Thread by @jonworth

What if... an extra month to get a Brexit Deal would be the best route?

Please don't scream "not again!" at me for proposing this, but it might prove to be the best bet - as I explain in a new blog post

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jonworth.eu/deal-or-no-dea…

It starts with the deadline for talks that the EP is seeking to impose for the end of Sunday

If that is respected, and a Deal is on the table, ratification can proceed. Timetable is ridiculously tight, but it can just about work...

But what if that deadline is missed?

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The most talked-about route would then be Provisional Application - i.e. get the EP to vote after a Deal has entered into force. But there are numerous problems with that - not least that it prevents the European Parliament doing proper scrutiny.

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So I instead argue that if the Sunday deadline is missed, the European Parliament should clearly and unequivocally argue for a mini Treaty to be agreed to give negotiators more time to find a deal.

All EU institutions, and indeed EU Member States, could live with this.

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Could 🇬🇧 accept this?

Refusing an extension of the Transition Period is about the only thing Tory MPs all agree on, so UK might refuse - but EU can rightly say it made a generous offer that UK turned down. No Deal would be on Johnson alone.

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Get for this on Monday @manfredweber @IratxeGarper @CiolosDacian @ph_lamberts @TerryReintke @ManonAubryFr @schirdewan @davidmcallister @berndlange @mortenhelveg

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Blog post draws on work by @GeorginaEWright @tconnellyRTE @SamuelMarcLowe, and @StevePeers helped me understand all of this stuff - thanks to all of you! And your views would be very welcome!

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