David Gauke

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David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @mrjamesob: In other words, under the definition of sovereignty that justifies Brexit for the ERG there was never any need for Brexit. E… — PolitiTweet.org

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But as the ex-Head of the Government Legal Service points out, these tests are compatible with membership of the EU. After all the country has gone through in the last 5 years, under the tests the ERG are using, it turns out we were always sovereign. 2/2 https://t.co/JQHwRT6JRN — PolitiTweet.org

The ERG Opinion on the TCA is predictably vacuous. What does it even mean to say that the agreement "preserves the… https://t.co/1j2qRUfQVF

Posted Dec. 30, 2020

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PS The problem for the ERG is that the absolutist position on 'sovereignty' ('we can't be a party to an agreement that prevents us doing what we want') makes any agreement impossible. There's a case to be made for a looser relationship (fewer rights, few obligations) but ... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 30, 2020