"This has been a long and challenging day…" Theresa May's speech in full. pic.twitter.com/QYLUXftDQo
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 12, 2018
Tory coup fails
But size of rebellion leaves May damaged
-Tomorrow’s Guardian pic.twitter.com/DHpxyC6X3M— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) December 12, 2018
While the #Brexit deal is far from certain, one thing is clear: even in the Tory party, there is no majority for no deal or hard Brexit. Time for cross party cooperation (like in the EU) to end the uncertainty at both sides of the Channel.https://t.co/LXWi9NoL5P
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) December 12, 2018
EU working on Brexit assurances for May, if she wins confidence vote https://t.co/3OTevAzCYV pic.twitter.com/OysPshL96q
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 12, 2018
or perhaps not..
Asked whether the UK had the most unstable government in Europe, the source [an EU diplomat] replied: “Is there a government in London actually?”https://t.co/Zb3DBWzXTq
— Kirsty Hughes (@KirstyS_Hughes) December 12, 2018
The worst of all worlds: May is ruined but immune https://t.co/o5VUgdRGbF
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) December 12, 2018
'It's a very bad result for the prime minister' – @Jacob_Rees_Mogg says most of those not on the PM's payroll voted against Theresa May and believes she should resign.
For more, head here: https://t.co/UAvTj46LSl pic.twitter.com/qDzAVBOSRJ
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 12, 2018
I can’t help thinking that May’s opponents would have done better had they had a clearly defined game plan and negotiating blueprint to present to their colleagues, rather than just serial and easy bitching about a not very good PM.
— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) December 12, 2018
This is fantastic @mrjamesob @LBC https://t.co/CekOMdpxTh
— The Irish Border (@BorderIrish) December 12, 2018
It is kind of remarkable, given the chaos, that there is no effective English political party routinely arguing that Brexit is, on reflection, just a crap idea.
— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) December 12, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
READ: Cohen implicates Trump in wrongdoing in sentencing statement https://t.co/EAe1lB9ttg pic.twitter.com/UU7goLAPmz
— The Hill (@thehill) December 12, 2018
You should be concerned if you’re:
Jared Kushner
Donald Trump Jr.
President Donald Trump
The Trump Organization
Jerome Corsi and Associates
Michael Cohen
Business partners of Michael Flynn
Konstanin Kilimnik
Alexander TorshinHere's why:https://t.co/2MB7TomuWz
— WIRED (@WIRED) December 12, 2018
OUCH!
President Trump is a felon: Fox News legal analyst https://t.co/aVlfuZfjoL— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 12, 2018
National Enquirer owner admits to paying off Playboy model to protect Trump https://t.co/XVj372pK6D via @CBSPolitics
— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) December 12, 2018
Aug 2016: National Enquirer secretly pays Karen McDougal to bury her story of an affair with Trump and influence the election
Oct 2016: National Enquirer promises to "change the election" with a story falsely claiming Clinton hid "sleazy affairs" and paid bribes to "bury truth" pic.twitter.com/W6IYiX1EUW— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) December 12, 2018
Tabloid tells prosecutors about the Trump team's early campaign plans https://t.co/FkgYcslEkx
— TIME (@TIME) December 12, 2018
Republican lawmaker Mark Meadows is no longer in the running to be Trump's chief of staff, White House says https://t.co/mNObrBbAsf
— Bloomberg (@business) December 12, 2018
Meanwhile, it continues…
President Trump personally profits from the money Romania spent at Trump Hotel in Chicago. https://t.co/AD2D1Q1jnC
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 12, 2018
NEWS: We uncovered more photos of Maria Butina's boss with top NRA leaders. And congressional investigators tell us they are zeroing in on the NRA-Russia money trail—and whether it leads to Trump https://t.co/MUXZBYSKd5 From me and @dfriedman33
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) December 12, 2018
Don’t bank on it…
In an exclusive @Reuters interview, Trump said he is not concerned about being impeached and defended hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal ahead of the 2016 election https://t.co/bFtrqqZEUp pic.twitter.com/W94IjtjUeS
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 12, 2018
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Despicable. https://t.co/U5akn2MILd
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) December 12, 2018
Grilled on Fox, Sec. of State Pompeo says Saudis "have already paid the price" for Khashoggi murder. https://t.co/dVpIQsKXme pic.twitter.com/8RExk4Fgg9
— ABC News (@ABC) December 12, 2018
U.S. Senate advances resolution to end military support for Saudis in Yemen https://t.co/Yd5aoQId7A
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) December 12, 2018
As negotiators at U.N. talks in Poland hammer out a rulebook to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, some boosters of the Paris accord are undermining efforts back home to curb global warming https://t.co/u5DyhkO8YB #COP24
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 13, 2018
Surprised? Really?
'High-tech robot' at Russia forum turns out to be man in suit https://t.co/1jCOnrhSDB
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) December 12, 2018
buy gold https://t.co/U4WIjCHMZz
— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) December 12, 2018