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Well if this Brexit polling turns out to be a harbinger of future polling then the 4/1 might be value

Well if this Brexit polling turns out to be a harbinger of future polling then the 4/1 might be value

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Iff this @Survation poll with a 9% lead for Remain turns out not to be an outlier but the start of a trend, what will this mean for Brexit? pic.twitter.com/dMxkLBfhwW — TSE (@TSEofPB) July 2, 2017 No one but no one knows what is going to happen in two years' time. But it is going to be the reckoning: @adamboultonSKY Sunday Times £ pic.twitter.com/0N5IlA3h6V — John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) July 2, 2017 If the @Survation polling on Brexit turns out to…

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Everything is negotiable, how the election result may have improved Britain’s negotiating position in the Brexit talks

Everything is negotiable, how the election result may have improved Britain’s negotiating position in the Brexit talks

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It wasn’t supposed to be like this.  Theresa May called the general election calling for a mandate for her Brexit vision.  In her own words: “Our opponents believe because the government’s majority is so small, that our resolve will weaken and that they can force us to change course. They are wrong.  They underestimate our determination to get the job done and I am not prepared to let them endanger the security of millions of working people across the country….

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Turns out the Queen’s Speech has caused more problems for Jeremy Corbyn than Theresa May

Turns out the Queen’s Speech has caused more problems for Jeremy Corbyn than Theresa May

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Labour sources now say three frontbenchers sacked for defying whip – Ruth Cadbury, Catherine West and Andy Slaughter — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 29, 2017 Daniel Zeichner resigned before the vote – four holes on Labour front bench on what should have been bad day for Tories — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 29, 2017 Senior Labour figure, not Corbynite, says 'disappointed' Umuna put down amendment cos politically 'unecessary' to force labour split today — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 29, 2017…

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Taking the 3/1 on no Brexit deal being reached before the 1st of April 2019

Taking the 3/1 on no Brexit deal being reached before the 1st of April 2019

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Paddy Power have some Brexit specials up, most of them look like contributions to the Paddy Power bonus fund, or a long term interest free loan to them. The one that attracted my attention was the 3/1 on there no Brexit deal being reached before the 1st of April 2019. Whilst Mrs May’s rhetoric of ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ has been consigned to the dustbin of history after June 8th, I still think no deal is likely simply…

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Marf’s afternoon cartoon on the Brexit talks

Marf’s afternoon cartoon on the Brexit talks

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The period of political confusion continues With the first round of the Brexit talks apparently marked by the David Davis agreeing to the EU’s negotiating timetable and this afternoon the DUP raising doubts about whether they will support the Tories we are entering uncharted territory. Having worked at Westminster with BBC news during the 1974-1979 parliament where LAB soon lost its majority every commons vote is going to become an issue. Ministers are going to be brought back from overseas…

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It’s time for Labour to push back against Tory plastic patriotism

It’s time for Labour to push back against Tory plastic patriotism

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Labour has allowed the Conservative party to question its patriotism and take sole ownership of the Union Jack. That is a mistake, says Joff Wild – particularly in light of what has happened over recent years Theresa May, we are told, has bought herself sometime after appearing in front of the 1922 Committee and taking responsibility for the general election campaign and the result it delivered. “I got us into this mess,” she is reported to have told her backbench…

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For the first time since the E.U. referendum it is possible we won’t leave the E.U. after all

For the first time since the E.U. referendum it is possible we won’t leave the E.U. after all

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It might not be the most likely outcome. But the prospect of a Labour government has put Brexit back on the table writes Keiran Pedley. After Thursday’s shock election result we are all waiting for the dust to settle to see where we are. At the time of writing, Theresa May is hoping to cling on as Prime Minister with many sceptical that she will last the week. Her best hope, it seems, is that no consensus candidate emerges to…

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Theresa May was right, this election should be about Brexit

Theresa May was right, this election should be about Brexit

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The appalling events of Monday evening are dominating the election campaign. Young children and teenagers should be able to attend a pop concert without fear of being killed.  I struggle to understand the mind of a man that can choose to inflict so much pain and suffering on so many young people and their families.  Feelings are understandably running high: grief, anger, outrage and despair are mingled. Security is a primal concern.  The knowledge that there are people who walk…

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