Theresa May sees a future 'full of promise' for post-Brexit Britain, as she prepares for Conservative Party Conference speech https://t.co/26gf1BKZOf pic.twitter.com/MTxe9tHpyk
— ITV News (@itvnews) October 2, 2018
Several Cabinet ministers want the Prime Minister to go immediately after Brexit day next year, the Telegraph understands. https://t.co/0s8RToB9mj
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 2, 2018
Polly Toynbee: Mrs May should call for UK to "stay in the European Economic Area (EEA) and [rejoin] the European Free Trade Association" https://t.co/f6WA0psWx8
— EFTA 4 UK (@EFTA4UK) October 2, 2018
Brace yourself, Brenda https://t.co/mwAoqpuy7m
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 2, 2018
An Irish border solution necessary for May’s Chequers plan seems to be moving further out of reach. The alternative to this is a land border in Ireland, equally unacceptable to many, including the EU. https://t.co/mjWC7BkdRB
— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) October 2, 2018
BREAKING: DUP has threatened to pull the plug on Theresa May's government says it is "not bluffing" and is prepared to "vote against" a deal that involves border in Irish sea. thttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/02/brexit-eu-hits-out-irresponsible-uk-northern-ireland
— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) October 2, 2018
The DUP really are very bad unionists.
— Colum Eastwood (@columeastwood) October 2, 2018
The DUP & Tory Brexiteers are merely holding May to her own word
“It’s been clear all along: We can’t have a customs or regulatory border down the Irish Sea, because that’d make us separate from the rest of the UK” Arlene Foster#StandUp4Brexit #CPC18 https://t.co/dmGmMtxPny
— #StandUp4Brexit (@StandUp4Brexit) October 2, 2018
Our political editor Nicholas Watt has the latest on Theresa May's meeting with DUP leader Arlene Foster who tweeted after that meeting that no kind of border in the Irish Sea would be accepted.@nicholaswatt | #newsnight | #CPC18 pic.twitter.com/8LxAtB8Rlp
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 2, 2018
@DUPleader “It has been deeply frustrating to hear people who voted remain and in Europe who talk about Northern Ireland as though we can't touch the Belfast Agreement.
"There has been a lot of misinterpretation, holding it up as a sacrosanct piece of legislation." pic.twitter.com/ZuT38VurTS— Eamonn Mallie (@EamonnMallie) October 2, 2018
Indeed. The DUP's "let's just change the Good Friday Agreement then" line is a non-starter. And it's remarkable that people who argue that the 2016 referendum result is sacred have contempt for the results of the referendums backing the GFA. https://t.co/6k6dv9HSG1
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) October 2, 2018
Two words: Northern Ireland. https://t.co/ZSJMP7JtUo
— Patrick Strudwick (@PatrickStrud) October 2, 2018
.@OwenJones84 confronts DUP leader Arlene Foster on same-sex marriage pic.twitter.com/75HcOIS58S
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 2, 2018
DUP event at Conservative conference about to get going in art gallery featuring works by Bob Dylan. All song puns gratefully received – my suggestion “Tangled Up In Blue” pic.twitter.com/IZuyahoEWk
— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) October 2, 2018
Is there any hope of returning to a world where the facts actually matter?
“There has never been a hard border in Ireland”. #ConservativePartyConference https://t.co/xM4lZTEY5u
— Deirdre Heenan (@deirdreheenan) October 2, 2018
"The authors of Chequers risk prosecution."
Boris Johnson says Theresa May's Brexit proposals would see Britain "locked in the tractor beam of Brussels" and that it is time to "chuck Chequers". pic.twitter.com/1wv2XbCgxh
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 2, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Trump has claimed so often that he received only "a small loan of a million dollars" from his father that my 12-year-old sister cites it often. (Not kidding.) Turns out it's more like $61 million, or $140 million in today’s dollars. https://t.co/PC6D38zU2c
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 2, 2018
NY State Tax Dept launches review of Trump's tax schemes after bombshell NY Times article https://t.co/PzxXXcaKqB pic.twitter.com/Qkh9NtjDx3
— The Hill (@thehill) October 2, 2018
Here's how Fred Trump got rich through an appliance markup scheme — and propelled Donald to the White House https://t.co/KpsFVzjKDT
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 2, 2018
"There's nothing wrong with inheriting money from your family. The question is: how did it get there, and was it done in such a way as to avoid tax laws in an illegal way." @SenAngus King on #NYT reporting Trump received the equivalent of $413 million https://t.co/6RvXs0NuxZ pic.twitter.com/Ksdi2nmWiD
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) October 2, 2018
Trump engaged in "outright fraud," dubious tax schemes as he inherited $413 million from his father, report says https://t.co/zhvRyDpwbt pic.twitter.com/IRychnl0PE
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 2, 2018
Now is an important time to point folks toward my pinned thread.
The very worst nightmare for Trump is to be discovered to be unworthy of admiration.
This is his worst nightmare. Truly. https://t.co/DjEWJU48wa
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 2, 2018
Meanwhile…
Exclusive: We obtained a handwritten 1983 letter that Brett Kavanaugh wrote to his high school buddies: "We're loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us." My story with @katekelly @RebeccaRuiz @SteveEder https://t.co/wLkn7T5nlL
— David Enrich (@davidenrich) October 2, 2018
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Always, follow the money…
Britannia waives the rules – London at the heart of a £175bn money laundering scandal. Easy to form shell companies, poor regulation, powerful rules avoidance industry (accountants, lawyers, finance experts). Outcome – property bubbles, financial crime.https://t.co/i3fZH983cQ
— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) October 2, 2018
Starting today, the Trump administration will stop providing visas to domestic partners of U.N. officials and foreign diplomats in same-sex relationships. https://t.co/MM1iQ7H872
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 2, 2018
Scoop: Days before trade deal, Trump privately said Canada’s foreign minister ‘hates America’ https://t.co/z5uVRAKBPc @washingtonpost
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 2, 2018
Fishmongers mourn as Tokyo's historic Tsukiji market closes https://t.co/eqcD2YyrWh via @ReutersPictures pic.twitter.com/eeWgPs9AWD
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) October 2, 2018
House prices there are already increasing due to very high demand https://t.co/nANb71ssL0
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) October 2, 2018