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David Gauke @DavidGauke

This thread makes the very good point that, even if the PM wants full control on state aid, the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol restricts the use of state aid both in Northern Ireland &, in practice, Great Britain. Presumably the PM knows this? https://t.co/Z7wge3ryDL — PolitiTweet.org

It's true, as @JGForsyth says, that No10 prefers no-deal to a deal that would curb UK ability to subsidise domestic… https://t.co/s1PJLe67xL

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David Gauke @DavidGauke

Spot on. ‘Tory MPs should demand as a matter of urgency that Mr Johnson publish his plans for how industrial subsidies should be managed after the transition period ends in December. Then they can decide whether this is really worth the price of no deal.’ https://t.co/lesW3dtB9a — PolitiTweet.org

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The Sun makes a similar point. The Government should set out what it thinks about state aid. https://t.co/j3xbZPSH6L — PolitiTweet.org

Is state aid really a hill to die on? A question both sides need to answer sooner rather than later. Can the EU acc… https://t.co/tr6uE66jjd

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