We're expecting to hear from Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker soon.
Live updates: https://t.co/Ct0ddCqeN0 https://t.co/iR1MwD15MN
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 4, 2017
🔴 Follow live: President @JunckerEU and British Prime Minister @theresa_may following their working lunch on #Article50 negotiations → https://t.co/P0BIU0PzXA #Brexit pic.twitter.com/BU9yzeuC6e
— European Commission (@EU_Commission) December 4, 2017
Latest: Taoiseach delays statement on Brexit as Arlene Foster talks to British PM https://t.co/vGlkrDmhcF pic.twitter.com/pQNVix06Rg
— BreakingNews.ie (@breakingnewsie) December 4, 2017
Sterling recoils sharply on reports Brexit deal delayed over NIreland snags pic.twitter.com/jDhgxdmvST
— Mike Dolan (@reutersMikeD) December 4, 2017
Soooo, DUP, what do you do?
Back the deal May has brokered with Coveney and Varadkar? And look like you open the door to splitting the UK?
Or withdraw support for May, lose your promised £1bn, meaning UK might need an election and Corbyn might win?
— Jon Worth (@jonworth) December 4, 2017
One hour ago: "Major breakthrough in Brexit talks"
Now: "DUP meltdown. General Election inevitable early 2018. London Mayor calls for Lexit. (+ we haven't even heard from Rees-Mogg yet)"
Sixty minutes .. a long time in politics.
— Matt Kelly (@mk1969) December 4, 2017
The UK is going to end up going through all the incredible expense, trouble and years of Brexit to end up with regulatory alignment with the EU instead of non-divergence from the EU.
"Taking back control"
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) December 4, 2017
The sound of pennies dropping today is truly deafening #Brexit
— Nick Hanna (@nickhanna2) December 4, 2017
Earlier: Irish deal set to advance Brexit talks
UK to 'concede' on single market and customs union https://t.co/wmKp2dHFbf via @rte
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) December 4, 2017
Sturgeon says Scotland should get same post-Brexit assurance on EU regulation as Northern Ireland – https://t.co/MBWfltf1Hs
— AndrewSparrow (@AndrewSparrow) December 4, 2017
If one part of UK can retain regulatory alignment with EU and effectively stay in the single market (which is the right solution for Northern Ireland) there is surely no good practical reason why others can’t.
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 4, 2017
Huge ramifications for London if Theresa May has conceded that it's possible for part of the UK to remain within the single market & customs union after Brexit. Londoners overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU and a similar deal here could protect tens of thousands of jobs.
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) December 4, 2017
Brexit: Ireland and UK agree deal on the Border
via @IrishTimeshttps://t.co/U98gthztyK— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) December 4, 2017
The Belgian MEP who has seen the draft tells Sky it means 'a special situation for Northern Ireland'.
— JPCampbellBiz (@JP_Biz) December 4, 2017
In the course of one day, Northern Ireland has gone from prospective economic basket case to the most attractive investment location in the UK.
— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) December 4, 2017
Brexit – human rights and equality
via @IrishTimeshttps://t.co/BsNv0jOonv— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) December 4, 2017
"Northern Ireland must leave the EU on the same terms as the rest of the UK, we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence" – DUP leader Arlene Foster on #Brexit talks https://t.co/VKDYRXgOLk pic.twitter.com/e0FqI0NDq0
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 4, 2017
#Brexit Worth reminding ourselves of the joint letter from then FM/DFM Foster and McGuinness to Theresa May re the triggering of Art.50 in August 2016 and stating that NI "region is unique" and ease of trade with EU members states must be retained: https://t.co/nsFeu5i6O2
— Arlene O'Connor (@arlenemcd27) December 4, 2017
Upside: “Visit Belfast, our chickens are not chlorinated” will be an excellent tourist slogan.
— Duncan Weldon (@DuncanWeldon) December 4, 2017
these cows are aligned. Those out there are non-diverged. pic.twitter.com/xMqGP3Ypl3
— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) December 4, 2017
We have somehow reached a point where Nigel Farage understands Scotland more than the UK government. pic.twitter.com/vqz50SxFWR
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) December 4, 2017
Earlier: Irish border still a Brexit stumbling block as May prepares for Brussels talks
Dublin sources have told the Guardian a deal on Irish border still not reached but "final text being worked on by officials- chances of it being ready in time for May and Juncker’s lunch 50:50" https://t.co/fg311Y72N6
— Siobhán Fenton (@SiobhanFenton) December 3, 2017
"Last-minute objections from Northern Irish unionist politicians in Belfast or London are now the main potential deal-breaker, according to diplomats involved in the talks" https://t.co/on4IBbVQtM via @FT
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) December 3, 2017
Taoiseach and PM due to speak in next 12 hours after which he will seek views of Irish cabinet. May plans to have lunch with Juncker/Barnier. They will then brief Tusk who will call back the Taoiseach before making any announcement. So #Brexit talks starts and ends in Dublin.
— Darren McCaffrey (@DMcCaffreySKY) December 3, 2017
REALLY really interesting from @Jeremy_Hunt: he says if cabinet and Tory party does not back @theresa_may and her Brexit offer to EU, including continued role of ECJ and Brexit divorce bill of more than £40bn, alternative is NO BREXIT. https://t.co/EE4jo2yO7E
— Robert Peston (@Peston) December 3, 2017
Half of Britons support a second vote on Brexit, poll finds https://t.co/BRYh3FK0mq pic.twitter.com/kr0f1HbvSR
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 3, 2017
Brexit with no trade deal would be catastrophic for Europe's meat industry, report says https://t.co/kDS4FdcHBT pic.twitter.com/m012qaDMzp
— Bloomberg Brexit (@Brexit) December 3, 2017
Jeremy Hunt says if people dont back Theresa May there'll be no Brexit. So two for the price of onehttps://t.co/49yYhW7rvz
— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) December 3, 2017
Farage's EU pension nearly x3 UK average wage. Don't object to taking it but Farage is a Brexit elite professional politician riding 1st class on a gravy train he denounces https://t.co/ygoRzn0Nzi
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 3, 2017
Now even the Mail on Sunday's polling finds the public wants a second referendum. https://t.co/ZBnVyx9Cgn
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) December 3, 2017
Blair: “when the facts change, I think people are entitled to change their mind” #STOPbrexit https://t.co/HdfZryCvH7
— Andrew Crow (@andrew_crow) December 3, 2017
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WORLD
Threat emerging from North Korea’s rogue regime is “increasing every day,” White House national security adviser McMaster says. https://t.co/wVuJuQMPUZ pic.twitter.com/K3NFHufPaJ
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 3, 2017
North Korea: US is "begging" for war by planning "largest ever" joint aerial drill with South Korea https://t.co/PeD9zEYZ3o pic.twitter.com/2SUvP98VhK
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2017
Graham: Pentagon should move US dependents out of South Korea after latest North Korea missile test https://t.co/1TSx7RGdSH pic.twitter.com/UW1Q76zDKP
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2017
China should send 30,000 troops into North Korea https://t.co/gMkjSTYi0B pic.twitter.com/O41gOwfsjU
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) December 3, 2017
Ex-NATO commander: North Korea likely receiving help from China or Russia to develop weapons arsenal https://t.co/CQvY0yhOEh pic.twitter.com/ve2I91TLkb
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD
Trump lawyer: Tweet revealing Trump knew Flynn lied to the FBI was "my mistake" https://t.co/y9qVkayuAw pic.twitter.com/xp1j1aJCsd
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2017
Trump attacks the FBI on Twitter, urges followers to sue ABC News https://t.co/npai8SXaRd pic.twitter.com/F53c338lDL
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) December 4, 2017
Failed POTUS with 62% DISAPPROVAL rate, who retweets fake neofascist videos, says FBI Credibility is in "tatters" https://t.co/MNlkRbxLsa
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) December 3, 2017
JUST IN: FBI agents fire back at Trump: Saying we aren't dedicated to our jobs is "simply false" https://t.co/Z5yecG5lOv pic.twitter.com/ANKzeQkuPr
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2017
NEW: Trump has signed off on the core elements of the National Security Strategy. Document will be rolled out soonhttps://t.co/WjdZTyObTX
— Axios (@axios) December 3, 2017
Inside the Trump campaign on Access Hollywood day https://t.co/x9iSLA55XT
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 3, 2017
Trump's campaign: Big Macs, screaming fits and constant rivalries – Washington Post https://t.co/zDZEHcIAXm pic.twitter.com/HVdA05FRlG
— rhotwire (@rhotwire) December 3, 2017
