Thread by @hhesterm

And once again the myth is starting to take root that it was the aggressiveness of Frost's speech that made the EU move.
That is not really possible, because by the time the speech was leaked the proposals were written. But if it makes you happy and enables a compromise...

And yes, those who read the tweet as only commenting on the Frost speech are correct (some have a very peculiar reading, I must say). The topic "do threats work in negotiations" is vastly more complex and cannot be dismissed in a tweet.

However, what we CAN say is that the real influencers of what's currently on the table are neither Com nor HMG. It's - from everything we know - NI business. They lobbied diligently and their impact seems to have been enormous.