EU citizens right to vote in general elections (exceptions for some Commonwealth citizens and Irish nationals)
And whether you think this is a good idea or not, and plenty do, tacking an amendment on to a vote for an election against a deadline is a hell of a way to make a big and important change to the franchise
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Laura Kuenssberg
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No one quite sure what happens if Johnson’s election vote fails threshold tonight
Govt expected to put down one line bill to try again tmrw with lib dem and snp support - but fair number of MPs in commons tonight scratching heads now over how solid that support really is
Some SNP MPs , like @AngusMacNeilSNP who has been public about it, think December election is a terrible idea
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What's our latest view on #Brexit? Short thread. Odds of pre-Brexit, pre-Xmas election are rising. @jeremycorbyn will meet his Shadow Cabinet before this afternoon’s vote to consider a last-minute change of heart, to avoid being “the last man standing” out against an election 1/
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Please share with friends, family, democratic leavers

Everything you've been told about #Brexit is a lie.

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Tyranny 1. The Brexits.

Whatever Brexit was in 2016, it's now unrecognisable. #FBPE

None of the 2016 promises delivered. None of the consequences has consent.

This evidence? We can compare all the 2016 promises against the deals. Detail in the thread.

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And let's get today's #Brexit thread started

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