Read on Twitter
Look carefully at the wording of this tweet. “I” - David Frost - will not be changing my mandate.
I understand this is deliberate - there are some in gvt who want to push Boris to accept a deal that doesn’t observe previous red lines. https://twitter.com/davidghfrost/status/1327924802103947265
Some believe there is a push from other parts of government - Treasury? Cabinet Office? - to do a deal based on a slightly softer brexit than the one David Frost was sent to negotiate
Some worry most about negative consequences of no deal? Some see a push to soften UK position
Some worry most about negative consequences of no deal? Some see a push to soften UK position
Others say it’s HMT being backed up by Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden putting pressure for a deal
Remember the deal with Michel Barnier is being negotiated by David Frost, who considered resigning over Lee Cain this week, and his deputy Oliver Lewis who also nearly resigned out of loyalty to the Vote Leave crew
The internal politics of this is very complicated
The internal politics of this is very complicated
And a bit of this was around on Thursday night
Tho “remainers” I think meant simply pro-deal ppl in gvt
And clearly “extension” is wrong. Think shorthand for something softer than Frost wants https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1327001388719726592
Tho “remainers” I think meant simply pro-deal ppl in gvt
And clearly “extension” is wrong. Think shorthand for something softer than Frost wants https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1327001388719726592
The brexit deal, as it stands, will mean quite lot of pain from January 1
But there are strong voices in gvt who believe it’s better than no deal.
As an aside the failure of gvt to be open about the changes involved spelt out well here by @RobDotHutton https://thecritic.co.uk/dominic-cummingss-2020-vision/
But there are strong voices in gvt who believe it’s better than no deal.
As an aside the failure of gvt to be open about the changes involved spelt out well here by @RobDotHutton https://thecritic.co.uk/dominic-cummingss-2020-vision/
I was told by someone in a position to know last week that no deal would really cause problems in Northern Ireland.
Which we knew, but interesting it’s acknowledged privately (but not publicly) at the heart of government
Which we knew, but interesting it’s acknowledged privately (but not publicly) at the heart of government
