What's going on here? We were given the distinct impression that the DUP were 'on board'. Who's jumped the gun? Someone high up in government or just a low-grade minion more keen than capable?
with the betrayal of Brexit going on today in Brussels I can see 48 signatures to the 1922 committee after tonights 4pm Tory MP meeting. JRM on the ballot to deliver Real Brexit
with the betrayal of Brexit going on today in Brussels I can see 48 signatures to the 1922 committee after tonights 4pm Tory MP meeting. JRM on the ballot to deliver Real Brexit
@BethRigby: BREAK; Senior govt source tells me it still “too close to call” re Ireland border but draft wording in and govt “quietly confident it will be resolved” by close of play. Told #DUP on board
@BethRigby: BREAK; Senior govt source tells me it still “too close to call” re Ireland border but draft wording in and govt “quietly confident it will be resolved” by close of play. Told #DUP on board
with the betrayal of Brexit going on today in Brussels I can see 48 signatures to the 1922 committee after tonights 4pm Tory MP meeting. JRM on the ballot to deliver Real Brexit
Bannon Brexit, if reports of JRM's schmoozing are correct.
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
(1) Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed (2) No exclusive ECJ role for EU citizens in the UK (3) Brexit bill of c.£40-£50bn over 40 years, rather than €100bn (4) That a Canada-deal would be offered in principle (5) NI is not formally staying part of the single market/customs union (6) A transition deal of around 2 years
But, I'd agree the negotiating advantage has been about 75/25 in favour of the EU, so far.
Simple solution. We all stay in the SM+CU (or even better the EU). No-one diverges fromn anyone else. Bit tricky to sort out over lunch however.
Not so simple we voted to end FOM and take back control of our laws, and strike our own trade deals, not of which is possible in SM and CU. remaining in EU in all but name, this will not be acceptable to voters
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
Davis has been negotiating with his hands tied. It's been another Cameron negotiation, and for much the same reason. May is as comitted to a non-Brexit Brexit as much as Cameron was comitted to us staying in on unchanged terms.
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
(1) Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed (2) No exclusive ECJ role for EU citizens in the UK (3) Brexit bill of c.£40-£50bn over 40 years, rather than €100bn (4) That a Canada-deal would be offered in principle (5) NI is not formally staying part of the single market/customs union (6) A transition deal of around 2 years
But, I'd agree the negotiating advantage has been about 75/25 in favour of the EU, so far.
Be serious, you don't really believe that.
For instance, at the start of this process, Davis was saying that there was no need for a transition deal and any transition would only happen if the EU wanted one and asked the UK nicely.
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
(1) Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed (2) No exclusive ECJ role for EU citizens in the UK (3) Brexit bill of c.£40-£50bn over 40 years, rather than €100bn (4) That a Canada-deal would be offered in principle (5) NI is not formally staying part of the single market/customs union (6) A transition deal of around 2 years
But, I'd agree the negotiating advantage has been about 75/25 in favour of the EU, so far.
Be serious, you don't really believe that.
For instance, at the start of this process, Davis was saying that there was no need for a transition deal and any transition would only happen if the EU wanted one and asked the UK nicely.
I think it's fair to say David Davis has been on a journey as well.
Both the DUP and the EU seem to be running rings round the Tories
Both have the immense advantage of having decided what they want. The Tories are clueless on that front and as a result could be outwitted by a paper bag.
@SkyNewsBreak: DUP leader Arlene Foster says her party will "not accept any form of regulatory divergence" in Ireland after Brexit and the Irish government is "clearly seeking to unilaterally change the Belfast agreement"
Hmm. That's rather put the kibosh on it. Is this just rhetoric or will Theresa and DD be instructed to go back and try again?
Or you can square that by our being in a sort of EEA as the UK, ie there’s “no regulatory divergence” on trade between UK and NI or NI and ROI/EU, but UK presumably would be able to sign trade deals still (though having to take into account no divergence from EU regulations eg agriculture), and one assumes reassert meaningful limits on immigration.
We would’ve swapped 12.5% say in the rule setting of the Single Market for the ability to do limited but better trade deals outside of Europe (plus no FOM? - except between U.K. and ROI of course which has existed pre EU) And we would’ve left the political structures of the EU. Sort of Norway minus???
Wouldn’t be a bad position at all.
Doubtless more cash heading to NI one way and another too to be a tad cynical.
Sounds a completely rubbish arrangement to me. It sacrifices influence where it matters for almost nothing.
with the betrayal of Brexit going on today in Brussels I can see 48 signatures to the 1922 committee after tonights 4pm Tory MP meeting. JRM on the ballot to deliver Real Brexit
I can see those signatures too. JRM delivering "Real Brexit", I am not so sure of. I suspect the Conservative Party is not collectively ready yet to drink the cyanide-laced kool-aid
Both the DUP and the EU seem to be running rings round the Tories
Both have the immense advantage of having decided what they want. The Tories are clueless on that front and as a result could be outwitted by a paper bag.
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
(1) Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed (2) No exclusive ECJ role for EU citizens in the UK (3) Brexit bill of c.£40-£50bn over 40 years, rather than €100bn (4) That a Canada-deal would be offered in principle (5) NI is not formally staying part of the single market/customs union (6) A transition deal of around 2 years
But, I'd agree the negotiating advantage has been about 75/25 in favour of the EU, so far.
You are wasting your breath. The hardliners on both the Remain and Leave sides have agendas to push and will declare any reasonable compromise as a car crash. If we maintain trade links in 2021 while ending the EU courts' jurisdiction in the UK and controlling immigration, then it will be a success for most Leavers. It is just the government are still negotiating so it suits them to be seen to have given a lot. Meanwhile the insatiable opposition to Brexit shout their heads off.
This is high drama. Who's going to blink first, May or the DUP?
What would the DUP gain by backing down? Nothing. What would they lose by backing down? Credibility with their supporters and some seats if the Tory boundary review goes through.
Both the DUP and the EU seem to be running rings round the Tories
Both have the immense advantage of having decided what they want. The Tories are clueless on that front and as a result could be outwitted by a paper bag.
Hard to disagree with that.
Wasn't it pointed out months ago that the DUP are the best negotiators in the business?
Perhaps she should have put one of them in charge of Brexit?
- The Irish government are seen to have 'won' something - The DUP are seen to have ensured that the Irish government haven't won anything - The EU27 are seen to have driven a hard bargain - The UK government is seen to have displeased the hardline Brexiteers - The talks move on the actual substance of the future relationship
That includes losing billions upon billions of revenue every year after 2022, does it? Or maybe it is just another Remain journalist looking for a clickbait headline to confirm the prejudices of his readers.
It was always coming that the DUP will be thrown under the bus. But I have to say this is the most logical outcome, if reports are true.
We must not forget that the people of NI voted to stay in the EU, i.e. in the Single Market and the Customs Union.
Scotland should be given the same opportunity. Scotland will have a case.
Mundell's entire statement on whether Scotland should get the same deal is "No".
So that's that then.
Has Ruth lost her twitter login details or the phone numbers of her many media contacts? Apparently she's the one supposed to be cutting a special deal for Scotland. We need leadership at this difficult time.
That includes losing billions upon billions of revenue every year after 2022, does it? Or maybe it is just another Remain journalist looking for a clickbait headline to confirm the prejudices of his readers.
Do you think the EU is going to offer a 'deep and special partnership' with no ongoing financial contributions?
This is high drama. Who's going to blink first, May or the DUP?
What would the DUP gain by backing down? Nothing. What would they lose by backing down? Credibility with their supporters and some seats if the Tory boundary review goes through.
Would Labour support a cross party agreement on Article 50 phase 1 with "SM+ CU for the time being", or whatever their current wording is? Would the government accept it in the absence of DUP support? How would Tory Hard Leavers react?
So, Theresa May entered the most difficult negotiations in recent British history entirely dependent on the votes of a party whose entire identity was founded on very loudly saying "NO".
So what exactly have the EU conceded to Mr Davis over 18 months of negotiations?
1. That there would be no discussions in Ph1 other than money, NI and citizens. In fact, discussions have been far wider including WTO schedules, nuclear cooperation and emissions trading scheme 2. That a transition would only be discussed in Ph3, after future arrangements agreed in Ph 2. Now the plan is to discuss transition in parallel or possible before (you may remember that previously the EU used an analogy about not being able to build a bridge until one knew the destination) 3. That all negotiations would be via formal rounds, with press confeeences at the end and published papers etc. This system has rightly collapsed, in favour of regular but behind the scenes negotiations 4. That TMay would not be able to negotiate, only Davis. Again, rightly collapsed, as we see today 5. That the ECJ would have to oversee citizen rights (the exact extent of the EU’s climb down here is not yet known) 6. That the U.K. had to come up with solutions for NI and the EU would not (always a silly one, but a change from it nevertheless)
In addition, looking ahead to the FTA, we now hear little from the EU about ‘no cherry picking’ or ‘a pa carts menus’. These were very much the mantra in the first 6-12 months post ref, but now the EU is gearing itself up for CETA plus.
There may be others - eg money - but lack of published detail so far.
Can I expect an apology from all of those who criticised me for doing this thread?
Can I?
I am a political seer, especially when it comes to Theresa May (and her screwing things up)
I merely cricticised your somewhat clumsy wording; the thread itself is not at all ridiculous.
I am nonetheless rather attached to the idea of a Regulatory Alignment Mechanism ... which we can subsequently crash out of under Chancellor McDonnell/Gove*.
It was always coming that the DUP will be thrown under the bus. But I have to say this is the most logical outcome, if reports are true.
We must not forget that the people of NI voted to stay in the EU, i.e. in the Single Market and the Customs Union.
Scotland should be given the same opportunity. Scotland will have a case.
Mundell's entire statement on whether Scotland should get the same deal is "No".
So that's that then.
Has Ruth lost her twitter login details or the phone numbers of her many media contacts? Apparently she's the one supposed to be cutting a special deal for Scotland. We need leadership at this difficult time.
Makes no sense. What land border does Scotland share with the EU? The lesson of NI and Ireland is that countries sharing a land border should have the same regulatory regime. For the island of Great Britain, that means Wales, Scotland and England should all be in the same single market.
I'd been undecided till now, but if Nigel Farage is crying betrayal, this has to be a reasonable deal.
Who gives a toss what Farage thinks! Not UKIP leader, not an MP and now revealed as a man who recycles anti-Semitic tropes, allies himself with German Fascists and sees nothing wrong with retweeting Britain First propaganda.......
The less regard we give him, the better as far as I’m concerned.
For example, NI and Eire already operate two different currencies, NI has a distinct legal identity, whilst sharing the UK's regulatory systems, but shares similar rules on abortion with Eire, and the north/south council already co-ordinates areas of co-operation (such as agriculture, education and health) and has a distinct railway gauge separate from the UK mainland.
Fudge is already a reality, and arguably has been for almost 100 years.
@KevDoyle_Indo: I'm told An Taoiseach can't make his statement yet because he's waiting on a phonecall from Donald Tusk. But Tusk can't phone Varadkar because he waiting to hear from Jean Claude Juncker. #Brexit They need a WhatsApps group!
Say the DUP thing fell apart, would the LibDems support the government in return for a second referendum?
They should make an unsolicited C&S offer on that basis. No need to worry about retoxification as they're still flatlining, and we're heading towards a second referendum anyway so they would be able to take the credit for it.
Both the DUP and the EU seem to be running rings round the Tories
Both have the immense advantage of having decided what they want. The Tories are clueless on that front and as a result could be outwitted by a paper bag.
Hard to disagree with that.
Wasn't it pointed out months ago that the DUP are the best negotiators in the business?
Perhaps she should have put one of them in charge of Brexit?
For example, NI and Eire already operate two different currencies, NI has a distinct legal identity, whilst sharing the UK's regulatory systems, but shares similar rules on abortion with Eire, and the north/south council already co-ordinates areas of co-operation (such as agriculture, education and health) and has a distinct railway gauge separate from the UK mainland.
Fudge is already a reality, and arguably has been for almost 100 years.
I suspect it'll be like the Full Faith and Credit Clause in America
Oops. More nonsense from TSE. Looks like his twitter excitement a little premature
Ahem, I said AHEM
Ahem what?
All this gives the appearance that you breathlessly overreact to tweets whilst all of us are actually in the dark as to the facts of the situation.
What’s more, the heading “the DUP will bring down Mrs May’s Government” is either very poorly worded, or a declaration that is not yet supported by known facts.
I'd been undecided till now, but if Nigel Farage is crying betrayal, this has to be a reasonable deal.
Who gives a toss what Farage thinks! Not UKIP leader, not an MP and now revealed as a man who recycles anti-Semitic tropes, allies himself with German Fascists and sees nothing wrong with retweeting Britain First propaganda.......
The less regard we give him, the better as far as I’m concerned.
Some will say he was always like this, but he seems to have got worse and worse over the last three years.
The UK is going to be the first country to sign up to the full conditions of EU membership, and pay the full fee, without actually being a member and having a vote.
It was always coming that the DUP will be thrown under the bus. But I have to say this is the most logical outcome, if reports are true.
We must not forget that the people of NI voted to stay in the EU, i.e. in the Single Market and the Customs Union.
Scotland should be given the same opportunity. Scotland will have a case.
Mundell's entire statement on whether Scotland should get the same deal is "No".
So that's that then.
Has Ruth lost her twitter login details or the phone numbers of her many media contacts? Apparently she's the one supposed to be cutting a special deal for Scotland. We need leadership at this difficult time.
Makes no sense. What land border does Scotland share with the EU? The lesson of NI and Ireland is that countries sharing a land border should have the same regulatory regime. For the island of Great Britain, that means Wales, Scotland and England should all be in the same single market.
Ruth has had so many positions on EU membership, single market, FoM etc that I've given up trying to work out whether if she actually has a principled, consistent view. However Jim Naughtie seems to think she does.
@thatginamiller: Could someone wake up the politicians and tell them there are only 2 solutions to Brexit and NI border issue - stay in the Single Market & Customs Union or #Remain.
@KevDoyle_Indo: I'm told An Taoiseach can't make his statement yet because he's waiting on a phonecall from Donald Tusk. But Tusk can't phone Varadkar because he waiting to hear from Jean Claude Juncker. #Brexit They need a WhatsApps group!
That's quite revealing: they all take their order from Juncker.
I'd been undecided till now, but if Nigel Farage is crying betrayal, this has to be a reasonable deal.
Who gives a toss what Farage thinks! Not UKIP leader, not an MP and now revealed as a man who recycles anti-Semitic tropes, allies himself with German Fascists and sees nothing wrong with retweeting Britain First propaganda.......
The less regard we give him, the better as far as I’m concerned.
Some will say he was always like this, but he seems to have got worse and worse over the last three years.
It's happened to many people. Michael Howard didn't used to threaten war on Spain.
If the DUP are going to try and torpedo the deal it is time for the Lib Dems and Labour to support the government to ensure we have a decent Brexit deal.
we want Jezza
If labour sniff the chance of a GE they'll not be proping up the government. Screw brexit and a deal.
And if they become the government, what then? The Irish border issue will still be there, with even less time to resolve it.
I'd been undecided till now, but if Nigel Farage is crying betrayal, this has to be a reasonable deal.
Who gives a toss what Farage thinks! Not UKIP leader, not an MP and now revealed as a man who recycles anti-Semitic tropes, allies himself with German Fascists and sees nothing wrong with retweeting Britain First propaganda.......
The less regard we give him, the better as far as I’m concerned.
There's some former Kippers on here who will accuse you of smearing Farage by accusing him of recycling anti-Semitic tropes.
The UK is going to be the first country to sign up to the full conditions of EU membership, and pay the full fee, without actually being a member and having a vote.
Awesome!!!
That's exactly the EU's objective. Juncker: "Brexit cannot be a success."
I expect our Government to negotiate skilfully, not ineptly.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
You have to draw the line somewhere or you'll go into the pub for one pint and not leave until you've had 14. Carwyn Jones asked for Wales as a whole and Wales as a whole voted for Brexit so it can do one.
Though I agree with you that Theresa May has started a game of constitutional striptease. Far naughtier than running through a wheatfield.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
You have to draw the line somewhere or you'll go into the pub for one pint and not leave until you've had 14. Carwyn Jones asked for Wales as a whole and Wales as a whole voted for Brexit so it can do one.
Though I agree with you that Theresa May has started a game of constitutional striptease. Far naughtier than running through a wheatfield.
Can you please not use the word striptrease and Theresa May in the same sentence.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
You have to draw the line somewhere or you'll go into the pub for one pint and not leave until you've had 14. Carwyn Jones asked for Wales as a whole and Wales as a whole voted for Brexit so it can do one.
Though I agree with you that Theresa May has started a game of constitutional striptease. Far naughtier than running through a wheatfield.
Can you please not use the word striptrease and Theresa May in the same sentence.
I was thinking of using "constitutional striptease" in a thread header. Oh well.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
Fine, so long as I can opt-out of Corbyn coz I live in true-blue Hampshire.
Otherwise this is people moaning that their own political views should override the social union of the nation state, which is arguably what got us to Brexit in the first place.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
You have to draw the line somewhere or you'll go into the pub for one pint and not leave until you've had 14. Carwyn Jones asked for Wales as a whole and Wales as a whole voted for Brexit so it can do one.
Though I agree with you that Theresa May has started a game of constitutional striptease. Far naughtier than running through a wheatfield.
Can you please not use the word striptrease and Theresa May in the same sentence.
I was thinking of using "constitutional striptease" in a thread header. Oh well.
You can use it in that contest, however I get to choose the picture that graces that thread.
@thatginamiller: Could someone wake up the politicians and tell them there are only 2 solutions to Brexit and NI border issue - stay in the Single Market & Customs Union or #Remain.
Or Ireland rejoins the UK
Yeh, right. There'll be no trouble whatsoever if that starts to be proposed.
Brexit is happening, and can only be overridden by a new GE and, most likely, a second referendum where the EU would offer worse terms than Dave's deal. Because it's in their DNA to punish splitters.
No, it exposes the weakness of the hand that our Remain-voting PM and most of her Cabinet think they've got, as opposed to the hand they actually hold. They're playing poker under the impression that aces rank low not high, and the EU knows it. It's utterly exasperating to watch.
He can get stuffed. The Welsh voted for Brexit so they can suffer the consequences.
Ceredigion and Gwynedd didn't, though. And hence the problem. Where do you draw the line?
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
Fine, so long as I can opt-out of Corbyn coz I live in true-blue Hampshire.
Otherwise this is people moaning that their own political views should override the social union of the nation state, which is arguably what got us to Brexit in the first place.
Leave were quite happy to play with the social union of the nation during the referendum campaign and play one section off against another. Best not to complain now that its boomeranged.
No, it exposes the weakness of the hand that our Remain-voting PM and most of her Cabinet think they've got, as opposed to the hand they actually hold. They're playing poker under the impression that aces rank low not high, and the EU knows it. It's utterly exasperating to watch.
How do you think the UK should be playing its hand?
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I don't think.
So that's that then.
(2) No exclusive ECJ role for EU citizens in the UK
(3) Brexit bill of c.£40-£50bn over 40 years, rather than €100bn
(4) That a Canada-deal would be offered in principle
(5) NI is not formally staying part of the single market/customs union
(6) A transition deal of around 2 years
But, I'd agree the negotiating advantage has been about 75/25 in favour of the EU, so far.
Hello, Arlene? Theresa here. Hello. Hello. Hello...
No hard Brexit, here we come!
For instance, at the start of this process, Davis was saying that there was no need for a transition deal and any transition would only happen if the EU wanted one and asked the UK nicely.
We were committed not to diverge from a particular exchange rate... until we weren't.
https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/937696227386380288
Give us a Brexiteer in 10 Downing Street. Now.
What would they lose by backing down? Credibility with their supporters and some seats if the Tory boundary review goes through.
Perhaps she should have put one of them in charge of Brexit?
- The Irish government are seen to have 'won' something
- The DUP are seen to have ensured that the Irish government haven't won anything
- The EU27 are seen to have driven a hard bargain
- The UK government is seen to have displeased the hardline Brexiteers
- The talks move on the actual substance of the future relationship
Can I?
I am a political seer, especially when it comes to Theresa May (and her screwing things up)
https://twitter.com/naughtiej/status/937665203273003009
Who could have foreseen that might go badly?
1. That there would be no discussions in Ph1 other than money, NI and citizens. In fact, discussions have been far wider including WTO schedules, nuclear cooperation and emissions trading scheme
2. That a transition would only be discussed in Ph3, after future arrangements agreed in Ph 2. Now the plan is to discuss transition in parallel or possible before (you may remember that previously the EU used an analogy about not being able to build a bridge until one knew the destination)
3. That all negotiations would be via formal rounds, with press confeeences at the end and published papers etc. This system has rightly collapsed, in favour of regular but behind the scenes negotiations
4. That TMay would not be able to negotiate, only Davis. Again, rightly collapsed, as we see today
5. That the ECJ would have to oversee citizen rights (the exact extent of the EU’s climb down here is not yet known)
6. That the U.K. had to come up with solutions for NI and the EU would not (always a silly one, but a change from it nevertheless)
In addition, looking ahead to the FTA, we now hear little from the EU about ‘no cherry picking’ or ‘a pa carts menus’. These were very much the mantra in the first 6-12 months post ref, but now the EU is gearing itself up for CETA plus.
There may be others - eg money - but lack of published detail so far.
I am nonetheless rather attached to the idea of a Regulatory Alignment Mechanism ... which we can subsequently crash out of under Chancellor McDonnell/Gove*.
*delete to taste.
The less regard we give him, the better as far as I’m concerned.
However, Sadiq Khan should be getting his request in on this front PDQ.
For example, NI and Eire already operate two different currencies, NI has a distinct legal identity, whilst sharing the UK's regulatory systems, but shares similar rules on abortion with Eire, and the north/south council already co-ordinates areas of co-operation (such as agriculture, education and health) and has a distinct railway gauge separate from the UK mainland.
Fudge is already a reality, and arguably has been for almost 100 years.
Theresa May the Omnishambles
https://youtu.be/6pOqqyFH7cU
If Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? If Scotland, why not London? If London, why not Manchester? If Manchester, why not the Oxford/Cambridge belt?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Faith_and_Credit_Clause
All this gives the appearance that you breathlessly overreact to tweets whilst all of us are actually in the dark as to the facts of the situation.
What’s more, the heading “the DUP will bring down Mrs May’s Government” is either very poorly worded, or a declaration that is not yet supported by known facts.
Awesome!!!
Or Ireland rejoins the UK
I expect our Government to negotiate skilfully, not ineptly.
Though I agree with you that Theresa May has started a game of constitutional striptease. Far naughtier than running through a wheatfield.
Otherwise this is people moaning that their own political views should override the social union of the nation state, which is arguably what got us to Brexit in the first place.
But I keeping saying Brexit won't happen.
https://twitter.com/ladpolitics/status/937706958970335232
Brexit is happening, and can only be overridden by a new GE and, most likely, a second referendum where the EU would offer worse terms than Dave's deal. Because it's in their DNA to punish splitters.
We are committed.