@Walter Hinteler,
More interesting perhaps not only for one person and her father.
the state's and city of Hamburg
>Brexit-website<
Jesus H. Christ.
Brexit Secretary Raab 'did not understand importance of EU trade to British economy.'
https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2018/1108/1009607-brexit/
@lmur,
As Rafael Behr puts it: "It is no longer surprising that people who were once confident that Britain had nothing to lose by leaving the EU neither understood what Brexit meant in practice, nor thought to ask."
Has nobody told Dominic Raab that Britain is an island?
@Walter Hinteler,
Prof. Brian Cox imagines - ‘Is it possible’, Minister Raab asks his closest advisors, ‘that this big blob of land here’ - jabbing at a map with his croissant - ‘over this little channel of sea just off the coast of Dover, might be important in the context of this brexity thing we’re doing?’
@lmur,
Jo Johnson has resigned as a UK government minister, warning that Britain “stands on the brink of the greatest crisis” since the second world war and calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal.
Describing the Brexit deal currently being negotiated as a "terrible mistake", he said that the negotiations have been the biggest "failure of British statecraft" since the Suez crisis.
Jo Johnson quits as minister over Theresa May's Brexit plan
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@Walter Hinteler,
The biggest challenge for Prime Minister Theresa May is how to bring together Brexit fanatics and EU fans within her own ranks. She depends on this if she wants to get a Brexit deal through parliament without the help of the opposition. Her already shaky coalition with the radical conservative Northern Irish DUP has only a thin majority of five votes.
But both sides are not even thinking about deviating from their maximum demands - it's just the opposite
Brexit timetable thrown into turmoil as Theresa May is forced to cancel planned cabinet meeting to approve her deal
Quote:Theresa May has been forced to abandon plans for an emergency cabinet meeting to approve a Brexit deal, after fresh opposition at home and abroad plunged her timetable into turmoil.
The prime minister shelved the meeting, pencilled in for Monday, slamming on the brakes after fierce resistance in her cabinet and in Brussels threatened to derail the path to an agreement.
A government source conceded that an outline deal might not be ready by Tuesday – making it increasingly unlikely that a special EU summit to sign it off can be held in November, as hoped.
That would leave the UK having to ramp up hugely expensive no-deal preparations and in danger of being unable to pass all necessary legislation before the Brexit deadline next March.
At home, Ms May faced an open challenge to her plans from Andrea Leadsom, the Commons leader, who vowed the UK “cannot be held against its will” by the backstop plan for the Irish border.
Ms Leadsom became the second cabinet minister to insist on a unilateral power to escape being bound in the EU customs union – something explicitly ruled out by Brussels.
In the Belgian capital, talks between UK and EU officials hit a wall over how to terminate the backstop, with fishing rights another key obstacle.
Meanwhile, there was fresh confusion over Labour’s stance on a Final Say referendum on the Brexit outcome – with Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, directly contradicting Jeremy Corbyn.
Cabinet ministers had been told to “clear their diaries” for an “approve the deal” meeting at the end of last week, a get together then put back until Monday.
But, the source told The Independent: “There is not going to be one tomorrow.”
They added: “The cabinet will meet as normal on Tuesday, but I can’t say if it going to be a Brexit cabinet or not, because the negotiations are ongoing.”
@Walter Hinteler,
Why are they fighting this unnecessary fight? Brexit was a bad idea when it was first proposed. Most people who studied Economics knows open and free trade is the best policy for all concerned. It provides for competition in price and quality, the most important issue for everybody. Trump's tariffs is another stupid idea; it will only end up costing more for all consumers, and it's already started a trade war. The end result is increased cost for everybody.
@cicerone imposter,
PM May says efforts are going on "through the night", but the negotiations are "immensely difficult".
BBC report
@Walter Hinteler,
fascinating - will let hamburgboy know
thanks
@ehBeth,
Meanwhile, the Brexit divorce deal with the
EU has been agreed by the UK, but May's opponents vow to thwart it. (All at the
reuters report)
@cicerone imposter,
@Walter Hinteler,
Why are they fighting this unnecessary fight? Brexit was a bad idea when it was first proposed. Most people who studied Economics knows open and free trade is the best policy for all concerned. It provides for competition in price and quality, the most important issue for everybody.
Might be a good idea to tell your president this Walter.
@Walter Hinteler,
The European Union’s 27 national ambassadors meeting on the draft Brexit deal in Brussels today ended their session with no word from London on whether the British cabinet has approved it - the announced No. 10 press conference is postponed ... ...
