Boris Johnson threatens not to pay the Brexit bill. This would not only hurt the UK’s credibility as an international partner, but it is absolutely unacceptable and contradicts what almost every lawyer in the UK thinks about it.https://t.co/cfpzGxttjG
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) June 9, 2019
The big question about @BorisJohnson threat not to pay £39bn Brexit bill is whether it hurts EU, as he thinks, or UK, as a sovereign refusing to honour legal debt https://t.co/9Ot3rCfxi9
— Robert Peston (@Peston) June 9, 2019
Unfortunately there is no such thing as a “clean managed Brexit.”
It’s a really daft slogan like promising a “Painless Removal of Your Head.” But the ERG says Johnson is “crystal clear.” Which is nice. https://t.co/em7vReqaZ5— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) June 9, 2019
Michael Gove is under pressure tonight from the Remain wing of Tory MPs to pull out of the leadership race
One senior Remainer says the Gove campaign is "terminal" ahead of his planned launch tomorrow
Sources on team Hunt think Gove may ultimately withdraw and back him
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) June 9, 2019
Boris Johnson plans tax cut for the well-off, paid for by using cash set aside for the no-deal Brexit he is threatening. https://t.co/VEi31px28r
— Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) June 9, 2019
"People's Vote of the whole country on this whole Brexit shit show – affront to democracy. New prime minister chosen by 0.25% of the whole country, 81% of whom did not vote for the party he/she will lead – democracy in action." https://t.co/KBMlHkPKox
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) June 9, 2019
Nick Cohen in great form on "the greatest charlatan in the history of the Conservative party: that incompetent, manipulative, lazy, overentitled, media-constructed and media-protected fatberg of dishonesty, Boris Johnson": https://t.co/xRHtsnrEBB
— Brian Tutt (@tutt_brian) June 9, 2019
Conservative Party Leaders debate:
The 4 main contenders boast…
Mickey Gove: I took coke.
Boris: I took coke and don't pay my debts.
Rabbers: I'll close down Parliament if I don't like what they say.
Hunt: I'll use the anti-Irish DUP in my negotiations with Ireland.
— ItwasSammyMcNally (@ItwasSammy) June 9, 2019
I miss the days when Tory leadership elections were something I'd watch with half-amused anthropological curiosity rather than the horror of the abductee trapped in the back of the van.
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) June 9, 2019
Opinion: No Tory leader contender can boost the economy without accepting the EU’s terms on Brexit https://t.co/mUSIskzhTU
— hopbin #FBPE🇪🇺 (@hopbin) June 9, 2019
FT Editorial: "The Conservatives habitually underestimate Brussels’ determination to ensure Brexit does not reimpose a hard border in Ireland. There is no reason any new prime minister would be granted concessions Mrs May was not…
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) June 9, 2019
Here's the essential state of English politics in 96 seconds by my colleague @rafaelbehr pic.twitter.com/hO3aAYLQeY
— John Harris (@johnharris1969) June 9, 2019
This clip of Rik Mayall as Alan B’Stard went viral because it’s basically all the Tory leadership candidates (via @JamesMelville) #RikMayallDayhttps://t.co/QHsN4BHsbO pic.twitter.com/weACfkG2Yi
— The Poke (@ThePoke) June 9, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Trump wants to destroy the EU because its combined strength makes to harder to bully European countries. He wants to replace liberal democracy with far-right authoritarian regimes compliant to him. Excellent analysis from Fintan O'Toole #brexit pic.twitter.com/23vjOzrCas
— Eoin Kelleher (@eoinyk) June 9, 2019
NBC analyst accuses Trump family of ‘insider’ trading with early knowledge of Trump’s market-moving tweetshttps://t.co/RjmKQMRwPh
— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 9, 2019
George Conway to Trump: You would have been fired from any other job by now https://t.co/6qaZlIgkv3
— Yahoo (@Yahoo) June 9, 2019
Trump rips MSNBC host while acknowledging attacks on media are not "presidential" https://t.co/jgYnTO9Wcx pic.twitter.com/dLTfkqIDV9
— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2019
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WORLD
NEW: Bipartisan senators ramp up efforts to block Trump's emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia https://t.co/oxxDb1UC6J pic.twitter.com/PqUazPqCI4
— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2019
GOP senator: Trump's Mexico deal sends "biggest" message to China https://t.co/BQ487FOmAQ pic.twitter.com/0aYP1ojfYK
— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2019
China adds Washington Post, Guardian to ‘Great Firewall’ blacklist https://t.co/XY5iBs78Z4
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 9, 2019
This is what a million people in the streets looks like. HINT HINT.https://t.co/DSy0uCRMeo
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) June 9, 2019
Organizers put the turnout at 1.03 million vs police estimate of 240k at the rally. Either way, it’s one of the largest protests since Hong Kong’s return to China. A crowd of 1 million requires almost one in seven of HK’s residents to attend #TicTocNews https://t.co/D9qYFeaQml
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) June 9, 2019
Million-strong Hong Kong protest over China extradition bill turns violent https://t.co/TrkgVHYxjx
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) June 9, 2019
Red carpet arrivals have begun.
Follow our live coverage of the 2019 Tony Awards: https://t.co/Kdf5GR7YHt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 9, 2019
Finally, quite the thread…
ONE
My dad died. Classic start to a funny story. He was buried in a small village in Sussex. I was really close to my dad so I visited his grave a lot. I still do. [DON’T WORRY, IT GETS FUNNIER.]
— sixthformpoet (@sixthformpoet) June 9, 2019
The Overnight Note 