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The other side of the table. How the EU is shaping up to approach Brexit negotiations

The other side of the table. How the EU is shaping up to approach Brexit negotiations

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Embed from Getty Images To date, most British commentary on the impending negotiations on Brexit have concentrated on what negotiating position Britain might take, as Theresa May’s government gropes towards a tenable approach.  It takes two to tango and so we need to consider how the EU is going to negotiate also.  This has been given much less attention. Such attention as has been given to the EU’s side of the story usually alights on the same few key players. …

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Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Sir Keir Starmer as Shadow Brexit Secretary and the Tories should be worried

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Sir Keir Starmer as Shadow Brexit Secretary and the Tories should be worried

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Shad cabinet latest: @Keir_Starmer to shad Brexit, @jreynoldsMP to shad economic secretary. @helenlewis to live blog https://t.co/PMR5Yz1MRA — The New Statesman Politics (@TheStaggers) October 6, 2016 Labour reshuffle: Diane Abbott is shadow home secretary – latest updates from @stephenkb https://t.co/QNDHU936F9 pic.twitter.com/1JvrJROlKe — The New Statesman (@NewStatesman) October 6, 2016 Labour MP: "Diane Abbott is now in charge of our response to security, terror and immigration. Do they want anyone to vote for us again?" — Kevin Schofield (@KevinASchofield) October 6,…

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Great (Br)expectations, why Tories don’t want a snap election and the Clinton ’surge’ – this week’s PB/Polling Matters TV Show & Podcast

Great (Br)expectations, why Tories don’t want a snap election and the Clinton ’surge’ – this week’s PB/Polling Matters TV Show & Podcast

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Can TMay really meet what voters are expecting from BREXIT This week Kieran Pedley and his guests, Rob Vance and Matt Singh, on the PB/Polling Matters TV Show & Podcast focus mostly on the Tories and the big issue that looks set to determine whether TMay is successful – the BREXIT negotiations. The polling suggests that people are expecting a lot and is the new PM going to have to disappoint? Then there’s all the talk of a snap election…

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Remember when devaluations of the pound were a big political deal? No more it seems.

Remember when devaluations of the pound were a big political deal? No more it seems.

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The BREXIT devaluation is hardly being noticed The pound has fared poorly on the foreign exchange markets since TMay’s speech on Sunday setting out her plans to extract the UK from the EU with the aim to invoke Article 50 in March next year. From a peak of about $1.50 to the pound on June 23rd it has now fallen below through the $1.30 market and has touched $1.27. In previous times whenever there’s been such a movement it has…

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TMay needs a sizeable CON majority in Witney to deal with the “unelected PM” taunts

TMay needs a sizeable CON majority in Witney to deal with the “unelected PM” taunts

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A good by-election result will also reinforce her BREXIT strategy It is not TMay’s fault that she ended up as CON leader and PM without having to go through a membership ballot. Once Andrea Leadsom pulled out on that memorable Monday morning there was no further obstacle and she was assured of the leadership and the keys of Number 10. She just avoided several weeks of hustings, TV debates and campaigning which would allowed a much greater scrutiny of her…

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Another EU referendum before 2020 betting

Another EU referendum before 2020 betting

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If you fancy a 25% return in a little over 3 years, this might be the market for you. SkyBet have a market up on whether we’ll have another EU referendum before 2020, unlike a few other bookies, SkyBet are offering No as an option.  One of the reasons why supporters of Remain should avoid a second referendum is that the public will not take kindly to having their verdict overturned, and we could see a Winchester 1997 rerun type…

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