Brexit

[villain]

PMQs latest: Peter Bone has just cancelled the commission for his Theresa May "Queen of Brexit" statue.

[nichola]

Whats in the draft withdrawal agreement?

The EU tells us here http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-6422_en.htm

[nichola]

All 585 pages of the draft withdrawal agreement text on the UK government's web site https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-on-the-uks-exit-from-and-future-relationship-with-the-european-union?utm_source=39814fd5-eaf8-454a-b68d-ed9768231370&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

[villain]

May has finally succeeded in uniting the country...


...against her.

[Highlander]

Only hours after the draft was published on what basis do you make that assertion

[stoop]

No way have I read it all but from those who have I think she has been shafted big time.

If it goes through Parliament then we are all getting the worst possible deal. We will be tied to the EU forever if they wish, be paying £39 billion for the privilege and NI will become a separate entity.

When it gets rejected the EU know that May might have to call an election or for a peoples vote - unless she goes down the no deal route which is very unlikely for a remainer.

So she is right - it's this deal, no deal or Corbyn in power by default.

I guess that's what happens when you put a Turkey in charge of Xmas.

Only hope is that enough letters go in and we get a leader who actually wants to leave the EU. Has anyone got the balls for it?

[stoop]

Latest:

Battlelines are being drawn over #Brexit.
Here's the latest:
- At least two senior ministers said to be on the brink of resigning.
-  Brexiteer rebels within the Tories say leadership contest 'will be triggered'
- PM reaches out to rivals for support

[LindseyMitchell]

Although a committed left winger (you guessed that, right) I feel quite sorry for Mrs May.

I don’t believe a better deal was achievable.  Why on earth would the EU offer us a good deal;  only 8% of their total exports come to us and making our exports dearer in EU countries isn’t going to give them sleepless nights.  Brexit will also benefit them as a lot of companies have/will relocate to EU countries.

Does anyone think Boris or Jacob Rees Mogg could have somehow got a better deal;  I don’t believe they could. 

[villain]

Only hours after the draft was published on what basis do you make that assertion

Just ask yourelf - what was promised by leavers? What were May's "red lines" that she couldn't possibly cross?

What have remainers been saying about those aspirations all along?

What have we ended up with?

How many times (just as an example) is Scotland mentioned in there?

This just won't get through parliament anyway.

Now tell me what you think.

[LindseyMitchell]

Interesting stats on the vote in parliament:

If Tory loyalists and moderate tories vote for, 88 votes short
If Tory loyalists, moderate tories, Tory remainers and Labour rebels vote for, 63 votes short
If Tory loyalists, Tory remainers, labour rebels and the DUP vote for, 53 votes short
If the number of Labour rebels increases to 45, still 28 votes short
- of a majority.

I see Raab has just resigned!!