After six months in office – and seven months since the EU referendum – British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Tuesday outline her agenda for a “bespoke” deal covering Britain’s exit. It should, hopefully, put an end to repetition of the determined, yet meaningless “Brexit means Brexit” mantra.
The PM’s speech is due at 11.45am London time on Tuesday.
So it's happening. The Tories, not Labour will get us out of 'Banker's Europe' https://t.co/6BjtyihPeu
— Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) January 16, 2017
Perhaps Putin could shed some light on #Brexit #MATTcartoons pic.twitter.com/xlwpkpbe9p
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 16, 2017
Tuesday's @Telegraph front page pic.twitter.com/WBvFjM5h0k
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 16, 2017
This looks like a parody front page Private Eye would invent to cover Theresa May's speech. https://t.co/Rv5G5f80kU
— Sarah Creighton 🍂 (@Saraita101) January 16, 2017
What kind of Brexit does the public want? 39% want a Hard Brexit, 25% some form of Soft Brexit, 23% to remain in EU https://t.co/5WEZoAYlsF pic.twitter.com/IQlxYgE2hR
— YouGov (@YouGov) January 16, 2017
Time for some to realize #Brexit isn't the working class revolt it was sold as https://t.co/ANMUpIXBsW good stuff @J_Bloodworth @IBTimesUK
— Steve Busfield 🌍 (@Busfield) January 16, 2017
Donald Trump predicts that other EU countries will follow the UK's Brexit move and leave the bloc https://t.co/EoWUeFJc9D
— Financial Times (@FT) January 16, 2017
The first US president since the war to champion European disintegration. https://t.co/KfeH7WD7kS via @FT
— Euan Rellie (@euanrellie) January 16, 2017
Meanwhile, not everything is as straightforward as the Prime Minister might like…
Hard Brexit fears hit pound ahead of May speech https://t.co/qjr4i21zXq pic.twitter.com/dONIkogQrT
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 16, 2017
My exclusive: Brexit 'hugely damaging Northern Irish peace process' SDLP leader tells me https://t.co/2dL2eYUAqM
— Siobhán Fenton (@SiobhanFenton) January 16, 2017
But hey, on the upside…
UK leader Theresa May to appear in US Vogue magazine. https://t.co/e43LeffsGy
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2017
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WORLD
Police catch alleged gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul nightclub attack, Turkish media says: https://t.co/z1gL7gUPye pic.twitter.com/Odd3Z0llSZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2017
Closer to home..
BREAKING: Northern Ireland's devolved government has collapsed. SKY sources: Election will take place on Thursday 2nd March. #Stormont
— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) January 16, 2017
"Northern Ireland does not need an election" it needs "stable government", @DUPleader Arlene Foster says https://t.co/fqIlN1SyJF pic.twitter.com/9IpOTPjtaO
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/AntonyCarville/status/821020323902529536
In conversations this morn with The British PM & her Sec.of State I said society & I felt badly let down by both the DUP & the British Govt.
— Martin McGuinness (@M_McGuinness_SF) January 16, 2017
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/821150936194228224
HHS nom Tom Price bought shares in a medical device company one week before offering legislation that'd benefit it. https://t.co/ZPykb9MDfU
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 17, 2017
Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Americans want to see Trump's tax returns https://t.co/6FXWSQJMVY pic.twitter.com/h8A8ieYvtz
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2017
No American president can succeed in foreign policy without a good relationship with the intelligence community https://t.co/jvnUf18OEq pic.twitter.com/lFnnvMjIlI
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) January 16, 2017
China warns Trump: We will "take off the gloves" https://t.co/VyJl31tlbR pic.twitter.com/bb1LJ3gW2H
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2017
Monica Crowley forgoes Trump administration role amid plagiarism allegations https://t.co/R1j0a33FBq
— TIME (@TIME) January 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/sarahw/status/821127595366449152
Trump has the 68th-most-followed account overall, right behind @AvrilLavigne, right ahead of @Aamir_Khan.. https://t.co/FFUIFUEYKJ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 16, 2017
Scalpers taking losses on tickets to Trump inauguration, as secondary market interest on… https://t.co/ws9eEf3QKu https://t.co/MvjPqPlQZM
— memeorandum (@memeorandum) January 17, 2017
so now they need a cover band for the cover band..
Bruce Springsteen cover band has pulled out of presidential inaugural performance. https://t.co/VP51GXMv6M
— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) January 16, 2017
Finally today, with hours now to go, a good read here, via Mudlarklives:
Dark but sober on Trump: "We have lost, we are lost. Not an election, but a civilization. Where does that leave us?" https://t.co/HM2NOK4snb
— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) January 16, 2017
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BUSINESS
Asia stocks and pound sag, May speech awaited for Brexit stance https://t.co/jIm7haeJvs
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2017
Lyft is on track to turn a profit, but will need to spend more to add riders and drivers as it expands.https://t.co/fIWfKFMMSu
— Recode (@Recode) January 16, 2017
Amazon to start accepting food stamps in some states: https://t.co/xokEwHtGqG pic.twitter.com/0KsVjlYHgO
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) January 17, 2017
United Airlines Is Getting Rid of Some Executives to Save Money https://t.co/vsNIwbmbBv pic.twitter.com/OxYBGFvlvJ
— Skift (@skift) January 17, 2017
Stephen Hawking: This will be the impact of automation and AI on jobs https://t.co/53M9OzrHG4 #technology pic.twitter.com/r8PHzJj0pZ
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 16, 2017
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MEDIA
Just to clear up any confusion, by 'boss' they mean Theresa May rather than his actual boss Rupert. https://t.co/HqAlxlUUlW
— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) January 16, 2017
Michael Gove on £150,000 a year for an 8-hour week with the Times. pic.twitter.com/cSgjUpgVcY
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 16, 2017
.@jackshafer: @realDonaldTrump is making journalism great again https://t.co/39cl3TLieK pic.twitter.com/QRv9kY0xtO
— POLITICO (@politico) January 17, 2017
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SPORTS
Limit on number of foreign players allowed in China Super League teams.
Will this end the flow of European stars?https://t.co/Go7wom3B6R pic.twitter.com/uF7xDgPXXr
— MARCA in English 🇺🇸 (@MARCAinENGLISH) January 16, 2017
MT @AP_Sports Obama welcomes World Series champion Chicago @Cubs to White House. https://t.co/HL6TMOLji0 @dsupervilleap #MLB
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2017
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CULTURE
HBO is exploring its options for a "Game of Thrones" prequel or spinoff https://t.co/QYyo1gjzyD pic.twitter.com/3gI0VmOj1l
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 16, 2017
I love stuff like this.
"The Most Beloved Weather Forecast You’ve Never Heard About" https://t.co/mhwbJqbLGP
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 17, 2017
Finally…
The last person on the Moon: Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan. Godspeed 1934-2017. pic.twitter.com/HL37JpUfp6
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/821125427808899073
The Overnight Note 