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Iff this is true then the chances of a 2018 general election have increased, the DUP will bring down Mrs May’s government

Iff this is true then the chances of a 2018 general election have increased, the DUP will bring down Mrs May’s government

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BREAKING: UK will concede that there will be no "regulatory divergence" on the island of Ireland on the single market and customs union, acc to a draft text seen by @rtenews — Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) December 4, 2017 Acc to one version of EU-UK draft: “In the absence of agreed solutions the UK will ensure that there continues to be no divergence from those rules of the internal market + customs union which, now or in the future, support North…

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The Irish border issue has the potential to bring down Mrs May’s government

The Irish border issue has the potential to bring down Mrs May’s government

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The DUP are revolting and they could make Corbyn PM Yesterday it was reported by several outlets The Democratic Unionist Party has warned it may withdraw its support for Theresa May’s government if Northern Ireland is treated as a separate customs and trading regime after Brexit. DUP MP Sammy Wilson suggested any attempt to “placate Dublin and the EU” over the Irish border could mean its ten MPs no longer prop up the Tories at Westminster. The party ratcheted up…

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A tweet that seems to sum up British politics today

A tweet that seems to sum up British politics today

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An analysis of @ShippersUnbound's excellent books illustrates just how British politics has changed since the #Brexit referendum. Noticeable increase in both the FPP Score (up 68%) and CPP score (up 190%). pic.twitter.com/gvsbX0jr3J — Joe Twyman (@JoeTwyman) November 30, 2017 I’m a huge fan of the books by Tim Shipman, if you’ve not read All Out War then you should, a book about the events leading up to the referendum result, the byline was  ‘The Full Story of How Brexit Sank…

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Theresa May agrees €100 billion Brexit divorce bill with the EU

Theresa May agrees €100 billion Brexit divorce bill with the EU

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The Leave campaign was keen to use the gross figure to describe how much Brexit could save us to spend on the NHS. So it's only fair we use the gross figure for the agreed Brexit exit bill. It's €100bn pic.twitter.com/J1udRlDSt5 — Stewart Wood (@StewartWood) November 28, 2017 UK and EU agree Brexit divorce bill that could reach £57bn https://t.co/wvIjfEAQnn — The Guardian (@guardian) November 28, 2017 In August 75% of British voters told ComRes that paying £40 billion to…

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A New Ireland?

A New Ireland?

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THE OBSERVER FRONT PAGE: Irish warn May: change course or risk Brexit chaos #skypapers pic.twitter.com/6ps0W3Scbx — Sky News (@SkyNews) November 25, 2017 There is no word for schadenfraude in Gaelic, or English, for that matter. Still, the Irish can be forgiven for feeling more than a touch of it as their needs seem to be one of the key – and very possibly the hardest – of issues to be resolved in the Article 50 negotiations. It is probably fair…

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Deal or no deal

Deal or no deal

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Why I can’t see a deal being agreed before the 1st of April 2019 Ladbrokes have a market up on a few Brexit related markets, out of these three I’m quite keen to take the 6/4 on there being no Brexit deal being agreed before the 1st of April 2019. My logic behind this is that for a long time I’ve had the feeling that 2 years to do a deal is practically impossible even for a competent government with…

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Tonight’s Brexit related news

Tonight’s Brexit related news

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NEW: Electoral Commission launches fresh inquiry into whether Vote Leave, Darren Grimes & Veterans for Britain broke campaign rules in EU ref. Watchdog says it has "reasonable grounds" to believe offence has been committed in light of new info. — Lucy Fisher (@LOS_Fisher) November 20, 2017 I understand crucial cabinet sub-committee moves government towards offering circa £40bn as divorce bill if rest of EU ready to move talks to trade in December — Robert Peston (@Peston) November 20, 2017 Perhaps…

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Betting on the location of the new HQ of the European Medicines Agency

Betting on the location of the new HQ of the European Medicines Agency

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Today we get to see an early dividend of Brexit when the EU27 have a vote to choose the new host city for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to replace London. London will no longer host the HQ post Brexit because of Mrs May’s desire to implement the result of the referendum and the campaign therein to ‘Vote Leave to take back control of our laws’, since the EMA is underpinned by the ECJ that means our withdrawal…

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