“Even Keir Starmer said last week that no British Prime Minister could accept the backstop. No British Prime Minister could.”
“These will come into force when the implementation period is over, providing new opportunities for businesses across the United Kingdom.”
Seeking to extend transition after all, thus re-raising the possibility of being stuck in it, or going ahead without proper systems in place would be an unacceptable choice.
220,000 people from EU countries came here last year. May’s U-turn thus has implications not only for rights but for numbers.
Hardish in principle, softer in detail, she is crafting a position intended to get those elusive trade talks going as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, 51 per cent of respondents believe that Theresa May should resign as Party leader before the next election.
What was sketched out yesterday, boiled down to essentials, sounds a lot like his Canada Plus Plus Plus. But no decision yet it seems on the Customs Union.
The Prime Minister told one good joke and then bored her way to victory.