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Deadline 2021: the clock might (or might not) be reset but it is still ticking

Deadline 2021: the clock might (or might not) be reset but it is still ticking

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Cx_1HAf6k May’s Brexit concessions still deliberately risk a Crash Brexit So now we know what the longest cabinet meeting of the century achieved: everyone united around the proposition that if there’s a row to be had, it can wait. That’s as true of internal cabinet divisions as it is of the main UK-EU negotiations. At some point the crunch will come – but not yet. It was always extremely likely that the UK would ask for some form of transitional…

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The war without end

The war without end

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Picture: Not the last Tory PM to have their premiership destroyed by Europe Can Mrs May’s speech today accomplish what every Tory PM has failed to achieve in the last 40 years and finally unite the Tory party over Europe? I was born a few months before Margaret Thatcher became PM, which will make me forty next year, in that time frame every Tory Prime Minister has had their premiership either ended or destroyed by European Community/Union affairs, and it…

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Every day Mrs May remains PM she’s buying the Tories at least one week in opposition.

Every day Mrs May remains PM she’s buying the Tories at least one week in opposition.

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Westminster voting intention: LAB: 44% (+2)CON: 40% (-1)LDEM: 9% (-)UKIP: 2% (-1)GRN: 1% (-1) via @IpsosMORI, 15 – 18 SepChgs. w July — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 21, 2017 % of public who find [X] to be a capable leader: T. May: 45% (-23)J. Corbyn: 38% (+14) via @IpsosMORI, 15 – 18 SepChgs. w/ Sep 2016 — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 21, 2017 % of public who find [X] to be of sound judgement: T. May: 36% (-20)J. Corbyn: 40%…

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The buzzword bingo on Theresa May’s Florence speech

The buzzword bingo on Theresa May’s Florence speech

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Ladbrokes have a market up on what Theresa May might say in her Florence speech tomorrow, and I get the feeling that this is another market that will help contribute to the Ladbrokes Christmas bonus fund. If I had to choose I’d back the 12/1 on ‘Global Trading Power’, but if PBers spot any value, please let me know. TSE

Prize Competition: How long a standing ovation will TMay get at her party conference?

Prize Competition: How long a standing ovation will TMay get at her party conference?

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After an election that didn’t quite go to plan “How long in minutes and seconds will the standing ovation be at the end of Theresa May’s main speech at the Conservative Party conference in October?” This is the subject of the latest PB competition. We’ve got two excellent prizes to give out – “The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2017 Hardcover” which is being published on 21 Sep 2017. Published since 1880, this is the authoritative guide to…

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Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got in for May

Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got in for May

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The front page of The Sunday Telegraph. Sunday Times says Gove & Boris have mended their relationship. Feels like the end game for Mrs May pic.twitter.com/R8rBnaEcYG — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 16, 2017 This is starting to feel like the end of IDS. He also went shortly after a Tory Party conference. https://t.co/IgFkK1zOhr — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 16, 2017 Infamy, infamy, they've all got in for May. https://t.co/FnekAmpL3d — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 16, 2017 TSE

The DUP deal has cost a lot more than £2bn: it’s blown apart the Tories’ economic case

The DUP deal has cost a lot more than £2bn: it’s blown apart the Tories’ economic case

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Austerity is dead – but what can replace it? YouGov published the results of an innovative survey on Thursday, where it found that the British public seemed more willing to pay a Brexit bill of £25bn (where 29% said they would find that acceptable), than one of £10bn (backed by 18%). Good news for Monsieur Barnier? Not exactly. The survey was designed to assess the effect of the options presented on the answers elicited, with the sample split into two…

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It is either bye bye Boris or bye bye Theresa, or bye bye both of them

It is either bye bye Boris or bye bye Theresa, or bye bye both of them

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Saturday's Daily TELEGRAPH: "Boris: yes, we WILL take back £350m from EU for NHS" #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/YVZyhBQJxO — Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) September 15, 2017 https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/908791853151145985 Is Boris going to put this on the side of his leadership campaign bus? pic.twitter.com/LhaRRRhWtd — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 15, 2017 Boris Johnson told No10 he wouldn't comment before Theresa's speech. Now he's defying her with his own red lines https://t.co/WYJOEYv0ZU — Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) September 15, 2017 Yes! Here we go, here we…

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