Deadlock over Brexit has created a power vacuum that has paralyzed Britain's government and left Prime Minister Theresa May almost no leverage as she tries to engineer a new compromise. https://t.co/EBIKVfD3eq
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May facing pressure from Tory MPs backing different next steps for Brexit https://t.co/EfCOU3GRKz pic.twitter.com/KNN6KRC89W
— ITV News (@itvnews) March 31, 2019
'EU has been patient with Britain on Brexit but patience runs out' – Juncker
https://t.co/px57RArZnd pic.twitter.com/iH2Lnqk42i— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) March 31, 2019
Brexit: DUP 'will oppose PM's deal 1,000 times' https://t.co/sxcbxj6Tkv
— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) March 31, 2019
The DUP was offered an economic package that most countries in the world would bite your hand off for. An opportunity to make NI an international free trading hub between EU and UK, starting today. Massive investment opportunity for their people. And what did they do? Reject it.
— David McWilliams (@davidmcw) March 29, 2019
“Because we’re a serious political party, not an improv comedy troupe…”
Great bit of detail in today’s Sunday Times long read by @ShippersUnbound & @cazjwheeler pic.twitter.com/bxFEXrxRKT
— Sophy Ridge (@SophyRidgeSky) March 31, 2019
UUP are fielding Colonel Sanders 😂 pic.twitter.com/kKi7zMtF06
— Lee Hurley (@HLeeHurley) March 31, 2019
TELEGRAPH: Tories need ‘experience’ at helm #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/S9HZzFS0ok
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 31, 2019
Chris Grayling also tried to throw his hat in the ring, but threw his shoe instead.
And missed. https://t.co/ltWhXLxMER
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) March 30, 2019
“A new leader may have less baggage… but it doesn’t change the numbers” in parliament
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major on Theresa May’s leadership of the Conservative Party#Marr #Brexit https://t.co/A52oxvCYrz pic.twitter.com/rsAEiQjHXQ
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 31, 2019
Go Margaret Beckett and all those MPs who refuse to allow May's deal become in any way reality. "Beckett cannot recall any leader or prime minister behaving like May has in her more than 40 years as an MP."https://t.co/4gREXI28A1
— Sarah Connolly #FBPE #NHSlove (@spconnolly) March 31, 2019
Cheats https://t.co/cdZX8imgYc
— Rory Fitzgerald (@RoryFitzESS) March 31, 2019
"We could prove our innocence, but all the data has been destroyed" pic.twitter.com/F9HDV8OrM1
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) March 31, 2019
A meme that neatly sums up the merits of no deal Brexit (ht @BrimhamG) pic.twitter.com/OVr9ODXddx
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) March 31, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
An excellent piece by @walterdellinger anticipating what the Mueller report might well reveal once it’s pried out of Bill Barr’s illicit clutches https://t.co/Loet2K98j1
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 31, 2019
Amazingly, the chyron is not the most foolish thing about this picture.
To get ahead of a potential refugee crisis caused by great suffering in Central America, it would make sense to use our resources to help reduce that suffering.
This is self-defeating. pic.twitter.com/re7fW6CpNS
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 31, 2019
Mitch McConnell, who denied Obama the ability to confirm his judges, says it's time to make it even easier for Trump to do it. https://t.co/6PYtFfD6Ag
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) March 31, 2019
Court blocks another Trump attempt to undermine Obamacare https://t.co/kYqEXD4uSh pic.twitter.com/ojN3FJZXIt
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 31, 2019
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WORLD
JUST IN: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays president of Ukraine in a television series, has won the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections with about 30% of the vote. https://t.co/N0bCmjoBhl
— Axios World (@AxiosWorld) March 31, 2019
The assassination of an investigative journalist prompted a lawyer and political newcomer to run for president. Today, Zuzana Caputova won, promising to fight corruption and restore decency to Slovakia https://t.co/Us3IL6vu92 pic.twitter.com/U6tVMuEb0U
— David Beard (@dabeard) March 31, 2019
Tense times in Turkey as counting continues in local elections. Early unofficial results suggest:
– Erdogan's ruling AKP has lost Ankara, the capital
– The AKP is ahead by a hair's breadth in Istanbul. (But the opposition say they've won).
Full story:https://t.co/BSavQ68s1r— Laura Pitel (@laurapitel) March 31, 2019
Pretty sure nobody will be planning on stealing Lithuania’s Declaration of Independence anytime soon. pic.twitter.com/ZN3LE3mkgU
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) March 31, 2019
Exclusive from @BBCNews on the price of UK extremism. Zakaryia Elogbani disappeared from the University of Westminster five years ago. We found him, injured and in a kurdish prison, after years serving Islamic State group. Full story on #bbcnewsaten pic.twitter.com/KO3dWy1ZRh
— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv) March 31, 2019
SCOOP: Years of Mark Zuckerberg's old Facebook posts have vanished. The company says it 'mistakenly deleted' them. https://t.co/ZzZyd0oR7A
— Rob Price (@robaeprice) March 29, 2019
The Overnight Note 