Brexit discussion thread VIII (Please read OP before posting)

Laois_Man

Even Boards is suffering Brexit exhaustion judging by the slowness of this thread today

It's ironic to see the comments section on the BBC page reporting the Macron/Varadkar meeting. It seems UK people have a huge problem with dialogue occurring between parties affected by Brexit and with them making strategic preparations.

That explains the massive mess in London then.

Hurrache

Laois_Man wrote: »

Even Boards is suffering Brexit exhaustion judging by the slowness of this thread today

I'm getting quite fed up and bored with it myself these days. I won't manage another extension.

Is she likely to make a speech or is this purely party stuff? If she makes one, I can only expect pure nonsense.

For Forks Sake

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Seven and a half hour long cabinet meeting and it's still going on....

You hardly thought they were going to make a decision did you.

For Forks Sake

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Brexit devices found on rail lines -

https://twitter.com/i_spywithMyEye/status/1113102007970250754

Has an entire country ever been the recipient of a Darwin Award?

bilston

Faisal Islam has tweeted a picture of Penny Mordaunt Leaving the Cabinet meeting 20 mins ago and not looking too happy...hope so

Hurrache

bilston wrote: »

Faisal Islam has tweeted a picture of Penny Mordaunt Leaving the Cabinet meeting 20 mins ago and not looking too happy...hope so

She's the only to have left too.

MikeSoys

looks like its one of those ...NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL WE RESOLVE THIS...sort of meeting..

aidyhawse

MikeSoys wrote: »

looks like its one of those meetings ...NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL WE RESOLVE THIS...sort of meeting..

Just seen on Twitter that the meeting has finished, with cabinet members having drinks while May writes her statement. Looks like Penny doesn't want her drink with everyone else...

FrancieBrady

Is Leo positioning himself as trying to save the UK in France today? Has the EU already decided that it is going to refuse an extension?

Enzokk

aidyhawse wrote: »

Just seen on Twitter that the meeting has finished, with cabinet members having drinks while May writes her statement. Looks like Penny doesn't want her drink with everyone else...

Some great entertainment where we are just watching a door. It seems that Penny Mordaunt had to go to another meeting apparently. Don't know the veracity of that statement though, said on Sky News by a reporter.

Edit, A ripple of excitement as the door opens, but its just a redshirt leaving...

Hurrache

aidyhawse wrote: »

with cabinet members having drinks while May writes her statement.

I'm picturing a WWII scene in which they're resigned to the fact the battle is lost and crack open the whiskey while awaiting the enemy to arrive.

https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1113115777446678529

MikeSoys

aidyhawse wrote: »

Just seen on Twitter that the meeting has finished, with cabinet members having drinks while May writes her statement. Looks like Penny doesn't want her drink with everyone else...

i guess they will try getting another entension ..hoping (as there is no change to plan) eu will say no and eu will be blamed for the no deal... sigh...

rubbledoubledo

MikeSoys wrote: »

i guess they will try getting another entension ..hoping (as there is no change to plan) eu will say no and eu will be blamed for the no deal... sigh...

Hope they say NO , once and for all

Enzokk

This seems to explain why there has been no movement from No.10 yet,

https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1113115914898214912

Looks like ministers aren't allowed to leave until May has made her speech.

Edit, John Redwood on now, stating that 95% of leave voters just want to leave. I cannot find the poll he is referring to and he is not asked about the figure. He also spouts the usual rubbish about projections not working out after the result and thus they should just leave and it will all be okay.

ShooterSF

Hurrache wrote: »

I saw that mentioned earlier. Apparently they can't even stop the trains right as the device was based on an old system that is no longer in use as a way to monitor train movement.

"But the devices failed because of safeguards introduced to comply with EU regulations."

Foiled by those dastardly EU bureaucrats again.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Leroy42

The record of Tm and this government is that every time people on here start to think that finally they will come to their senses, TM simply doubles down.

On that basis Tm is likely to come out and declare that she is not waiting until 12th April and is leaving today.

Hurrache

ShooterSF wrote: »

"But the devices failed because of safeguards introduced to comply with EU regulations."

Foiled by those dastardly EU bureaucrats again.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

That's just brilliant isn't it.

Enzokk

Hurrache wrote: »

That's just brilliant isn't it.

It's like people trying to burn the EU flag but finding it hard due to EU rules making it harder to do just that.

Hurrache

So no lectern, so that means there'll be no speech, or she's off to the house of commons for it. Unless the lectern handler is still polishing it.

Enzokk

Hurrache wrote: »

So no lectern, so that means there'll be no speech, or she's off to the house of commons for it. Unless the lectern handler is still polishing it.

Are you looking at outside Downing Street? I think it will be inside again where she will make the statement as the weather looks terrible. I have seen a tweet state the seal was on the lectern and thus it doesn't look like a resignation.

Hurrache

True, likely in the room she's done it from before.

Capt'n Midnight

funkey_monkey wrote: »

https://twitter.com/instituteforgov/status/1112836458329640960

Why did SNP abstain on the CU option last night?

Revoke would be their preferred choice. Their fail safe plan is indyref2. Scotland is loosing population so free movement is kinda important and CU don't have that. ( It's one of the reasons why Scotland is better fit for EFTA membership than England )

It's not the final vote so no reason to back the least worst alternatives yet.

They have no reason to allow May to bully them into something they'd only prefer to no-deal.


The DUP would be the reverse CU ( or Revoke or No-Deal ) just as long as NI is the same as the UK, apart from human rights of course.

enda1

Gas listening to the reporters chatting candidly on the live link: https://youtu.be/M2xg1ghgJTE

FrancieBrady

Parliament has adjourned according to Faisal.

Capt'n Midnight

Enzokk wrote: »

This seems to explain why there has been no movement from No.10 yet,

twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1113115914898214912

Looks like ministers aren't allowed to leave until May has made her speech.

Ah bless, they are playing Chinese Chequers again.

May will say something close to nothing (because unless it's deliverable it's just noises )

And the cabinet will be expected to repeat it.
But the message will be changed as it's whispered along and MP's will be giving their own version afterwards.


How many resignations over the next few days ?

Frank Bullitt

https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1113121627238264832

The trust she has in her own cabinet right now is comical.

Kalyke

Statement from TM any moment according to BBC

For Forks Sake

Kalyke wrote: »

Statement from TM any moment according to BBC

I'll save everyone the bother : "take control of our money, our borders and our fish"

bilston

Potentially massive moment coming up...and no one has a clue what May is going to say

Or maybe not...we will see