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Faisal Islam
Economics Editor, BBC. Fin crisis book @theDefaultLine .. Brexitologist. Host award-winning 2016 EUref TV interviews & 2017 live GE debate. United ST.
Among yesterday’s news, were a couple of interesting statements on Brexit from Johnson and Corbyn... Labour leader sent out this tweet, explicitly making argument that quick negotiation possible because trade relationship “not being ripped up... ( remaining same? exactly? EEA?)
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NEW - despite denials on Irish Sea checks, shipping, freight, & ports preparing for them on exit from GB ... including routing freight thru ports with space and inspection facilities - such as Liverpool and Stranraer... and “pop up labs” #bbcnewssix
Conservatives acknowledge regulatory checks GB-NI, that build on existing checks (eg for animal imports at Larne) - customs checks they say only apply to goods destined for RoI/EU (but what is at risk of this determined by EU/UK Joint committee) - Alternative Arrangements help
Turnout in latest election across Europe... interesting variety...
On @BBCr4today now with @bbclaurak @BBCMarkEaston and @MishalHusain giving editor’s verdict on campaign...
Final video from the Election Ads project with Rory@ruskin147 : - for now... Rory spots DUP target those interested in Catholicism and Gospel with facebook ads on abortion... I find a minister targeting “married” “women” with reassurances about education spending and more...
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Full extraordinary resignation letter from Chair of UK infrastructure commission over EU Withdrawal Bill - “worst legislation of my lifetime” for a “Ukip allied Brexit ..fraught with danger” and “indefensible bailout” of East Coast Mainline:
UK medicines pricing clearly on US side of table... This video from January is US Pharma industry lobby telling US trade negotiators that US-UK trade deal is “an important opportunity” to deal with “artificially depressed prices” in UK - “dictated” via our “primary payer” system
Dominic Grieve deselection campaign being led by someone who not only stood against him as Ukip candidate in GE 2017, was a UKIP local council candidate and local branch chairman of Ukip, but also stood for the UKIP National Executive Council in 2016... now a Conservative.
Get involved in our attempt to track #GE2019 campaigns targeting you. Here @ruskin147 & I explain how to help: 2 simple screenshots from your Facebook/other feeds👇🏾 1. The ad 2. “why am i seeing this?” & if you can hometown/ constituency send to Election.ad @bbc .co.uk Thanks!
So, 1 year & 43 weeks after EU referendum, with 300 days until UK becomes a third country under EU law, Government can’t decide between 2 options already rejected by the other side of the negotiation, and not backed by business, and for which it may not get Parliamentary support
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