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Brexit: Irish PM hints extra EU summit might be needed because 'many issues' still to be resolved– live news – The Guardian, Theguardian.com

Brexit: Irish PM hints extra EU summit might be needed because 'many issues' still to be resolved– live news – The Guardian, Theguardian.com


Corbyn plays down suggestions Labor MPs could lose whip for backing PM’s Brexit deal

Jeremy Corbynis playing down suggestions that he could remove the whip from any Labor MP who votes for Boris Johnson’sBrexitdeal, the BBC’sNorman Smithreports .

Norman Smith(@ BBCNormanS)

Jeremy Corbyn plays down claims he might remove whip from Labor MPs who back aBoris JohnsonBrexit deal

October 16, 2019

Norman Smith(@ BBCNormanS)

“I believe in persuasion rather than threats,” says@ jeremycorbynon claims he cd remove whip from Labor MPs who support Brexit deal.

October 16, 2019

If Labor MPs were to lose the whip for voting with the government on this, they would be unable to stand for the party as a candidate at the next election.

Nineteen Labor MPs recently signedan open lettersaying that they were opposed to extending Brexit (Labor’s official policy) and that they wanted to vote for a deal. No 10 hopes many or all of these MPs might back a deal, possibly compensating for the lack of DUP support.

From my colleagueRowena Mason

Rowena Mason(@ rowenamason)

Cabinet now meeting earlier at 2. 30 PM. Noises still quite negative from the UK side re getting the DUP on board.

PM’s official spokesman says “issues remain to be resolved” although he insists some progress was made overnight.

October 16, 2019

Back in the CommonsStephen Barclayclaims that, if the UK leaves the EU this autumn, the negotiation of a future trade deal with the EU could conclude by the end of next year, when the transition is due to end.

He says the political declaration will provide a framework for the future deal. And he says the trade negotiators will be able to meet more easily than in, for example, the EU-US trade talks, when negotiators had to fly over from America.

From my colleagueDaniel Boffeyin Brussels

Daniel Boffey(@ DanielBoffey)

EU capitals say there is not enough time now for formal agreement on the deal – but they can give political agreement to the deal on Thursday. If DUP can be won round.

October , 2019

This is from PoliticalPics, a Twitter account run by the photographer Steve Back, who regularly covers Downing Street.

PoliticalPics(@ PoliticalPics)

DUP just gone in back door of No 10 sneaked in is more appropriate!

(October) , 2019

Back in the Commons committee Barclay says he cannot say what papers would be available to MPs before a possible Commons vote on Saturday. The ToryRichard Grahamwanted to know if MPs would be able to read the text of the withdrawal agreement and political declaration.

From the Sun’sTom Newton Dunn

Tom Newton Dunn(@ tnewtondunn)

Cabinet meeting brought forward to 2. 30 pm now rather than late afternoon. Another sign it will no longer be asked to sign off any deal.

(October) , 2019

Q: What engagement has the UK government had with the Scottish and Welsh governments this week about progress in the talks? Cherry says her suspicion is that there has been none.

Barclay says he is not aware of the details, because he has been traveling, but he says he will write to the committee.

Cherry says the Scottish and Welsh government are getting far less information than the DUP and the ERG, which have been called in to No

Barclay says the SNP has said it will vote against the deal anyway.

Barclays plays down suggestions government could use ‘two-letter’ strategy to sabotage Benn act

Back in the Brexit committee the SNP MPJoanna Cherry,one of the people who took the government to court in Scotland seeking an assurance thatBoris Johnsonwould obey the Benn act, is asking the questions now.

Cherry asks Stephen Barclay if he agrees with the passagein the judgment from Lord Pentland,who said there was no need for the court to issue an order instructing the government to comply with the Benn act because the government had given assurances it would. Pentland said:

I approach matters on the basis that it would be destructive of one of the core principles of constitutional propriety and of the mutual trust that is the bedrock of the relationship between the court and the crown for the prime minister or the government to renege on what they have assured the court that the prime minister intends to do.

Barclay said the government would obey the law, but he did not endorse Pentland’s actual words.

Q: Does the government have a plan to send two letters to the EU, one asking for an extension in line with the Benn act and another saying the government does not want an extension,as Andrea Leadsom suggests.

Barclay said he was not aware of any plan to that effect.

  • Barclays plays down suggestions government could use a “two-letter” strategy to sabotage the Benn act.

Updated

These are from RTE’sTony Connelly.

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

BREAKING: Michel Barnier has told EU Commissioners he is optimistic of getting a deal done today,@ rtenewsunderstands

(October) , 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

2 / However, there are still outstanding issues, so this could go right to the wire.

October 16, 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

3 / It’s understood VAT has emerged as a last minute problem: if NI remains inside the EU’s VAT system, essential for North- South trade, then a new mechanism will have to be created for East-West trade, as the UK will be in its own VAT system

(October) , 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

4 / However, it’s understood officials are confident that a solution can be found.

(October 16, 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

5 / It’s understood consent is also proving difficult, with a senior EU source saying the DUP are pushing to restore a tighter Stormont lock

(October) , 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

6 / The third big hurdle is on the “level playing field” provisions. The EU is concerned at Boris Johnson’s bid to dilute Theresa May’s commitments to not stray far from the EU’s environmental, state aid, social and labor standards

(October) , 2019

Tony Connelly(@ tconnellyRTE)

7 / The meeting of EU ambassadors, whom Barnier will brief, is still scheduled for 14 hr CET, suggesting that the timings are still on course

October 16, 2019

ITV’sRobert Pestonsay the DUP are going back to Downing Street for another meeting.

Robert Peston(@ Peston)

DUP going back into Downing St, to try to find a way through roadblock.https://t.co/TDNS9amGqy

(October) , 2019

Varadkar suggests another EU summit later this month might be needed because ‘many issues’ to be resolved

Leo Varadkar,the Irish taoiseach (prime minister), has been speaking this morning, Sky’s Beth Rigby reports. He said he had spoken toBoris Johnsonand to the European commission this morning. He said that he was still confident but that there were “many issues” to be resolved and that another EU summit later this month might be needed.

Beth Rigby(@ BethRigby)

NEW: Varadkar. Spoken to PM this am. Hopes issues can be resolved today, if not still more time as he floats a possible second summit before Oct 31pic.twitter.com/C7HMkBRnwO

(October) , 2019

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