"[May] now hopes to secure an exchange of letters or side-declarations pledging that the backstop… would be temporary and unlikely to come into force… Downing Street admitted that the document may not be legally binding"https://t.co/m5oUJYrQLm
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) December 10, 2018
Theresa May has delayed a vote on her Brexit deal, after it became clear the deeply unpopular proposal would have gone down by a humiliating margin. https://t.co/RJV4IHPciw
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 10, 2018
Forget it Mrs May #StopBrexit https://t.co/8Dr52xCccC
— indy mcbot (@indyDarling1) December 10, 2018
I can’t follow anymore. After two years of negotiations, the Tory government wants to delay the vote. Just keep in mind that we will never let the Irish down. This delay will further aggravate the uncertainty for people & businesses. It’s time they make up their mind! #brexit
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) December 10, 2018
Commons Speaker approves call from Jeremy Corbyn for emergency debate on the PM's decision to delay #BrexitVote
Latest developments: https://t.co/o2S02XsO6l
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 10, 2018
BREAKING: More than 50 People's Vote-backing Labour MPs, MEPs and peers write to Jeremy Corbyn asking him to table a no confidence motion in the government immediately. But the DUP have said they will back the govt unless the withdrawal agreement is passed, so unlikely to pass.
— Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) December 10, 2018
This is a remarkable letter. Socialists and progressives from across Europe, even beyond the EU, call on Jeremy Corbyn to oppose Brexit.
H/T @WernerT_Man https://t.co/nR6HUS57DT
— Steve Bullock (@GuitarMoog) December 10, 2018
Labour calling no confidence vote in the Government could backfire, uniting Tory MPs around May. Corbyn likely to lose without support of a DUP wanting Brexit and the PM changed, not the Cons
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 10, 2018
Cancelling Article 50 process is now a real option available to UK – yet both major party leaders remain committed to Brexit, Corbyn even more wholeheartedly than May. If an election is forced – who will speak for what polls now suggest is Britain's most desired option?
— David Frum (@davidfrum) December 10, 2018
When the party who can’t cut a deal for a regional assembly tells you to go get a better deal from 27 other countries (with a straight face) https://t.co/qlkGUmz3AX
— Patrick Kielty (@PatricKielty) December 10, 2018
"Our union only endures with their consent."
This is a strong inference to a united Ireland. It seems Theresa May has grasped that Irish Nationalists & other NI remainers have been tested to the brink over Brexit & that the backstop is the only way to prevent it.
— Emma Rainey (@afootin2places) December 10, 2018
BREAK: David Cameron tells me he does not regret calling the referendum @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/ZQhrG3Ljyt
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) December 10, 2018
John Major criticises ‘breathtaking ignorance’ shown in Brexit debate https://t.co/P4E8cM9Evx via @IrishTimesPol
— Irish Times Politics (@IrishTimesPol) December 10, 2018
I remember when it wasn’t completely fucking embarrassing to be British.
— Huw (@ed_son) December 10, 2018
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ABC got a copy of the Maria Butina plea agreement, which says she and an unnamed “person 1” (likely Erickson) conspired with a Russian government official —and at least one other person—for Butina to act” as a Russian agent. https://t.co/UOiCpkHZPO
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 10, 2018
Ann Ravel, former chair of the Federal Election Commission, on advertising by the Trump campaign & the NRA in 2016: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a situation where illegal coordination seems more obvious. It is so blatant that it doesn’t even seem sloppy." https://t.co/TKHftUqFnP
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 10, 2018
Joint statement from Schumer and Pelosi just out before tomorrow's meeting with Trump. Basic message: No wall for you! pic.twitter.com/gItToAev2a
— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) December 10, 2018
Top GOP lawmaker warns Dems against launching new investigations into Trump upon becoming majority https://t.co/orL3PuKGPa pic.twitter.com/UYaCHSd9Us
— The Hill (@thehill) December 10, 2018
To my friends who still think the Mueller investigation is illegitimate — Trump’s team has surrounded its Russia contacts with a bodyguard of lies. Not one single American should find this acceptable: https://t.co/uvMfjGfvMe
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 10, 2018
While it's fun to mock #SmockingGun & the spelling skills of stable genius, here's a key fact: @realDonaldTrump has now moved from saying there is no evidence of collusion to there is no smoking gun. Mueller hasn't yet revealed what he knows & Trump is moving the goalposts again. https://t.co/ooqxr1JxaM
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 10, 2018
The Impeachment of Donald Trump Is No Longer 'Off the Table' https://t.co/4ZcFkKYbRD
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) December 10, 2018
but…
If Trump committed numerous impeachable offenses, but Republicans refuse to accept reality Democrats are going to face intense pressure from their base and a genuine sense of responsibility to impeach anyway. https://t.co/tysvlpbg6f
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) December 10, 2018
Orrin Hatch 2018: I don't care if the President's own DOJ has implicated him in felonies. What is a "crime" anyway?
Orrin Hatch 1999: "crimes of moral turpitude such as perjury and obstruction of justice go to the heart of qualification for public office" pic.twitter.com/8K8NVZSntj
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) December 10, 2018
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Congratulations to Carole Cadwalladr, winner of Technology Journalist of the Year at the @pressgazette British Journalism Awards #bja2018 pic.twitter.com/zVQIprogqB
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) December 10, 2018
At a U.N. climate conference last week, the Trump Administration basically flipped off the other negotiators, by unveiling not one but two new schemes for promoting fossil-fuel use: https://t.co/cd5iHJxsqM pic.twitter.com/5u2F2SZYG7
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) December 10, 2018
How bad can the #Venezuela #migration & #refugee crisis get? @dougbarrios & I forecast given current economic conditions we could expect a *total* of over 8 MILLION Venezuelans fleeing in the short to medium term. Use the tool & use your own assumptions https://t.co/mkZPF3hEM0 pic.twitter.com/7TxanHhXRh
— Dany Bahar (@dany_bahar) December 10, 2018
Israel is using stun grenades, tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets against protesting civilians throwing rocks, how dare they use excessive force, oh no… wait, no… my mistake. That’s France. As you were. pic.twitter.com/H4QBZOiL31
— Charlotte Salomon (@SalomonSoup) December 10, 2018
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret – The New York Times https://t.co/DhEhEWgKHU
— Jaime Laulhé (@jaimelaulhe) December 10, 2018
Never dictate the headline over the phone. (h/t @NeilMcMahon) pic.twitter.com/0kPUGxQ2sd
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) December 10, 2018