EU leaders prepare hardball Brexit summit choice for May.
They will give the Prime Minister a tough reception in Brussels on Wednesday, warning her to rally support at home for the #Brexit deal on offer or be cut loose without one in March.
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) October 16, 2018
Here's the "breaking news" – Barnier has said he is open to possibility of extension on transition in exchange for backstop solution. Dan Boffey and Heather Stewart reported it on Saturday and again today. https://t.co/WqGir38TfG
— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) October 16, 2018
Germany has demanded Theresa May “take responsibility” in a sign the economic superpower is losing patience over Brexit https://t.co/LNa8K8jLb0
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) October 16, 2018
Brexit remains what it has always been: a long and expensive means of teaching the UK that it already had the best model: EU membership. https://t.co/AYBDilEYW9
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) October 15, 2018
🔹Hammond warns of £36 billion ‘no-deal’ bill.
🔹Britain will face huge payout even if deal is not reached, says chancellor. #brexit pic.twitter.com/YjfJnPfmzm
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) October 16, 2018
Wednesday's Express: "Respect the 17.4 million who voted Brexit" #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/S74CwzU9cw
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 16, 2018
False promises helped fuel the Brexit vote. Now they’re obscuring new dangers (via @bopinion) https://t.co/LqKidJI8NB
— Bloomberg Brexit (@Brexit) October 16, 2018
Old Steptoe’s a Brexiteer, just like he’s always been.
Who’d have thought it?https://t.co/olpqmWnftj
— Joel #PeoplesVote (@JoelFbpe) October 16, 2018
Sir John Major says people will not forget or forgive Brexiteers like Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. https://t.co/3XGoaR2NOE
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) October 16, 2018
John Major this evening. Wow pic.twitter.com/rAFwTQCuIJ
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) October 16, 2018
Trevor Lockhart, CBI NI Chief Executive: latest version of backstop could be “potentially transformational” for NI economy. “The backstop as articulated by the EU last week is one which the business community in Northern Ireland would support"https://t.co/lSEnE7GSpe
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) October 16, 2018
Good to see Arlene Foster taking a break from the stress of the #RHIenquiry, the mounting investigation about the #DUPdarkmoney and driving the UK towards a #BadBrexit that will devastate the NI economy and threaten the Union to encourage people to vote for the DUP ! https://t.co/PNMFcGyfdE
— Danny Donnelly (@DannyDonnelly1) October 16, 2018
Meanwhile..
BREAKING NEWS: John Bercow to stand down as Commons Speaker in wake of bullying inquiry https://t.co/7hraRYcjbZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 16, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Trump did not back down from derisively nicknaming Stormy Daniels 'Horseface' this morning. Asked by the AP if it was appropriate to insult a woman's appearance, Trump responded, "You can take it any way you want." https://t.co/PHOKCzBHZf
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2018
"It's all out in public, Republican politicians insisting they would address this deficit problem if they got power"@AriMelber on budget deficit exploding to $779 billion in 2018 under Trump. pic.twitter.com/IpssXaSQa5
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) October 16, 2018
Trump supporters "prepared to forgive all of his sins," says former Boston Globe editor https://t.co/xdVqBnT0W8 pic.twitter.com/G3ThFOjT0r
— The Hill (@thehill) October 16, 2018
JUST IN: Trump: Cohen lied when testifying that I directed him to break the law https://t.co/eetFPbeklC pic.twitter.com/HKKfaerBnh
— The Hill (@thehill) October 16, 2018
Why the Elizabeth Warren DNA story has united the right in anger and mockery: https://t.co/n2vF7PNtKd pic.twitter.com/XCAvm4bymB
— Slate (@Slate) October 16, 2018
The day a president called a porn star "horseface" and she responded by alluding to the size of his manhood will definitely be a day I skip over when talking about all this with my grandkids.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 16, 2018
We all remember Donald Trump, on the day he announced he was running for president in the lobby of Trump Tower, in June 2015, talking about Mexican rapists. But he also talked about the Saudis who he "loved" and "many who are in this building" – watch:pic.twitter.com/3B2iHazk4P
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 16, 2018
Some enterprising journalist should start a list naming every person and every firm that is on the Saudi payroll in Washington. The Saudi Lobby is a poster child for the corruption that runs rampant in Washington DC. It’s all in the open. We just don’t talk about it
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) October 16, 2018
Was this all the way back in May? Feels like it was yesterday.https://t.co/yPlqJkEoWx
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 16, 2018
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WORLD
BREAKING: Trump tells AP that Saudi Arabia being blamed for missing journalist is another case of "guilty until proven innocent."
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2018
Trump seems to accept Saudi denials at face value https://t.co/r7yT66JCs7 @barbarastarrcnn reports @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 16, 2018
More journalists will be jailed or killed because of this response. https://t.co/h6I1MuASKV
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) October 16, 2018
Stunning @MSNBC montage reveals all the times Trump has bought into the absurd lies of dictators https://t.co/jR5AF0V0ZH
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) October 16, 2018
And
Huge congratulations to Anna Burns. #Booker https://t.co/KPCVyd4d2u
— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) October 16, 2018
The Overnight Note 