It is unlikely Michel Barnier will soften his position on Brexit deal significantly
PIGS will fly when Michel Barnier compromises Brussels’ sacred principles. So we are sceptical that he will be ordered by EU leaders to soften his position significantly.
Even if he is, Theresa May must not follow suit.
If Barnier now wants to make it work for fear of a No Deal, it is a signal for us to realise the EU is on the back footReuters
The Chequers offer is already so over-generous it has triggered Cabinet resignations and Tory mutiny.
If Barnier now wants to make it work for fear of a No Deal, it is a signal for us to realise the EU is on the back foot and to extract more concessions.
Mrs May must not give an inch over free movement or anything else. Nor commit a penny of our divorce bill without tying it to a decent deal.
It would be fatal for her. Chequers looks almost dead as it is. Even if Barnier breathes life into it, many Tories are still vowing to vote it down.
Barnier has been overplaying his hand for two years. The EU is waking up to it, possibly too late.
Take axe to taxIT’S easy to dismiss Boris Johnson’s call for tax cuts as a ruse to distract from his personal difficulties. But he is right.
The PM and her wet-blanket Chancellor have swallowed the group think about imposing new taxes to fund the NHS.
Boris Johnson calls for more tax cutsPA:Press Association
Not only is it wrong, it plays into Corbyn’s hands. What’s the difference, voters will wonder, between Labour and the Tories if both will raise my tax?
The overall burden is at a 30-year...
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