David Gauke

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RT @matthewsyed: Anyone else sick of scientists pretending they know the answers to Covid while trashing alternative views? Independent Sag… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheScepticIsle: 'Before we even begin our post-Brexit future as an independent nation, we will have proved ourselves an unreliable, hos… — PolitiTweet.org

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Speech by Margaret Thatcher, 30 April 1982, quoted by Charles Moore, page 710 of vol 1 of the authorized biography: ‘I believe Britain has now found a role. It is in upholding international law & teaching the nations of the world how to live’. https://t.co/fva10P20uG — PolitiTweet.org

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... there’s quite a history of UK politicians predicting that we will extract the type of deal we want but the EU prioritising what it considers to be the integrity of the SM. Not obvious why this time it will be different. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tbf there was similar misplaced confidence in advance of the Cameron re-negotiation that the EU would be more flexible on freedom of movement of people. Brexiteers can argue that this inflexibility is why should leave (I don’t agree but it’s a respectable argument). But ... — PolitiTweet.org

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At each stage, there is the confident assertion that the absence of an FTA will hurt the EU more than it will hurt the UK, that the EU’s position (‘protecting the integrity of the Single Market’) misunderstands the EU’s best interests & that the EU is bluffing. — PolitiTweet.org

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We had the “day 1 the German carmakers will demand a deal” stage. Then the “if they know we’d walk away, we’ll get what we want” stage. We’re still in “they’ll cave in the last few days” stage but prepare for “if we just hold our nerve, we’ll get what we want next year” stage. — PolitiTweet.org

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A very good explanation of where we are. On the PM’s accusation of the threat of an EU ‘blockade’, this relates to the EU not granting the UK 3rd country listing. But according to this, the UK has not yet granted the EU 3rd country listing either. — PolitiTweet.org

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It is currently very fashionable to say that Boris Johnson’s performance as Prime Minister is well below what was expected of him. Personally speaking, I disagree. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tortoise: The Right – and in Britain, the Conservative party – have traditionally placed the Rule of Law above executive power. But wit… — PolitiTweet.org

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@drechsler_paul Very kind. And I can agree with you on the second point! — PolitiTweet.org

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If some MPs are minded to let the Internal Market Bill through on the basis that the Lords will block it, they should be aware that this option is unlikely to be available with a similar breach of international law in the next Finance Bill. The Lords won’t have the opportunity. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bricksilk: An important point, given the more-than-hint in yesterday’s government statement https://t.co/zoVg5yArl1 that further incurs… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Geoffrey_Cox: https://t.co/wwNjpFFvC1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AntonSpisak: This should be really interesting. @ianmulheirn will be talking tax, public debt and post-Covid economy with @D_G_Alexande… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @InstituteGC: This Friday we’ll be discussing where and when taxes should rise to keep the public debt stable and tackle the challenges… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RaoulRuparel: Has the EU acted in good faith? It is possible to think (as I do) that EU has at times in Brexit negotiations been unreas… — PolitiTweet.org

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So if it’s not alignment & it’s not GB to NI checks, that leaves checks on NI/RoI trade. In the eyes of the EU & the US (not to mention UK law enforcement and security agencies) this would undermine the NI peace process. Getting FTAs with either the EU or US would be impossible. — PolitiTweet.org

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For too long, this issue was ignored or dismissed by too many, with hopes of ‘alternative arrangements’ solving the problem. Theresa May went for alignment (at least on a temporary basis) & lost her job. Johnson went for GB to NI checks. But now appears to be reneging on that. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the end, the UK has to choose - continued alignment with the EU (when we don’t have a say on the rules) OR checks on goods from GB to NI or checks on trade between NI and RoI. None of those options are great but this is an inescapable consequence of Brexit. — PolitiTweet.org

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A very good and pithy summary of why the Northern Ireland border has been so problematic when determining our post-Brexit relationship with the EU. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is an excellent thread. Should be read by all MPs, especially those patting themselves on the back for extracting a near meaningless concession from the Government. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PhilipJCollins1: The Tory chimera. Holding together an unstable coalition. https://t.co/UN740BKB7s — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnneliHoward: @DavidGauke The policy and intent remains. Under state aid law, the breach crystallises at the time the subsidy or econom… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bricksilk: It may have solved their political problems, at least in the Commons, but does not solve their legal ones. /2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@xtophercook @robertshrimsley You’re right. I stand corrected. — PolitiTweet.org

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@robertshrimsley Very Franciscan. — PolitiTweet.org

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By accepting the Neill Amendment, the Government has provided a ladder to those who really, really wanted to climb down. — PolitiTweet.org

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Has any lawyer argued that the Neill Amendment would mean that the Internal Market Bill ceases to breach international law? Not as far as I can see. So why would those concerned about the breach of international law change their mind about the IMB because of the Neill amendment? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Barristerblog: If an Act empowering the government to break a treaty breaches international law, a clause requiring it to obtain Parlia… — PolitiTweet.org