BREAKING: Boris Johnson to set out his Brexit proposal to the EU tomorrow (Wednesday).
British officials say it's a final offer and if rejected, there will be no further negotiation before 31 October.
No 10 official: "This government will not negotiate delay."
— Nick Eardley (@nickeardleybbc) October 1, 2019
EXC: Full readout of @BorisJohnson #Brexit deal that was briefed to EU capitals today – it's extraordinary – tl;dr "Two borders, for four years."
Story here:https://t.co/Puj8YUZHXi
Full gut, section by section, here:https://t.co/L3elB99fpa
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— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) October 1, 2019
A clear response to this evening’s stories of a UK #brexit proposal https://t.co/zHlqPuFI3A
— Sen. Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) October 1, 2019
"There haven’t been any formal proposals made to the EU27," Irish Minister of State for Finance Patrick O'Donovan reacts to the PM's offer.
"Nothing has changed from an EU27 point of view. There can be no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland"#Newsnight | @podonovan pic.twitter.com/gdxSpErOUA
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 1, 2019
The Tories are so accustomed to bullying Scotland & getting away with it they sometimes forget Ireland as an #independent member of the #EU doesn’t have to put up with their crass nonsense #Brexit https://t.co/bYbdQGltpW
— Joanna Cherry QC MP (@joannaccherry) October 1, 2019
“The point of this is not how long it takes a lorry to cross the border in Northern Ireland. The issue is identity.”
Jonathan Powell, Good Friday Agreement negotiator, says the ability to feel Irish or British or both "will be destroyed” if a customs border is put in#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/fve0s3Q3nr
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 1, 2019
Telegraph : @BorisJohnson proposes ‘two borders for four years’ by keeping NI partly in single market until 2025.
🔹Stormont could then decide to remain aligned to EU rules.
🔹Dominic Cummings: “we won’t be hanging around waiting on them to negotiate with us.” pic.twitter.com/zcQOI2dbYL
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) October 1, 2019
Interesting to note how little attention is given to ‘how and where and if anything can be acceptable’… to the people who live in Northern Ireland and especially in the border regions. It is their lives that will be affected. https://t.co/DBx6XIwtH8
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) October 1, 2019
This is exactly right. It is complex enough to look impressive to the uninformed, but anyone with a modicum of knowledge can see it is a bucket of bolts.
If this really is the UK’s final take it or leave it offer, then there are only two outcomes: No Deal or GNU. https://t.co/HIQVxkaypS
— Andrew Gallagher (@andrewgdotcom) October 1, 2019
Inside a loud DUP fringe reception here at the Tory conference. Chants of “Boris” and loud cheers for “no border in the Irish Sea” pledge by Jeffrey Donaldson. Irish embassy team—and ambassador—here to watch. Someone chants “no surrender!” Loud cheers. Compromise *not* in the air
— Tom McTague (@TomMcTague) October 1, 2019
Wednesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “PM’s ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Brexit Deal To EU” #BBCpapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HhJw1ycfzD
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 1, 2019
So Johnson’s plan is customs checks without customs infrastructure & in 5 years NI leaves EU regulations whether or not it creates hard border. Exactly the care you’d expect from the man who compared border which killed 3000 people to boundaries of two London boroughs #newsnight
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) October 1, 2019
#BorisJohnson #ConservativeConference2019 pic.twitter.com/84ENKL6H39
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) October 1, 2019
Meanwhile, in Washington…
US Democrats put forward resolution that would block EU-UK trade deal should #Brexit undermine the Good Friday Agreement/Northern Irish peace process – from @IrishTimes US Correspondent @suzannelynch1 https://t.co/C0yU7cK1xA
— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) October 1, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
The wheels on the bus are coming off
Coming off
Coming off.
The wheels on the bus are coming off
All day long.https://t.co/EIvyvJoPBi— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 1, 2019
They've enough. The wheels are off the bus. Actuall the bus is on fire https://t.co/NiIrdE0F5n
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 2, 2019
If there is a deep state, it works for Donald Trump.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 1, 2019
A plea to not get lost in the weeds on Ukraine the way people did with Trump-Russia https://t.co/mp64dkYMgM
— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) October 1, 2019
You’re literally bullying career professional staff right now with your witch hunt of staff emails to Hillary staff from 10 years ago. https://t.co/tlf6kocH9a
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) October 1, 2019
Patriots choosing country over would-be Fascist Russian mob money launderer and his pathetic lickspittle. https://t.co/Rlo5DVxGM8
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) October 1, 2019
NEW: Barr's counter-investigation of the Mueller probe goes international. The AG just went to Rome to listen to a deposition from shadowy Russiagate figure Joseph Mifsud. https://t.co/ZiHTYYnpgH
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) October 1, 2019
If they wanted to understand origins of Trump-Russia, DOJ would review Trump's business records 2006-2016
Instead Wm Barr is pressuring allies to agree that Russia was innocent and Trump was a victim.
Barr is not "scrutinizing" anything, he's fabricating a cover-up https://t.co/xn79d3g6qs
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 1, 2019
The cruelty has always been the point. https://t.co/DUSNwFR6W4
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 1, 2019
Trump told US diplomats at the UN that CNN built a beautiful studio, costing maybe $2 million, for the NC 9th election, and it was going to "stay up for weeks" if the Democrat had won, but instead CNN hastily took it down that night.
CNN did not build any set there at all.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2019
When FB got criticized by the right in 2016, Zuckerberg scrambled to have a summit with right-wing pundits while his platform was being used by Russia to spread right-wing disinformation to help elect Trump. https://t.co/f63hwscO0X
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 1, 2019
Trump questions why he can't "learn everything about" whistleblower in Ukraine scandal https://t.co/Wxiyk5uu0P pic.twitter.com/8CU15i8w3b
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2019
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WORLD
As Beijing celebrated 70 years of China's Communist rule on Tuesday, Hong Kong saw some of the most violent and widespread protests since demonstrations began in June. From peaceful marches to a protester being shot by police today, here's how we got here. https://t.co/edBmKFnfsb pic.twitter.com/8XddE5imCg
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 1, 2019
Here are some of the scenes of violence on the streets of Hong Kong today. For the first time since protests began, police shot a demonstrator — an 18-year-old — with a live round as bloody and sustained clashes broke out across the city.
Read more: https://t.co/0IyQxv109y pic.twitter.com/y7E6GYSQcK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 1, 2019
Based on what I’ve heard from DOD and DOS folks today, the sale of the Javelin missiles today is a much bigger deal. This is Zelensky sending $40M into the US coffers on the same deal he has signaled weakness towards Russia in E Ukraine.
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) October 1, 2019
Ukrainians are pouring into the streets now in protest of Zelensky’s move re:Russia. https://t.co/28ElSGXgGs
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) October 1, 2019
(TRUMP and POMPEO, presumably: "This oughta keep Zelensky on-board and quiet") https://t.co/9JAKaRqikW
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 1, 2019
Good overview by @aaronecarroll on the environmental impact of beef. Possible solutions are on the horizon – Beyond Meat, Impossible Meat, lab grown meat, milk substitutes – but they are still pretty far away to cause a big environmental improvement.https://t.co/hEYHj283la
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) October 1, 2019
"Coping with climate change isn’t just going to be about weather disasters and receding coastlines. It will also involve things like spending $1.2 billion to replace a perfectly good ballpark." – @foxjust https://t.co/lh0LYPJOio
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) October 1, 2019
I spoke with @nowthisnews about the new UN climate report on oceans, and what it means for coastal communities, and they set the interview to appropriately dramatic music. #SROCC pic.twitter.com/bc6DgKJUMy
— Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza) October 1, 2019
The City of Belfast has declared a climate emergency. The challenges are huge, but our vision can equal that. We owe it to our children and grandchildren not to fail. pic.twitter.com/u2qnifXMaW
— Cllr Brian Smyth (@Briansmyth99) October 1, 2019
well, yeah…
UK's Prince Harry demands end to 'greed and selfishness', for nature's sake https://t.co/966QupccMA pic.twitter.com/J78dvXEV56
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 30, 2019