BREAKING: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will say in a speech on Monday that blocking Brexit is more likely than leaving the EU without a deal https://t.co/LbtZRL9TFl
— Bloomberg (@business) January 13, 2019
The verdict of the referendum was clear – the people of the UK want our future to be outside the European Union. So my message to Parliament is simple: it's time to forget the games and do what is right for our country.https://t.co/nlZq1ZmRAu
— Theresa May (@theresa_may) January 13, 2019
Brexit going ahead on 29 March now seen as highly unlikely.
There’s no majority in Parliament or the country for May’s bad deal.
And the majority of people now want to #Remain.
Write again to your MP to demand a #PeoplesVote. https://t.co/rwMqOVm2hy
— Remain Central #FBPE #StopBrexit #PeoplesVote (@remain_central) January 13, 2019
Meanwhile Johnson, Davis, Raab, Patel – 12 former ministers in total write an open letter to all Tory MPs urging them to vote it down “it will not lead to no Brexit or to an early GE” pic.twitter.com/ljal1kWx9t
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) January 13, 2019
This is not even naiveity. David Davis took a beating from EU negotiators for two years as Brexit Secretary.
This is a shameless attempt to con the public into economic suicide. It's a falsehood that is Trumpian in temerity and scale. https://t.co/j72CGccFtL
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 13, 2019
Scott Clissold on Brexit pic.twitter.com/WY0V12WjNV
— Political Cartoon (@Cartoon4sale) January 13, 2019
“For a group who use the term ‘snowflake’ Brexiters really are a touchy lot. A set of fireworks, a single joke in a Doctor Who episode, and now a HSBC ad, all apparently Brexit snubs and causing upset." https://t.co/Jv7C9QC8RP
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) January 13, 2019
Just as a final note before the worst week of Brexit to date commences: aside from only trusting your own eyes and what you see live in Parliament TV, it’s going to be prudent to watch the betting odds. No deal is right down to 3/1 currently.
— James Patrick 🐐 (@J_amesp) January 13, 2019
DAILY EXPRESS: 24 hours to save Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/jdOC20YAyf
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 13, 2019
Jesus H… https://t.co/yML3e7EyZ0
— Edward Burke (@Edward__Burke) January 13, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
The first paragraph of the historic @nytimes lead story: "So it has come to this: The president of the United States was asked over the weekend whether he is a Russian agent. And he refused to directly answer." https://t.co/xnPLiFTimZ @peterbakernyt
— David Beard (@dabeard) January 14, 2019
Republicans play down bombshell reports about Trump and Russia https://t.co/UZQe8ybTo0 pic.twitter.com/Ui3IkwgLAE
— The Hill (@thehill) January 13, 2019
I can’t think of anything that would exonerate Trump aside from the difficulty of grasping what once would have seemed unimaginable: that a president of the United States could actually have been compromised by a hostile foreign power.
My latest: https://t.co/jNI2krCF4Z
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) January 13, 2019
House lawyers meeting to evaluate subpoenaing Trump's interpreters: Dem aide https://t.co/GaFC1BrzBr
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) January 13, 2019
“What did the president know? And when did he know it?”https://t.co/lB18BlMDAq
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 14, 2019
The Clinton campaign put out a 6 minute video detailing Trump's alleged Russian ties a month before the election. Interesting to revisit in light of recent reports. pic.twitter.com/Xje4lvo3Op
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 12, 2019
Meanwhile, the government is still shut down…
In a constitutional republic: A president who denied pay to 800,000 federal workers in order to make a political point would be considered to be in absolute violation of his oath of office. A responsible Congress would impeach and remove him.https://t.co/oDICMsBZlv
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) January 14, 2019
Graham says he is pushing Trump to briefly reopen the government so lawmakers can reach funding deal https://t.co/fMEc0959lE pic.twitter.com/y0cpv4U0jS
— The Hill (@thehill) January 13, 2019
President Trump's economic adviser compares the government shutdown to vacation, says furloughed workers are "better off" https://t.co/z8ncZyUKlX pic.twitter.com/lYroHsC7aN
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 13, 2019
I suspect Mulvaney’s tenure as Acting Chief of Staff will soon come to an end, as Trump throws him under the bus and blames him for Trump’s forthcoming defeat on the shutdown. Wouldn’t be surprised if Trump brings over Whitaker as COS if Barr’s confirmed. https://t.co/ptxXZNbLKp
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 13, 2019
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WORLD
John Bolton is a lunatic.@realdonaldtrump is unstable.
Congress needs to amend the War Powers Act to clearly prohibit a first strike against any foreign country without Congressional approval.https://t.co/AmPwM8a1eP— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) January 13, 2019
Trump Threatens To "Devastate Turkey Economically" If Kurds Attacked, Sends Lira Sliding https://t.co/Dezyo6DtD2
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 13, 2019
JFK at 1962 White House Correspondents Dinner with Peter Sellers and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, who was reputedly the model for Sellers’ character Captain Mandrake in “Dr. Strangelove” (released 55 years ago this month): pic.twitter.com/EnLjHorZ8M
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 14, 2019