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More and more punters are putting their money on a second referendum happening

More and more punters are putting their money on a second referendum happening

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Betdata.io I really do like showing betting charts simply to indicate how opinions about a likely outcome change all the time and it’s good to see it in graphic form. Giving the response so far from parliamentarians to the brexit deal the chances are that this might get voted down by MPs and if so then what? The consequences of no deal have not yet been spelled out to voters but there’s little doubt that ministers are aware. There’s increasing…

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A massive Westminster day ends with TMay still in place

A massive Westminster day ends with TMay still in place

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The “bloody difficult woman” will be difficult to shift Although I disagree with her on so many things you can but admire the way she is holding on and battling forward in spite of all the obstacles and setbacks. This was always going to be a very difficult period for the Prime Minister who took over shortly after the referendum in July 2016 never more so than today. Throughout she has made as her objective ensuring that the referendum outcome…

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The Brexit deal is being put to the Cabinet one by one

The Brexit deal is being put to the Cabinet one by one

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But what are the chances of success? So the brexit process moves a step forward with a broad agreement that Theresa May now has to sell to her cabinet, then her party, and then the House of Commons. Each of these hurdles looks insurmountable but then Theresa May has got over many obstacles in the 18 months since she lost the party its majority and is determined enough to push this as hard as she is able. If Brexiteers like…

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We could be heading for crossover in the “UK to leave EU on Mar 29th 2019” betting

We could be heading for crossover in the “UK to leave EU on Mar 29th 2019” betting

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Chart Betdata.io It’s now 54-46 The above betting market is one of the most active at the moment and as can be seen there’s a growing sense that the UK might not leave the EU on March 29th 2019 as planned and laid down in the Article 50 process. A lot of this represents the current political reaction to the latest state of negotiations and the talk of a possible second referendum. There’s also the Brexit court case in Scotland….

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The pound rises on the FOREX markets after the BrexSec reports that a deal maybe only three weeks away

The pound rises on the FOREX markets after the BrexSec reports that a deal maybe only three weeks away

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Brexit secretary confirms deal expected by mid-November https://t.co/Xo4xGOB5SG — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 31, 2018 Raab names November 21st as the date There’ve been developments in the government’s negotiations with the EU on Brexit, with Dominic Raab, saying in a letter to MPs on the Brexit committee that he will be willing to give evidence once a deal was finalised and that they currently expected November 21st to be suitable. It appears that the government is looking to finalise a…

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The new regime at the Daily Mail is going to make it make it harder to oust TMay

The new regime at the Daily Mail is going to make it make it harder to oust TMay

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The Mail turns its fire on the Tory plotters who are trying to oust TMay pic.twitter.com/0EFC8l78w3 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 22, 2018 Now the plotters are being dubbed the “peacocking saboteurs” One of the most important things that happened to British politics this autumn was the change of editors at the Daily Mail. Hardline brexiteer, Sir Paul Dacre, is no longer in the post which is now held by pro-Remain, Geordie Greig. In my post on the ending of…

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Another day closer to March 29th 2019 – the way forward on Brexit remains unclear

Another day closer to March 29th 2019 – the way forward on Brexit remains unclear

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Puzzled by all the Brexit options floating around? Here's my summary of where we stand (thoughts / clarifications on this presentation welcome – aiming for a neutral presentation of all of the options) pic.twitter.com/IVfQIYonHi — David Henig ?? (@DavidHenigUK) October 16, 2018 DD’s former chief of staff @BrexitStewart accuses May of “duplicity and mendacity”, says she is “Nixonian in her modus operandi” and vows she will be taken out by Brexiteer MPs… “Her removal would be the start of a…

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