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BREAKING: @CommonsNIAC including 3 DUP MPs says it “was unable to identify any border solution currently in operation across the globe that would enable physical infrastructure to be avoided” given the Govt decision to leave the Customs Union & Single Mkt parliament.uk/business/commi…
The @CommonsNIAC said the Govt “will not have the time to implement a new non-visible customs regime before withdrawal day” on the Irish border...
.@CommonsNIAC also says “The Committee found that additional infrastructure at the border would not only be politically objectional but ineffective and unworkable.”
Given the @CommonsNIAC report it is clear there is no alternative to staying in the Customs Union and Single Market when it comes to avoiding a hard border in Ireland if Brexit happens. There can be no other conclusion.
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Today’s latest Brexit shambles from the Government - plastered over the papers and on display on broadcast - is merely the latest panicked response to the momentum generated this summer by the campaign for a People's Vote on any Brexit deal #PeoplesVote /1
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I stand by what I've said on racism in the Labour Party and won't be bullied into silence, not least because my family have experienced racism too. Jeremy Corbyn himself has said it is a problem Labour has not properly dealt with. If Len McCluskey doesn't like that, so be it. /1
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Major new ⁦@BestForBritain⁩ analysis in today’s Observer shows most constituencies now have majority who want to Remain /1 theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
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Okay here we go. Would massively appreciate some RTs on this thread about the #DUP and their stance on people like my fiancé and the love of my life and why they seem to hate us #DUP18
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