"Arriving at a meeting with his 27 counterparts, where leaders will check in on the Brexit process, Leo Varadkar said there was “enormous hostility” to another delay in EU capitals.
He said his feeling was that an extension would be granted only to allow for a general election or second referendum.
“So I think an extension could really only happen if it were to facilitate something like a general election in the UK, or even something like a second referendum, if they decided to have one."
If a GE was called, then yes, they would allow an extension, but it's not a provision. It's up to us, not the EU to have a GE. The extension would be granted so we have the time to have a GE.
The Scotland Thread is a few threads below this one
I know and apologies but the discussion is in relation to Brexit where the poster is trying to say one of the nations within the UK should have no say in the discussion of the eu
As has been mentioned before England voting to leave the UK would satisfy most
Interesting from Boris' sister from 19 minutes in:
She doesn't have any evidence, but she said that Boris could be under pressure to deliver Brexit on 31st October because so many investors have invested billions to short the pound.
I think this maybe one of the reasons he has to deliver it otherwise shorters will lose a lot of money, but that's merely speculation. Shorters have made a killing by shorting the pound in recent months.
Interesting from Boris' sister from 19 minutes in:
She doesn't have any evidence, but she said that Boris could
Another meaningless could then
England leaving the UK? No problem with that
When Johnson came to power, he had a Parliamentary majority. His own policies, performance and attitude lost that majority. So really he is entirely to blame. If he had been competent there would have been no EU Withdrawal Act No 2 to cause him to fail.I don't understand this mentality that he has failed if we don't leave on the 31st October....
All this political turmoil makes profitting from currency speculation far easier than usualWell, investors have made a ton from shorting. Nothing wrong with it, mind.
There is one already so it's just a matter of time before it is presented as a "new" deal (with some changes in the wording) and all done and dusted.
When Johnson came to power, he had a Parliamentary majority. His own policies, performance and attitude lost that majority. So really he is entirely to blame. If he had been competent there would have been no EU Withdrawal Act No 2 to cause him to fail.
You mean seek out consensus?Utter remainer dross as that would have only been true if he pandered to remainer wishes
...which is why he is failing.As a brexiteers I'm proud of him trying to push through what the vote asked for.
You mean seek out consensus?
...which is why he is failing.
When Johnson came to power, he had a Parliamentary majority. His own policies, performance and attitude lost that majority. So really he is entirely to blame. If he had been competent there would have been no EU Withdrawal Act No 2 to cause him to fail.
Don't forget how NI voted on Brexit. Besides that, to say it's blown out of proportion is unbelievable to me. I can kind of understand people forgetting the state Europe was in before the EU, given it's practically gone from living memory. Pre-GFA NI is so recent that it beggars belief that people consider the potential ramifications of damaging that to be no big deal.The Irish Border issue is totally blown out of proportion...But we've been there so many times already. It was always clear that when leaving the EU a border will be required.
The husband of Jo Cox was on the TV this morning, spoke well i thought. Whilst he did condemn Johnsons choice of language he was also quick to point out that some on the other side of the debate where also using emotive language and highlighted examples such as dictator coup etc..
edit... article now up on the BBC Commons 'bear pit' condemned by Jo Cox's husband
Well, investors have made a ton from shorting. Nothing wrong with it, mind.
Mine neither
My post was just that his sisters had no proof and then used the word could. In other words she doesn't have a clue.
Except of course his address was already in the public domain on his Wikipedia page.Not for The Mail on Sunday who were apparently going to publish the home address of Jolyon Maugham QC who had received death threats. 'We know where you live' is never used as a threat after all...
Can the tories take this to the Judiciary? It does seem very unconstitutional not to allow a recess for a party conferenceAnd that's Boris just gone 8 for 8 loses, no parlimentary recess to allow tory party conference
I think he's saying one of the Nations in UK who's political leaders don't want to be in the UK hence not covering Wales & NI. (but sure you already realised that)
You must want Deal or No Deal but you aren't coming straight out with it. I'll make another assumption for the moment that you want an improved deal without a Backstop. All very good but the chances of that are almost zero. Your comment directly above about Parliament is correct on the face of it but as I said before, the folly is that they've opposed the Deal but say they don't want No Deal -this is lunacy because the way they are going they will get No Deal.How do you take it from what I said that I want no deal?
If that's your logic, then most of parliament wants no deal as most of them also opposed the backstop.
Macron shows the EU cannot be trusted on the backstop and we cannot enter any agreement containing it as it stands.