Jean-Claude Juncker tells France's Les Echos that any blame for a no deal Brexit would lie "in the British camp". Then says: "A Brexit without an agreement would lead to a collapse of the United Kingdom."

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) October 8, 2019

TIMES: Johnson gets last chance to keep Brexit deal alive #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LwMnz7hqpk

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 8, 2019

Good meeting with ⁦@MichelBarnier⁩ and team tonight. EU remains focused on finding solutions with the #UK to avoid a NoDeal #Brexit. Gaps remain but a deal is still possible. pic.twitter.com/krBrLXv1Ax

— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) October 8, 2019

Leo Varadkar: UK Govt has disowned Theresa May’s #Brexit deal, but has our “half of that now back on the table, and they’re saying that’s a concession, when of course it’s not.” pic.twitter.com/yg6xrRgyPl

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) October 8, 2019

Brexit as Drumcree. Extension requests will eventually be handed to a policeman in Brussels by a lone UK civil servant in a bowler hat.https://t.co/axFmkd7WwT

— Newton Emerson (@NewtonEmerson) October 8, 2019

And Spain is now going to approach the UN regarding sovereignty of Gibraltar. The English nationalists in Westminster are no more worried about them than they are about NI or Scotland. https://t.co/i2fIVD4Oav

— alt-DUP (@dup_online) October 8, 2019

FT editorial: a responsible UK government would reject such a divisive approach. After 11 turbulent weeks in office, the sad conclusion is that this government cannot be trusted to act responsibly. https://t.co/Q9xuiG8yph

— Brian Groom (@GroomB) October 8, 2019

Column, on Johnson becoming acquainted with the first rule of Brexit: when it collides with reality, reality wins. https://t.co/zb4N9D5Cys

— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) October 8, 2019

I just don't believe voters are this stupid. https://t.co/p8slwN7e9K

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) October 8, 2019

Labour's Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals "were designed to fail", accusing the PM of "collapsing the talks and engaging in a reckless blame game"https://t.co/Jf5BtdqRvy pic.twitter.com/2RyDnsguCc

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 8, 2019

Can’t help thinking that if the Downing Street briefing of the Merkel call was accurate, the PM would’ve mentioned it to the Cabinet. And as he didn’t… https://t.co/EmYVTSytrz

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) October 8, 2019

"Johnson’s official spokesman refused to comment on the anonymous briefing from within No 10". This is insane. These briefings are either authorised – in which case the PM should be held to account for them – or they're not, in which case they shouldn't get free airtime. pic.twitter.com/tPm6713tl5

— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) October 8, 2019

“The whole cultural approach of anonymising the briefing is starting to become a real problem, allowing the British government to distance itself from aggressive commentary… The memo was from Cummings and we should say so.” https://t.co/ymEJcAiPxw

— Andrew Gallagher (@andrewgdotcom) October 8, 2019

No-deal Brexit would 'push national debt to levels last seen in 60s' https://t.co/i3PbALQUHU

— Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) October 8, 2019

Parliament prorogued once again tonight. This was the scene in the Commons just moments before. What a good thing MPs fought in the Supreme Court so they could all get back to Westminster and do whatever the hell they were all doing when this photo was taken. pic.twitter.com/Rpy9XBmLHs

— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) October 8, 2019

At the end of a weird, frenetic and deeply dispiriting day, let’s return to where it began: the explosive briefing given to @JGForsyth, almost certainly penned by Cummings. Indeed, the memo is about as #ClassicDom as you could hope to get. ~JL

— Best For Britain (@BestForBritain) October 8, 2019

Brexit, a study in politics v law

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— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) October 8, 2019

But in reality, due to a terrible miscalculation of scale, the entire Johnson-Cummings battle fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog. https://t.co/0ctnvDYCS0

— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) October 8, 2019

And so it was with Leave dot EU today. It ended up trending because pearl clutchers can't resist signalling their disaproval. The bien pensants' ritual denunciation of content is largely what brings it to the attention of less involved – and therefore more vulnerable – people https://t.co/J4uS6JLR9E

— Mike Hind (@MikeH_PR) October 8, 2019

Justice Neil Gorsuch said there are strong arguments favoring the LGBT workers. But he wondered whether the justices should take into account “the massive social upheaval” that might follow a ruling in their favor https://t.co/ErBEB3WE3k

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 8, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court divided on LGBT employment protection; Gorsuch could be key https://t.co/2O6fdJFxCU

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) October 8, 2019

in our new NBC/WSJ poll, 55% of Americans – and 20% of Republicans – favor impeachment inquiry or Trump's impeachment-and-removal outright

The share who say Trump should be left to complete his term has dropped to 39%, from 50% in Julyhttps://t.co/DoqEYaVDhE

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 8, 2019

White House declares that it will not participate in impeachment inquiry because it is illegitimate and violates precedent and due process.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 8, 2019

That's an unusually whiny and weak letter. Basically reads like something Lou Dobbs would shout.https://t.co/MIKDot55fV

— MaliciousKangarooHat (@Popehat) October 8, 2019

This would have been such a good Jonah line. Veep season 8 is just real life, enjoy https://t.co/sCscYfr7Th

— Lew Morton (@LewMorton) October 8, 2019

Rep. Jim Jordan: "Frankly I think the American people have a right to know who this whistleblower is. If we're talking about the impeachment of the President of the United States, I think that's important." pic.twitter.com/dBgoY1A5Qs

— The Hill (@thehill) October 8, 2019

Giuliani says he won't testify before House investigators unless committee removes Schiff https://t.co/hyFx2H1M91 pic.twitter.com/lIewKyLCDP

— The Hill (@thehill) October 8, 2019

The executive branch doesn’t get to choose who chairs Congressional committees or runs Congressional hearings, or how impeachment inquiries are conducted. “The House of Representatives…shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.” https://t.co/T2fDV7NcM3

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 8, 2019

We are headed for a showdown: either the end of Trump, or the end of our democracy.https://t.co/PK1hXZvAFQ

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) October 8, 2019

Reports now of a significant ISIS attack in Raqqa. 3 suicide bombings so far, according to the SDF. Heavy shooting for the past 40 minutes, a resident says. This comes as all eyes are on the expected Turkish incursion across the border to the north.

— Liz Sly (@LizSly) October 8, 2019

Just in: US and Kurdish officials say they expect Turkey to launch an attack on northeast Syria within the next 24 hours. This comes after the administration spent the last 48 hours backpedaling Trump's initial statement Sunday night. Story update TK

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) October 8, 2019

How are the Kurds and Turkey connected? @AliVelshi explains: pic.twitter.com/BQ2N5tZFZj

— Velshi & Ruhle (@VelshiRuhle) October 8, 2019

“In the absence of any clear benefit to the United States, these decisions in Ukraine and Turkey feel very much like Trump is hosting a fire sale on US foreign policy for his benefit.” via @NaveedAJamali pic.twitter.com/5Ppt9wkHib

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 8, 2019

Ivanka Trump’s business received registration approval for three additional Chinese trademarks on June 7, 2018,. On that same date, President Trump agreed to lift sanctions against the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. https://t.co/7rW4J17AMI

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 8, 2019

South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba, pens critical editorial of Daryl Morey and also misrepresents his follow-up statement. SCMP is owned by Alibaba. Joe Tsai is on the board of directors for Alibaba. https://t.co/Dgj402Vs1w pic.twitter.com/QcsMyGbDMM

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) October 8, 2019

Internal memo says ESPN forbids discussion of Chinese politics when talking about Daryl Morey's tweet about Chinese politics https://t.co/IaYJZtldvv via @deadspin

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) October 8, 2019

Read: Manhattan DA’s office has a 3-year $200k contract with a phone-hacking company that let's authorities break into iPhones in-house. https://t.co/pSL5OKLmv0

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) October 8, 2019