Is Brexit actually going to happen?

[cupid_stunt]

Fucking hell, she's pulled off getting cabinet support.

Well for now, resignations tomorrow?

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Noisy protestors

 

[teqniq]

 

[andysays]

Is the delay because she's going to premiere a new dance routine and there's some last minute choreography changes?

 

[Supine]

Voice sync problems and shouty protesters. Poor theresa

 

[DexterTCN]

What a fucking waste of time that was.

 

[agricola]

Statement over, not even a sniff of what it contains but at least six mentions of "national interest". It must be absolutely horrifying.

 

[editor]

This government will be remembered as the biggest fuck up in modern times, but you can guarantee all the cunts responsible will still do very nicely for themselves when the country goes tits up.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The voice sync problems made it look like the Maybot had a serious malfunction.

 

[editor]

And fuck those fucking non-entity opportunist backward fuckers the DUP.

 

[teqniq]

Statement over, not even a sniff of what it contains but at least six mentions of "national interest". It must be absolutely horrifying.

A rancid steaming turd I surmise

 

[bemused]

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I like to give these clowns job titles.

The bloke on the right the Regional Head of Photocopying Supplies?

 

[paolo]

Statement over, not even a sniff of what it contains but at least six mentions of "national interest". It must be absolutely horrifying.

As predicted.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Statement over, not even a sniff of what it contains but at least six mentions of "national interest". It must be absolutely horrifying.

She's sold the whole country to the Chinese for the price of a cab fare to the airport.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Fuck them all. I am drunk. FUCK THEM ALL

 

[tommers]

Vaguely disappointed. Was hoping for some dramatic flouncing and May crying.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Statement over, not even a sniff of what it contains but at least six mentions of "national interest". It must be absolutely horrifying.

There was never going to be a 'sniff of what it contains' tonight, the DUP needs briefing first, then the leaders in Scotland & Wales, and MPs in parliament tomorrow.

 

[Ranbay]

Everyone is fucked... Everyone

 

[Poot]

I don't know what just happened but I didn't like it.

 

[agricola]

There was never going to be a 'sniff of what it contains' tonight, the DUP needs briefing first, then the leaders in Scotland & Wales, and MPs in parliament tomorrow.

According to the BBC the EU is going to release the text tonight.

 

[cupid_stunt]

According to the BBC the EU is going to release the text tonight.

Yep, just heard that, I am guessing May will be talking to the DUP right now.

 

[paolo]

The Tories are pleased to announce that the Tories have come to an agreement, and the agreement, which we will tell you about in due course, is the best agreement you could have hoped for.

 

[8ball]

I’m kind of enjoying the unfolding clusterfuck.

 

[teqniq]

Linky to draft agreement for anyone who might be inclined to lose the will to live.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_withdrawal_agreement_0.pdf

 

[teqniq]

Mogg is fairly predictably unimpressed.

 

[Pickman's model]

This government will be remembered as the biggest fuck up in modern times, but you can guarantee all the cunts responsible will still do very nicely for themselves when the country goes tits up.

Yes, they will be very pleased with themselves to be acting deputy team leaders on the south atlantic canal network

 

[CRI]

Linky to draft agreement for anyone who might be inclined to lose the will to live.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_withdrawal_agreement_0.pdf

Let us know what it says when you've read it, okay? Don't fancy reading 285 pages of dogshit.

 

[Pickman's model]

Yep, just heard that, I am guessing May will be talking to the DUP right now.

Rumours Arlene Foster has reactivated auld paisley's vanguard and sent them after tm can be poo-pooed number ten says

 

[Pickman's model]

Let us know what it says when you've read it, okay? Don't fancy reading 285 pages of dogshit.

585 I think you'll find

 

[agricola]

Linky to draft agreement for anyone who might be inclined to lose the will to live.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_withdrawal_agreement_0.pdf

the bit on state aid (Articles 9 and 10, page 366) is astonishing:

ARTICLE 9

Independent authority

1. The United Kingdom shall establish or maintain an operationally independent authority ("the
independent authority"). In performing its duties and exercising its powers,
the independent authority shall have the necessary guarantees of independence from political or other external
influence and shall act impartially.

2. In respect of measures of the United Kingdom authorities that are subject to Article 7(1), the
independent authority shall have powers and functions equivalent to those of the European
Commission acting under the Union State aid law provisions listed in Annex 8 to this
Protocol. The independent authority shall be appropriately equipped with the resources
necessary for the full application and the effective enforcement, in accordance with
Article 7(1), of the Union State aid law provisions listed in Annex 8 to this Protocol. These
resources include human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure.

3. Decisions of the independent authority shall produce in respect of and in the United Kingdom
the same legal effects as those which comparable decisions of the European Commission
acting under the Union State aid law provisions listed in Annex 8 to this Protocol
producewithin the Union and its Member States.

ARTICLE 10

Cooperation

1. With a view to ensuring consistent surveillance in the field of State aid throughout the single
customs territory, the European Commission and the independent authority shall cooperate.

2. The European Commission and the independent authority shall:

(a) exchange information and views on the implementation, application and interpretation
of the Union State aid law provisions listed in Annex 8, and
(b) provide on a case-by-case basis information and exchange views on individual State aid
cases which affect that trade between the parts of the single customs territory which is
subject to Annex 2. The European Commission and the independent authority shall
exchange this information taking into account the limitations imposed by the
requirements of professional and business secrecy.

3.If the independent authority decides to open the procedure referred to in the first and second
subparagraphs of Article 108(2) of the TFEU in respect of measures of the United Kingdom
authorities that are subject to Article 7(1), the independent authority shall communicate that
decision to the European Commission and give it the opportunity to submit its comments in
accordance with the applicable time limits in Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.

4. The independent authority shall consult the European Commission on all draft decisions it
intends to adopt in accordance with Articles 7(1) and 9. The European Commission shall have
up to 3 months to communicate its opinion, and the independent authority shall take utmost
account of that opinion before adopting the decision. In cases of urgency, the independent
authority may invite the Commission to communicate its opinion as soon as possible.
Where the European Commission considers, during the period referred to in the first
subparagraph, that it requires further information before it can formulate its opinion, it may
address a request for additional information to the independent authority. That period shall be
suspended from the date of the European Commission's request, and shall start afresh from
the date of receipt of the independent authority's response. The independent authority shall
not adopt the draft decision until the European Commission has communicated its opinion
in accordance with the first subparagraph.