Extraordinary evidence at Treasury committee from Jon Thompson, CEO of HMRC on customs and Brexit today pic.twitter.com/DJhIQhmVwJ
— Chris Giles (@ChrisGiles_) May 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/LADFLEG/status/999405528244719617
Sorry to disturb anyone still in the twilight zone but EU has *repeatedly and whole-heartedly* rejected this model so maybe we can talk about customs union and single market instead given we have to achieve an actual legal agreement on paper and not fairy-dust in 20 weeks’ time? pic.twitter.com/cg2EI6sxoU
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 23, 2018
“Brexit will allow us to clean up our air” says government being taken to court by EU because of failure to tackle air pollution. pic.twitter.com/TkvVZMPphK
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 23, 2018
NEW: Government to announce tomorrow it will bring back all the Brexit Bills next month to put to the Commons – facing down the (a?) customs union rebels… rebels though are confident they will win. ERG wanted it, now we get considerable fireworks in June. 1922 told today
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) May 23, 2018
ELSEWHERE IN BREXIT BRITAIN
Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned along with her father Sergei in the UK in March, speaks to @Reuters exclusively for the first time since her recovery https://t.co/wSA8XjjuNv pic.twitter.com/SIrxSTasZk
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 23, 2018
Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Salisbury along with her father Sergei, gives an exclusive statement to @Reuters https://t.co/mQKXrKzJXJ via @GuyReuters pic.twitter.com/wdl73WdrY7
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/OwenSmith_MP/status/999363504607059970
Jeremy Corbyn accused of 'defying the will of the people' over support for united Ireland https://t.co/jPqB9tDglK
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 23, 2018
Mike Pompeo 'has not considered' NI envoy requests https://t.co/Wn589N0LGc
— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) May 23, 2018
— Ian O'Grady (@IanOGradyAZ) May 23, 2018
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WORLD
The death march of White nationalism in US and Europe. Pay attention. It'll get worse. Also read up on history books: Italy’s Populists Get a Green Light to Govern, in New Threat to Europe https://t.co/1lE3Fx54Mc
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) May 23, 2018
Iran's leader: US pullout from nuclear deal leaves Trump 'lost in history' https://t.co/ZV67qozVJ8
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2018
❝ The Eighth Amendment elevated hypocrisy to the status of constitutional principle.https://t.co/HBRYse8NU5
— Irish Times Opinion (@IrishTimesOpEd) May 23, 2018
Dublin Airport packed with people home to vote. Having missed so many elections over the years, am so relieved that I got home for this one. Since ‘83, the 8th has been putting health & lives of women at risk.We now have a chance to put this wrong to right. #Repeal #Together4Yes
— Eleanor McEvoy (@eleanormcevoy) May 23, 2018
DO YOU STILL WANT TO GET OUR EMAILS AFTER GDPR TAKES EFFECT? pic.twitter.com/Ca2kf4FSXA
— Cheese Board (@Bad_Kate) May 23, 2018
Trump officials weigh 25 percent tax on imported cars in a bid to force concessions in NAFTA trade talks https://t.co/o53my2lKsI
— David J. Lynch (@davidjlynch) May 23, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
NEW DETAILS: Kushner gave a 2nd interview to Mueller. His lawyer says they asked about potential collusion, Kushner's contacts with Russians during the transition, the Comey firing and obstruction of justice, and potential influence by "outside countries." https://t.co/vcFFDIA0Md
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) May 23, 2018
and yet…
Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner gets security clearance back https://t.co/xoc2FMbNno
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 23, 2018
BBC: Representatives of Ukrainian President Poroshenko paid Michael Cohen hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure a meeting with Trump after which Poroshenko halted Ukrainian cooperation with Mueller and Trump committed to selling weapons to Ukraine. https://t.co/aQN3zLCOlT
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) May 23, 2018
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the president and his aides cannot block critics from seeing his Twitter account simply because they had posted caustic replies to his tweets in the past.
https://t.co/GvMP26lmWh— NPR (@NPR) May 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/alexgwhiting/status/999397968812953600
In an internal memo, the White House considered whether to simply "ignore" federal climate research https://t.co/yQcdchhCUu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 23, 2018
“Personnel who choose not to stand for the Anthem may stay in the locker room or in a similar location off the field until after the Anthem has been performed.” https://t.co/LaMU0tFUlJ
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 23, 2018
In case you forgot, the reason the NFL, patriotism and the military are so closely aligned is because the NFL is paid millions by the Dept Of Defense https://t.co/5t2KyI6lrN pic.twitter.com/97CUMrSjMg
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/MillenPolitics/status/999351544251330571
NEW: Six families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, as well as FBI agent who responded to the scene, file defamation lawsuit against radio personality Alex Jones. https://t.co/BItBTkYmx9
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 23, 2018
“You can’t die in your nightmares. I promise,” says @maggieNYT. https://t.co/sDmcn6Js8P
— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) May 23, 2018