Britain has a new Ambassador to the EU. Another vastly experienced civil servant, Sir Tim Barrow, replaces Sir Ivan Rogers who resigned yesterday. His appointment was generally welcomed by both sides of the Brexit debate. But the episode has drawn more pressure on Downing Street over plans – or the lack thereof – for the UK’s coming approach to negotiations.
A big welcome to new UK Ambassador to EU Sir Tim Barrow – from Russia with experience https://t.co/GnHzZrEfCT
— David C Bannerman (@DCBMEP) January 4, 2017
Fantastic to have Tim Barrow as new UK Representative to EU. A brilliant and highly respected diplomat who will get the best deal for the UK
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 4, 2017
Brexit extremists will hate Britain's new chief negotiator in Brussels, ex-Moscow ambassador Tim Barrow. He's an expert
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) January 4, 2017
Thursday's Times front page:
Mandarins revolt over May's Brexit leadership#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/M3swjB0eg4— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) January 4, 2017
Meanwhile..
Theresa May is set to give a significant Brexit speech to counter claims she has no plan for leaving the EUhttps://t.co/b8fgPrGbmV
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 4, 2017
Very excited to say I will be interviewing @theresa_may on the first @RidgeOnSunday – tune in this Sunday from 10am https://t.co/1GATsL6jc0
— Sophy Ridge (@SophyRidgeSky) January 4, 2017
.@jeremycorbyn – where are you?! Govt messed up huge on Ivan Rogers. You've no comment on news or even Twitter feed.https://t.co/T8XksBYCHQ
— Scientists for EU (@Scientists4EU) January 4, 2017
And of course the day wouldn’t be complete without…
Nigel Farage hits out at Sir Tim Barrow's appointment as EU ambassador https://t.co/oUfXXf9STz
— The Independent (@Independent) January 4, 2017
Glad our experienced ambassador to the EU has resigned. This country’s had enough of experts. Please welcome our new chief Brexit negotiator pic.twitter.com/I75oAWgFQ8
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 3, 2017
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WORLD
The disaster of Brexit is scaring the French so badly that even Marine Le Pen no longer wants to leave the EU https://t.co/7nugOG9pBI
— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) January 4, 2017
If the Northern Ireland Assembly isn’t falling apart over RHI, its boss appears to be shredding her own credibility with each passing day…
https://twitter.com/ornayoung/status/816565454244290560
https://twitter.com/SophieLong01/status/816616043221282816
In tomorrow's @irish_news Who got what from the£55m already spent on #RHI
— John Manley – Irish News Pol Corr (@politicsIN) January 4, 2017
Emergency legislation's being looked at to deal with £490m #RHI overspend with possibility of bringing it to recalled Assembly next week 1/2
— Julian O'Neill (@julianoneill) January 4, 2017
Get it in the shops soon: pic.twitter.com/EjSMWEUAH0
— Belfast News Letter (@News_Letter) January 4, 2017
Elsewhere…
Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for pardon of soldier convicted of manslaughter for the killing of wounded Palestinian https://t.co/mpYXQ7j8Ze
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 4, 2017
Saudi Arabia flogs workers for complaining that they weren't paid https://t.co/URpwcTxOhc
— The Independent (@Independent) January 4, 2017
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's former Anglican archbishop, wants the option of an assisted death https://t.co/oEUSxpU7Mu pic.twitter.com/pnF207Dvs6
— NPR (@NPR) January 4, 2017
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
JUST IN: Trump sides with Assange over US intelligence community on Russian hacking https://t.co/5nJISx2faF pic.twitter.com/pKgEAB2LDY
— The Hill (@thehill) January 4, 2017
Classified report requested by POTUS detailing Russia's election interference complete; POTUS to be briefed tomorrow https://t.co/OLeMR0FA3k pic.twitter.com/JYplp3oTuJ
— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2017
Scoop. Donald Trump plans to cut staff at the CIA, restructure the office of the director of national intelligence. https://t.co/L43zZ8JCRC
— Sam Walker (@SamWalkers) January 4, 2017
Currently leading bloomberg dot comhttps://t.co/pjYaPdYFFt pic.twitter.com/sPRy23dyxL
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 4, 2017
People forget this. But Trump says repeal and replace will be "simultaneous," putting him at odds with GOP: https://t.co/3UCcv507cn
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) January 4, 2017
On Nov 10, I thought I knew what the Repubs would do re TrumpCare. It really isn't very complicated. https://t.co/OKDk5OczAx pic.twitter.com/NXts5VH9Rj
— Dave Winer (@davewiner) January 4, 2017
Republicans to introduce legislation to defund the United Nations https://t.co/zsWGjqmnno pic.twitter.com/Bgy2oluXaQ
— The Hill (@thehill) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/816749699021426688
https://twitter.com/maliagriggs/status/816768819108675585
Jackie Evancho's album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her Inauguration performance.Some people just don't understand the "Movement"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017
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MEDIA
Grooming. Ewww..
Report: Roger Ailes Was Grooming Trish Regan to Take Over Megyn Kelly's Timeslot https://t.co/sezw72aSWO pic.twitter.com/Ip2tqE1zYf
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 4, 2017
Insiders at Fox News say Megyn Kelly’s replacement will be a pro-Trump conservative woman: (via @gabrielsherman) https://t.co/69AyJoObLK pic.twitter.com/NPpELtS40w
— Media Matters (@mmfa) January 5, 2017
NBC Is Building A Trump Normalization Machine https://t.co/WpU4T6BKP0 via me pic.twitter.com/RwnZYC3Ib4
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) January 4, 2017
Apple has removed The New York Times's apps from its app store in China after a request from authorities https://t.co/0HPgpPJQBY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/dangillmor/status/816753991514144768
https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/816429684946702336
This is too funny: 'no democracy should tolerate press freedom being in the hands of a vindictive tycoon.' Must be irony. pic.twitter.com/swn2HTIKGf
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 4, 2017
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BUSINESS
It's Fat Cat Wednesday. Raising awareness of the huge pay gap between workers and uk bosses. https://t.co/VXgG0Tbtb9
— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) January 4, 2017
You can tell #CES2017 has opened when you see stories about smart hairbrushes. Yep, L'Oréal has gone all #IoT https://t.co/4Q1Pb8kVkW
— Graham Lovelace (@glovelace) January 4, 2017
A fascinating & depressing look into the work of hundreds of thousands of Amazon's Mechanical Turkers https://t.co/gg2IizKs18
— Paul Kirby (@paul1kirby) January 4, 2017
Pres.-elect Trump announces his intent to nominate Jay Clayton as Chairman of the SEC. https://t.co/2RRHMSL9MF pic.twitter.com/D9idOtcwAa
— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2017
Macy’s warns jobs losses could top 10,000 https://t.co/kr1ucrvzpd
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 5, 2017
Ruh-roh: Medium lays off 50 employees, shuts down New York and D.C. offices https://t.co/pTxTCn6UKt via @techcrunch
— Chris O'Brien (@obrien) January 4, 2017
Why did Ford kill its plant in Mexico? it wants electric car plants near engineers in US. Not b/c @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/IUGDnB4Dz9
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) January 4, 2017
Less websites, more Snapchat: 2017 movie marketing predictions https://t.co/qdUrq7ENR7 pic.twitter.com/kdVVv3by1A
— The Drum (@TheDrum) January 4, 2017
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CULTURE
A former Goofy answered questions on the internet and it will destroy your childhood https://t.co/6GjoAJzVBc
— The Independent (@Independent) January 4, 2017
Rise of the apes: how Rogue One's strange birth lays bare Hollywood's imagination drought https://t.co/1W7t1AqODc
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) January 4, 2017
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SPORTS
On behalf of my constituents can I please wish all @ChelseaFC fans a safe journey back to West London. 2-0! #COYS #THFC #THFCvCFC #Spurs pic.twitter.com/kBQOBFMc8s
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/maxjrosenthal/status/816768930815639552
RFL receives 10 'serious expressions of interest' to save Bradford Bulls https://t.co/gL2I7tukaG pic.twitter.com/IXYnP6rpkT
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) January 4, 2017
Colin Kaepernick’s Teammates Give Him an Award for Courage https://t.co/eWQZCmEBOE
— The Nation (@thenation) January 4, 2017
Joe Theismann Slams 49ers For Giving Kaepernick 'Inspirational' Play Award: 'What Exactly Has He Inspired?' https://t.co/d430zzmhDZ (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/QvRRGgzbl0
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 4, 2017
The Overnight Note 