Exclusive:
Gavin Barwell apparently told Boris Johnson PM is seeking 'actual change' to withdrawal agreement
According to sources who overheard exchange Barwell said: 'It won't be a letter, it won't be a codicil, it will be actual change to the treaty'https://t.co/mUjULPDlYv
— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) January 28, 2019
To be clear @theresa_may is whipping Tory MPs to back an amendment to her own agreement with the EU to stop the backstop she agreed to in the hope the EU will then agree to stop the same backstop they agreed to even though they’ve already and repeatedly said they won’t.
— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) January 28, 2019
Following @theresa_may urging her MPs to back the Brady amendment, two of them asked her the obvious question what she thinks should replace the backstop. There was no enlightenment from her
— Robert Peston (@Peston) January 28, 2019
Today EU’s Deputy Chief Negotiator for Brexit Sabine Weyand, made a rare public appearance to provide a not so rare public statement: “There’s no negotiation between the EU and UK, that negotiation is finished”. As in finished. Concluded. Over. Done. 🇪🇺pic.twitter.com/1rNeoQPSCY
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) January 28, 2019
The Government in London continues to negotiate with itself on Brexit. 1 Brexit SoS walked out on his own negotiations. A 2nd rejected a deal he had himself negotiated. Now the PM apparently seeks amendment to a deal she shaped and signed up to.
— Bobby McDonagh (@BobbyMcDonagh1) January 28, 2019
This is nonsense on stilts. The utter delusion of Westminster is a national shame. There are very, very few MPs who deserve re-election at present. https://t.co/ZFUayu5qUz
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 28, 2019
House of Lords just voted by majority of 153 (283-131) against no deal. Over to the Commons tomorrow
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) January 28, 2019
With the PM now whipping against her own deal and asking for the EU to break their own red lines, if the Cooper amendment fails by any more than one or two votes no-deal becomes easily the most likely Brexit outcome.
— David Henig (@DavidHenigUK) January 28, 2019
Brexit bus: latest update. pic.twitter.com/gDlbobHJlu
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 28, 2019
We appear to have moved on a bit from “sunlit uplands”. https://t.co/vs1g6ExJWh
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) January 28, 2019
Worth highlighting we’ve asked for some time wha big firms think. Some weren’t keen to get involved until now…
No-deal Brexit 'to leave shelves empty' warn retailers https://t.co/jSMMe6pnKo
— Nick Eardley (@nickeardleybbc) January 28, 2019
Why, though? Why does Andrea Jenkyns think all these businesses are issuing warnings? Why would they do this if the UK is going to be a better place for business after brexit? A conspiracy between grocers, aerospace and car manufacturers to defraud the ‘people’? To what end? https://t.co/EASIjbWnEz
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) January 28, 2019
Unfortunately Dan it’s too late for UK. You’re too far behind. For example, Ireland exports €63k per worker, UK equivalent is a paltry €12k. You’re simply not in the game anymore bcs you don’t have the right industry located there. Actually, Ireland’s lot closer to Singapore!😂 https://t.co/uQ6PePWww1
— David McWilliams (@davidmcw) January 28, 2019
Also why do some @BBCRadio4 presenters treat well informed Irish politicians as if Ireland is the problem with Brexit? It’s an English problem made worse by a brain dead minority government unable to persuade parliament to back the bad deal Theresa May negotiated. https://t.co/qm5BsgbHdh
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) January 28, 2019
At this point it's hard to avoid the conclusion that everyone in Parliament is a) drunk b) doing stuff for a dare c) rolling a twelve-sided die to decide what to announce next or d) any combination of the above. https://t.co/RtjLEVa8hi
— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) January 28, 2019
Ah this must be the “cool heads” that @NigelDoddsDUP was talking about a few days ago 🙄 @duponline https://t.co/CxrInmFzLK
— Ash Stronge (@ashstronge) January 28, 2019
Am seeing yet more talk of the "blitz spirit" that will get us through no deal Brexit. I would love to have seen the atmosphere in those air raid shelters if half the people down there had voted for the blitz and the other half hadn't…
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) January 28, 2019
Okay fine: I actually did the maths properly on an "eat the rich" Brexit. After four months around 95% of us have been eaten. There's still about 3.5 million people left, though. pic.twitter.com/vFFmBdH5zN
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 28, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 5 https://t.co/p1hM5vvQra
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) January 28, 2019
Wow. How could that have happened? https://t.co/v4SDBdKkJZ
— Austan Goolsbee (@Austan_Goolsbee) January 28, 2019
Mueller Investigation Nearing Its End, Acting Attorney General Says https://t.co/fyiQK5GbGE @SharonLNYT @ktbenner
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) January 28, 2019
Fox & Friends gleefully claims that "nobody cares– absolutely nobody cares" about Russian collusion– so certain that they challenge viewers to e-mail them if they actually care.
It'd be a real shame if that backfired: friends@foxnews.com pic.twitter.com/if4RWbh1zs
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) January 27, 2019
for the first time, NRA's own leadership admits concerns with Russian travel and ties to Putin's associates https://t.co/76ZN3C0NHx
— Eric Schultz (@EricSchultz) January 28, 2019
New: In a statement @RepAdamSchiff says Michael Cohen will appear before the House intelligence committee on February 8th, session will take place behind closed doors.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 28, 2019
On an optics level, might want to go with a map that contains all of the U.S. and less of Russia. pic.twitter.com/76xM54YYrH
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) January 28, 2019
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WORLD
#US and #Taleban agree in principle to peace framework, envoy says https://t.co/CHUpexDDIF pic.twitter.com/GJ2ROyAEV5
— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) January 28, 2019
Is there a scenario in which U.S. forces would get involved in Venezuela? “The president has made it very clear that all options are on the table," John Bolton tells reporters.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 28, 2019
My latest: No easy path for Venezuela’s Oil in the Struggle for a Transition in Power https://t.co/EWu2bm7Heq via @CFR_org
— Amy Myers Jaffe (@AmyJaffeenergy) January 28, 2019
Call me crazy but, as genuinely awful as Maduro is, I don't have a ton of faith that Donald Trump, Elliott Abrams (!) and John Bolton playing a very aggressive cold-war style hand are going to make life better for Venezuelans.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 28, 2019
You almost have to admire that this administration pretty much just says whatever dumbshit/evil thing it wants to do right out loud like it doesn't matter. Because it doesn't. https://t.co/NYA5Zq1SzY
— Section Formerly Known As Aisle 424 (@Aisle424) January 28, 2019
“5,000 troops to Colombia” -Bolton’s yellow pad pic.twitter.com/pvxJUayvlD
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 28, 2019
Some forecasts are predicting temps will drop to minus-29 in Chicago, two degrees below its lowest temperature on record (-27), set on Jan. 20, 1985. https://t.co/QCcvF6h0dd
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) January 28, 2019
US Charges Huawei With Financial Fraud, Formally Seeks Extradition Of CFO To US https://t.co/FoFF8R47Dn
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 28, 2019
Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president of the Democratic of Congo, is still poised to exert huge influence over the country, with his ruling coalition equipped with powers that include the ability to select the next prime minister https://t.co/8Q4bcCouno
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 28, 2019
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