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That's really remarkable, even after all this time. To just see the prime minister knowingly lie, and to do it so naturally, without even a hint of hesitation or doubt. We've had liars in No.10 before. We've never had one like this.
Third: Starmer voting for the deal. I get the arguments against this, I really do. But to see him struggle with the rock-and-hard-place choice he had to make against those easy answers of those around him was really quite impressive.
He looked like an adult among children.
But anyway, the central point is - the way non-Tory parties voted is a matter for today. But it will quickly be forgotten. This is Johnson's deal, like Iraq was Blair's war. The vote today won't change that.
The timing of that Guardian piece was unfortunate and frankly inexplicable.
But you get a better sense of where Labour is going by those amendments, which are exactly the kind softly-softly let's-not-make-a-big-deal-of-it reintegration with Europe we'd expect from Starmer for the next election.
As I've said before, the earliest you can realistically fight for Labour to have a proper go overhauling the relationship with Europe, or even trying to get back in, is in the election after next.
Fourth and final point: Brexit is a shit idea.
Right, I'm going back on holiday. If you liked this thread - in other words, if you are completely broken as a human being - buy my fucking book https://www.canburypress.com/products/how-to-be-a-liberal-by-ian-dunt-hardback-ISBN9781912454419
