May's demeanour during her statement said it all - no enthusiasm, spoke in a monotone which had all the excitement of the shipping forecast. Selling a deal on the basis of "this is crap but the alternatives are worse" is always a difficult task and May seems to have no stomach for this task.
Her statement was delivered just fine, I don't know what the focus on her delivery of it is all about.
So bloody quit already, what is stopping them? Seriously, what is the problem? If it is crap you can honourably quit, no Cabinet post is worth voting for a deal you cannot support.
585 pages to get through. That's my son's bedtime stories sorted for the whole week!
Utterly bored by the likes of JRM. We know what he thinks, it's the same as it always is, and he doesn't have the guts to leave the party or challenge the leader. Yawn. Turning into the pub bore.
Cowardice. Either they back it or they don't, this horsecrap leaking about speaking against it is either preceding a resignation, or it is some loser trying to defend themselves later by saying they didn't like it at all when the Commons votes it down, as they will.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
That may well be just spin - not the same as 11 ministers resigning for example. I expect McVey to go but do not feel she would be missed. Frankly I'm unclear what the ERG strategy is. No Deal will never be allowed by the H/P therefore they see happy to lose everything. It shows a level of crass stupidity which really beggars belief and could well lead to a Corbyn government. If so that would have the added side effect of handing NI to the Republic as the DUP seem equally demented.
- end to freedom of movement for people not already in the UK - an end to budgetary contributions at the end of the transition period (which for the avoidance of doubt is when the Irish border solution starts) - rUK to NI trade (or vice versa) unaffected for period of the Irish border solution, although if UK standards diverge then no UK -> NI -> Ireland trickery. NI standards will not diverge and hence NI goods will access to the Irish market in free circulation (mark II)
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
Sarah Wollaston has ssuddenly become concerned about the fishing industry
As trailed by the FT, fish will be outside the Irish border solution CU unless we agree to be part of the CFP or similar, therefore they will face tariffs on export but we get control back
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
I think you may be prejeudiced to be honest
I think she is doing well given her health issues. For all we know she might need a break at this time of day yet she is having a meeting with the women from N. Ireland. Personally I think remaining in the EU would be better than 'the deal' but 'the deal' is better than No deal if we have to go through with Brexit.
Leaving the backstop: UK may notify EU of intention to leave. Within 6 months a joint committee shall meet to consider the notification. If the EU and the UK decide "jointly" it's no longer needed to keep the Irish border open it will cease to apply. Short version: EU has a veto November 14, 2018
3. Articles 6-7 also sets out provisions related to Northern Ireland specific regulatory alignment in order to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and to ensure that Northern Ireland businesses can place products on the EU Single Market without restriction. The application of the Union Customs Code in Northern Ireland is necessary since the UCC covers all provisions for a good to be released for free circulation in the EU. These include all of the overarching requirements for regulatory compliance. Once a good has completed such formalities it can be considered a ‘Union good’ and in free circulation.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
I think you may be prejeudiced to be honest
I think she is doing well given her health issues. For all we know she might need a break at this time of day yet she is having a meeting with the women from N. Ireland. Personally I think remaining in the EU would be better than 'the deal' but 'the deal' is better than No deal if we have to go through with Brexit.
If she is not able to cope physically then she should go, regardless
OK, I've read most of it (up to page 456). To my mind the key thing that most people are overlooking is that this isn't permanent. Essentially, it sets things up for the transition period. There's very little in it that's relevant beyond that. There are however some key points:
1) The Common Travel Area is to be maintained. That suggests to me ultimately we will fudge everything on the basis that actually next to no trade goes through Ireland or Northern Ireland for sound geographical reasons and therefore all this argy-bargy about customs etc is a bit pointless.
2) They are still looking to have us in the CFP, but have left open the possibility we might not be.
3) The Customs Union doesn't have an end date or an abandonment mechanism. That may however be becuase again, it applies to the transition period.
I think to be honest most people will accept this. To vote against it as a Remainer would be not so much courageous as suicidal.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
Other comments - it's a very EU document and as a result it's almost unreadable becuase it refers to various treaties, protocols, laws, regulations rather than saying what the hell it means:
It is very clearly drafted by the EU and it always puts the EU first (we told you so, people who voted leave):
It's long, but it's not comprehensive. There's a lot more haggling to go in here.
So it is make your mind up time.. If the DUP vote down the deal and precipitate a GE I would like to be the first to wish them every good luck in dealing with PM Jeremy Corbyn and his new Secretary of State for The Six Counties( as henceforth it will be known) Gerry Adams.
Leaving the backstop: UK may notify EU of intention to leave. Within 6 months a joint committee shall meet to consider the notification. If the EU and the UK decide "jointly" it's no longer needed to keep the Irish border open it will cease to apply. Short version: EU has a veto November 14, 2018
It's not really an EU veto, it's in the hands of the International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
I think you may be prejeudiced to be honest
I think she is doing well given her health issues. For all we know she might need a break at this time of day yet she is having a meeting with the women from N. Ireland. Personally I think remaining in the EU would be better than 'the deal' but 'the deal' is better than No deal if we have to go through with Brexit.
If she is not able to cope physically then she should go, regardless
True but I think most PM's would be creaking at this point given the work load. But you are right if she cannot hack it she should be out!
Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock would be the better choice.
Now you're in the realms of fantasy. There would have to be a separate set of rules to determine whether Spock was physically able to administer the poison.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
2) They know how much carnage there will be in the event of No Deal. A bad deal is better than No Deal.
2)
... and I suspect quite a few who ‘spoke out against it’ were complaining about specific terms which aren’t fundamental to the agreement.
Leavers have two options - either accept this, grudgingly... or risk a tossup between no deal and a referendum which could cancel Brexit, or result in no deal. No deal might be acceptable to the headbangers, but the retribution from the 80 or 90% of the country who don’t think that way would be severe.
People’s Voters face the same choice - and the likelihood of their desired outcome (a second referendum reversing the Brexit choice) is very, very low - and similar retribution. (Although their case for a ranked choice referendum vote over the three options is slightly more justifiable.)
No doubt we’ll find out over the next couple of days just how poor the deal offered is (or isn’t).
I tell you who is going to be really pissed off and that's Gibraltar. The withdrawal agreement effectively commits the UK to abolishing its tax privileges (page 500).
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Mordaunt spoke twice?
Sorry, I'm not as good as some others at copying and pasting!
2) They know how much carnage there will be in the event of No Deal. A bad deal is better than No Deal.
2)
... and I suspect quite a few who ‘spoke out against it’ were complaining about specific terms which aren’t fundamental to the agreement.
Leavers have two options - either accept this, grudgingly... or risk a tossup between no deal and a referendum which could cancel Brexit, or result in no deal. No deal might be acceptable to the headbangers, but the retribution from the 80 or 90% of the country who don’t think that way would be severe.
People’s Voters face the same choice - and the likelihood of their desired outcome (a second referendum reversing the Brexit choice) is very, very low - and similar retribution. (Although their case for a ranked choice referendum vote over the three options is slightly more justifiable.)
No doubt we’ll find out over the next couple of days just how poor the deal offered is (or isn’t).
the important part is "the end of the transition period". Actions taken before the transition period ends can be considered up to four years afterwards. Actions taken after the transition period do not have this.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
I thought it was a secret who voted which way.
not to the people sitting around the table it wasn't
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
I am extremely surprised that Hunt is opposed to this deal or even has reservations about it. The others are just the usual suspects.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
I am extremely surprised that Hunt is opposed to this deal or even has reservations about it. The others are just the usual suspects.
tells you some of this is staged. doubling up the fact that Mordaunt spoke twice and the Telegraph said 11 people
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
I am extremely surprised that Hunt is opposed to this deal or even has reservations about it. The others are just the usual suspects.
OK, I've read most of it (up to page 456). To my mind the key thing that most people are overlooking is that this isn't permanent. Essentially, it sets things up for the transition period. There's very little in it that's relevant beyond that. There are however some key points:
1) The Common Travel Area is to be maintained. That suggests to me ultimately we will fudge everything on the basis that actually next to no trade goes through Ireland or Northern Ireland for sound geographical reasons and therefore all this argy-bargy about customs etc is a bit pointless.
2) They are still looking to have us in the CFP, but have left open the possibility we might not be.
3) The Customs Union doesn't have an end date or an abandonment mechanism. That may however be becuase again, it applies to the transition period.
I think to be honest most people will accept this. To vote against it as a Remainer would be not so much courageous as suicidal.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
You could tell from her demeanor (she's an appalling poker player) that it had been a rough afternoon... Yet there she stood still pretending everything was fine and yet with absolutely no conviction or belief in what she was doing... Just like she did when she returned to Downing St. after blowing Cameron's majority.
2) They know how much carnage there will be in the event of No Deal. A bad deal is better than No Deal.
2)
... and I suspect quite a few who ‘spoke out against it’ were complaining about specific terms which aren’t fundamental to the agreement.
Leavers have two options - either accept this, grudgingly... or risk a tossup between no deal and a referendum which could cancel Brexit, or result in no deal. No deal might be acceptable to the headbangers, but the retribution from the 80 or 90% of the country who don’t think that way would be severe.
People’s Voters face the same choice - and the likelihood of their desired outcome (a second referendum reversing the Brexit choice) is very, very low - and similar retribution. (Although their case for a ranked choice referendum vote over the three options is slightly more justifiable.)
No doubt we’ll find out over the next couple of days just how poor the deal offered is (or isn’t).
It's in relation to Northern Ireland. Which seems far enough to me.
It would be extremely surprising if the EU did not have charge of EU policy. Wherever it applied.
This actually recognises the fait accompli that in those matters where North and South co-operate the EU will continue calling the shots at least while the transition is in progress. Whether the appearance of having closer ties to Dublin than London is acceptable to the DUP is a rather different question.
OK, I've read most of it (up to page 456). To my mind the key thing that most people are overlooking is that this isn't permanent. Essentially, it sets things up for the transition period. There's very little in it that's relevant beyond that. There are however some key points:
1) The Common Travel Area is to be maintained. That suggests to me ultimately we will fudge everything on the basis that actually next to no trade goes through Ireland or Northern Ireland for sound geographical reasons and therefore all this argy-bargy about customs etc is a bit pointless.
2) They are still looking to have us in the CFP, but have left open the possibility we might not be.
3) The Customs Union doesn't have an end date or an abandonment mechanism. That may however be becuase again, it applies to the transition period.
I think to be honest most people will accept this. To vote against it as a Remainer would be not so much courageous as suicidal.
Agreed. (With a degree of reluctance.)
For the transition period we stay part of the CU, for the period of the Irish border protocol we effectively re-create it. The transition period is well defined, though extendable; the protocol period is open-ended and only finishes when we have another solution.
Laura Kuenssberg Verified account @bbclaurak 1m1 minute ago
Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
Mordaunt spoke twice?
Vote early, vote often...
I am not convinced that is an accurate list, but Fox and Hunt did walk out together.
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https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/1062801864494845952
https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1062796162468601857
Utterly bored by the likes of JRM. We know what he thinks, it's the same as it always is, and he doesn't have the guts to leave the party or challenge the leader. Yawn. Turning into the pub bore.
1) They know it won't get approved by the Commons
or
2) They know how much carnage there will be in the event of No Deal. A bad deal is better than No Deal.
But my dinner's ready....
Jeez - they are now below Boris Johnson in my estimation and that is saying something!
https://twitter.com/AVMikhailova/status/1062804154647830529
https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1062798625632325632
Or, at least, are prepared to stake their careers on that calculation.
The last one topped 1,000.
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1062789752221585411
- end to freedom of movement for people not already in the UK
- an end to budgetary contributions at the end of the transition period (which for the avoidance of doubt is when the Irish border solution starts)
- rUK to NI trade (or vice versa) unaffected for period of the Irish border solution, although if UK standards diverge then no UK -> NI -> Ireland trickery. NI standards will not diverge and hence NI goods will access to the Irish market in free circulation (mark II)
Honestly I think this is a pretty good deal.
Let's face it, most of the panel will probably be champion tossers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77ZdnYi6Kw
Tom McTague (@TomMcTague)
Leaving the backstop:
UK may notify EU of intention to leave. Within 6 months a joint committee shall meet to consider the notification. If the EU and the UK decide "jointly" it's no longer needed to keep the Irish border open it will cease to apply.
Short version: EU has a veto
November 14, 2018
Believe me, out in the actual places where people vote, they do not give a flying f*** about this aspect.
3. Articles 6-7 also sets out provisions related to Northern Ireland specific regulatory alignment
in order to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and to ensure that Northern Ireland
businesses can place products on the EU Single Market without restriction. The application of
the Union Customs Code in Northern Ireland is necessary since the UCC covers all provisions
for a good to be released for free circulation in the EU. These include all of the overarching
requirements for regulatory compliance. Once a good has completed such formalities it can be
considered a ‘Union good’ and in free circulation.
1) The Common Travel Area is to be maintained. That suggests to me ultimately we will fudge everything on the basis that actually next to no trade goes through Ireland or Northern Ireland for sound geographical reasons and therefore all this argy-bargy about customs etc is a bit pointless.
2) They are still looking to have us in the CFP, but have left open the possibility we might not be.
3) The Customs Union doesn't have an end date or an abandonment mechanism. That may however be becuase again, it applies to the transition period.
I think to be honest most people will accept this. To vote against it as a Remainer would be not so much courageous as suicidal.
It is very clearly drafted by the EU and it always puts the EU first (we told you so, people who voted leave):
It's long, but it's not comprehensive. There's a lot more haggling to go in here.
(I appreciate this may not be the most pressing question today though )
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_agreement_coloured.pdf
Indeed the clause appears rather slimmed down.
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Cabinet did reach a collective position, but certainly not unanimous. I'm told 9 ministers spoke against the agreement - Fox, Hunt, Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, Javid, Leadsom, Evans, Mordaunt and Grayling.
That was expected and is not a problem. The key thing is afterwards the CJEU is not the dispute resolution mechanism.
... and I suspect quite a few who ‘spoke out against it’ were complaining about specific terms which aren’t fundamental to the agreement.
Leavers have two options - either accept this, grudgingly... or risk a tossup between no deal and a referendum which could cancel Brexit, or result in no deal. No deal might be acceptable to the headbangers, but the retribution from the 80 or 90% of the country who don’t think that way would be severe.
People’s Voters face the same choice - and the likelihood of their desired outcome (a second referendum reversing the Brexit choice) is very, very low - and similar retribution.
(Although their case for a ranked choice referendum vote over the three options is slightly more justifiable.)
No doubt we’ll find out over the next couple of days just how poor the deal offered is (or isn’t).
This is going to be the awkward bit...
https://twitter.com/Raphael_Hogarth/status/1062802393971212288
Only traitors, French people, and Russian bots will be opposed to this deal.
He's doing his best to help me win circa 16k.
(With a degree of reluctance.)
Just losing thousands of second referendum supporters
This actually recognises the fait accompli that in those matters where North and South co-operate the EU will continue calling the shots at least while the transition is in progress. Whether the appearance of having closer ties to Dublin than London is acceptable to the DUP is a rather different question.
I am not convinced that is an accurate list, but Fox and Hunt did walk out together.