Major Takes Government To Court

 

New: Sir John Major says he will seek to join @thatginamiller in court bid to block Johnson's suspension of parliament. Will be represented in court by Edward Garnier (ex minister and QC) pic.twitter.com/r5fecOutfn

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) August 30, 2019

Get Ready!

Exclusive with @hzeffman

Michael Gove to launch £100m no deal advertising blitz *next week* with slogan 'Get Ready'

No 10 toyed with calling it 'take back control' but decided it was too partisan

Comes in the very week MPs are mounting a last ditch bid to stop no deal

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 29, 2019

One way or another, this septic three year boil of Brexit torpor will be lanced!

Boris Adopts Clouseau Tactics

Cabinet readout:

* Boris Johnson said there was ‘good chance’ of leaving both with & without deal

* Amber Rudd warned of likely early election and urged No 10 to tone down people vs parliament rhetoric

* Julian Smith raised concerns of impact on NIhttps://t.co/U0Zn5dHIkk

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 29, 2019

A good chance of leaving both with and without a deal is classic Clouseau:

"I suspect everyone, and I suspect no one"

Corbyn Forgets That He Voted Against The Withdrawal Agreement

I will do everything I can to stop a no-deal bankers’ Brexit.https://t.co/As5hSEUQP7

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) August 26, 2019

FFS!

Exclusive:

Tory Remainers led by Philip Hammond preparing to hold their own talks with Brussels in bid to reach agreement on A50 extension

Hammond said to have retained extensive contacts book of European leaders & ministers from his time as Chancellorhttps://t.co/hitvKFl8oB

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 23, 2019

They are not authorised to do this, they have no mandate and they are deliberately undermining Boris's efforts to sort this mess out.

This will not help the country.

Disgusting!

Wir Schaffen Das!

Merkel gave Boris some wiggle room in Berlin yesterday by giving him 30 days to find a solution to the backstop problem.

Boris has accepted the challenge, saying:

Wir schaffen das! (we can do this)

Let us see!

Die Guten Alten Zeiten - Farewell Ceremony For German Defence Minister

🇩🇪🇪🇺Allemagne: Cérémonie pour le départ à Bruxelles de la ministre de la défense allemande⚔️
Cette fidèle de la Chancelière Merkel a été désignée Présidente de la Commission européenne. En regardant cela on a un peu de mal à croire qu'elle travaillera pour tous les Européens.... pic.twitter.com/nOlYkRBh67

— Patrick Edery (@patrick_edery) August 17, 2019

German defence minister and EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen says farewell to the Bundeswehr as she prepares to head for Brussels.

A wee piece of advice to the Germans, ditch the torchlight procession lads it's not a good look for the 21st century!

Boris Writes To Donald

Breaking: Boris Johnson begins his Breixt renegotiation with a letter to Donald Tusk. In short, the backstop must go, completely. pic.twitter.com/gCGVMlG382

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) August 19, 2019

The Delicate Balance Between Information and Fear

EXCLUSIVE

Boris Johnson's £100m no-deal public information campaign risks shortages of food, medicine and fuel *before* Britain has left EU, officials have warned

Times told officials said advertising blitz could encourage people to stockpile key goods

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 19, 2019

Patel's Delusional Policy

Exclusive:

Govt warned by Home Office officials Britain could face 'another Windrush' over attempts to end free movement of EU migrants overnight on Oct 31

Paper discussed by Brexit XO last week recommended continuing free movement until 2021

Plans were rejected by ministers

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 18, 2019

Until a system is in place that can distinguish between "legacy" EU citizens who reside here, and new arrivals from the EU post Brexit, ending free movement simply will not work.

It will be utter chaos.

I expect a "clarification" this week; or utter chaos on 1 November!

A Totemic Moment For Boris..But Not Necessarily For Parliament!

Exclusive:

Boris Johnson poised to trigger repeal of European Communities Act as he cements his do or die pledge to leave EU on Oct 31

Stephen Barclay to sign 'commencement order' within days enabling EU withdrawal act to come into force

Eurosceptics say it is 'totemic' moment

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 15, 2019

Hammond's Bitter Fruits of Failure

EXCLUSIVE

Philip Hammond says Boris Johnson risks betraying EU ref by allowing 'unelected people' intent on wrecking Brexit deal to 'pull strings'

In Times he accuses Dom Cummings of being driving force behind demands EU 'cannot, & will not, accede to'https://t.co/4MYtdiLGBm

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 13, 2019

Hammond is lying through his teeth, he did everything possible to obstruct May's attempts to leave with a deal!

General Election Coming

Britain Front and Centre

The UK is "first in line" for a trade deal with the US, President Trump's National Security Adviser has said. 

John Bolton said the US supported a no-deal Brexit and added that Washington would propose an accelerated series of trade deals.

According to Mr Bolton, deals could be done on a "sector-by-sector" basis, with an agreement on manufacturing being agreed first.

His comments came after meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson at No 10.

According to Mr Bolton, a bilateral agreement or "series of agreements" could be carved out "very quickly, very straight-forwardly".

While saying that "both President Trump and I were leavers before there were leavers", he added that a trade deal for financial services and agriculture would not be the first to be agreed.

The nay sayers point out that Congress will veto any deal, if a no deal Brexit negatively impacts the Good Friday Agreement. The fact is that if there is a no deal Brexit there will be no negative impact on the GFA, because neither the UK nor Ireland will impose a hard border.

Additionally, and this is a point wilfully ignored, the "troubles" were not caused by a "hard border". Security checkpoints etc were put in place as a result of the "troubles" in order to stem the flow of arms and terrorists across the border, not to disrupt trade.

President of Port Boulogne Calais Calls Out Brexit Scaremongering

Brexit Day Really Really Is 31 October!

We are going to restore trust in our democracy and leave the EU by 31 October. pic.twitter.com/cDjnSYriBf

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 7, 2019

Reverse Brexit?

In the end Brexit will be reversed because the under 50s overwhelmingly hate it (not to mention a majority of the non-English of all generations) and reversing it will be their cause until that is accomplished. But in the meantime it can do terrible damage.

— Simon Schama (@simon_schama) August 5, 2019

A reversal of Brexit (post Brexit) is entirely possible, if the EU still exists.

However, that would take many, many years; not least because the EU won't rush to put down the welcome mat anytime soon!

BOLLOCKS!

EXC: On Sky News now: we’ve obtained a “sensitive” internal Whitehall slide which makes sober reading about the first month of a no deal brexit. It warns of
- “consumer panic”
- “law and order challenges” in NI
- security gaps
- Brits abroad return

Produced before BJ became PM pic.twitter.com/2liueLqqeE

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) August 1, 2019

This worst case scenario was produced before Boris became PM, and ignores the fact that there will be contingency measures in place in both the UK and the EU to prevent this sort of shot happening.

£2.1BN No Deal Safety Net

We’ve announced £2.1bn to prepare for No Deal. Funding will accelerate preparations at the border, support business readiness and ensure the supply of critical medicines.
Read more: https://t.co/ebvR5sOi9C pic.twitter.com/ShwM5ZRsFA

— HM Treasury (@hmtreasury) July 31, 2019