Boris Johnson ‘is how Britain ends’.
Brutal stuff, @nytimes https://t.co/xNEAded7rT— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) July 22, 2019
Tory voting closes at 5pm, Labour shad cabinet special meeting on anti-semitism, and lib dem leadership result this afternoon… just a few things going on today
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) July 22, 2019
Alan Duncan resigns as Foreign Office minister, in the first of what is expected to be a string of departures by ministers unwilling to serve under @BorisJohnson https://t.co/Ketri4RLuM
— Andrew Woodcock (@AndyWoodcock) July 22, 2019
"If they could use hand-knitted computer code to make a frictionless re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere in 1969, we can solve the problem of frictionless trade at the Northern Irish border" — Boris Johnson in Monday's @Telegraph
— Chris Mason (@ChrisMasonBBC) July 21, 2019
We did however create The Clangers, and they *were* knitted, so maybe that’s what confusing the tool. https://t.co/FoRJv7qdst
— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) July 22, 2019
The first 48 hrs in D Street are overwhelming for all new administrations. The start-up mentality of campaigning has to adapt quickly to the awesome complexity of governing.
There are two political decisions above all that this new administration will have to take in short order
— Nick Hargrave (@NIHargrave) July 21, 2019
Too early to count chickens, of course, but a week into Boris Johnson’s premiership the good people of Brecon look set to finish him off https://t.co/GFruTSJbFu
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) July 21, 2019
Elsewhere in Brexitshambles Britain…
Our guest on the podcast this week @RonanMcCrea went viral when he told Sky News that Brexit was either pointless or economically disastrous in this clip.
You can hear more Brexit straight talk from Ronan in our latest episode: https://t.co/yleAMl1WOe pic.twitter.com/lNJQDjB1g5— The Irish Passport Podcast (@PassportIrish) July 22, 2019
Brexiteers think Brexit will “stop the French telling us what to do”. I explain in today’s Guardian why they couldn’t be more wrong @mrjamesob @BrigidLaffan @campbellclaret @SimonFraser00 @TFletcher https://t.co/U6W1QSrWyv
— Bobby McDonagh (@BobbyMcDonagh1) July 22, 2019
He promised “there is no privatisation of the NHS on my watch” – yet @MattHancock has now handed a staggering £9.2 billion of NHS funds to private hands.
This govt swears blind the NHS is safe in their hands – yet privatises with brazen impunity😔
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) July 21, 2019
More on the fixation with trade, specifically with the US: There is no credible evidence to suggest trade deal with US can offset economic losses of Brexit. And does anyone know what the UK even wants from the deal, other than to claim a political trophy?
— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) July 22, 2019
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Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rossello will not seek reelection https://t.co/2w0QbZanvG
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) July 22, 2019
NEW: Democrats will spend five hours Wednesday trying to get Mueller to say something he has avoided saying so far: That if Trump weren’t President, he would likely have been charged with obstruction. A look ahead w/ @AndrewDesiderio. https://t.co/SkKTlASENK
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 21, 2019
Donald Trump will meet with a group of senators this week to discuss possible sanctions against Turkey, the Wall Street Journal reported https://t.co/A3aCQPNLVA
— Bloomberg (@business) July 22, 2019
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WORLD
On @Breakingviews – Abe’s so-so victory is good for Japan’s economy, says @petesweeneypro https://t.co/1h77KxgJbr pic.twitter.com/Qk0GeezPCh
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 22, 2019
#HongKong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters who occupied a major road after the latest anti #extraditionbill march. https://t.co/QKbuOZmViW pic.twitter.com/ap9oio2TJm
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) July 22, 2019
Circuit breakers trip, shares soar as China's Nasdaq-style bourse debuts https://t.co/vuVFn7s4zw by @apgalbraith Samuel Shen pic.twitter.com/o0cbem47Yn
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 22, 2019
Young people watching thrash TV grew up less cognitively sophisticated and less civically minded” than their peers. Berlusconi really has destroyed Italy https://t.co/A1lGQvyAXA
— EuroCelt (@EuroCelt) July 22, 2019
“Technology will be the chief battlefield on which the trade wars and political conflicts of the future will play out.” https://t.co/PxEaYCPXpx
— Chanders (@Chanders) July 22, 2019
Whether it's the Saudi government's murder of Khashoggi, Trump's separation of immigrant families, or Russia & Syria bombing hospitals, UN Secretary-General Guterres never names the perpetrators, speaking only in broad generalities that make no difference. https://t.co/6mJkiakbms pic.twitter.com/0jkyahwMTM
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) July 22, 2019
The Overnight Note 