David Gauke

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RT @JudithFreedman: Just no comparison. Explicitly permitted by OECD commentary. Really extraordinarily incorrect example to drag up. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @benhabib6: On @BBCNewsnight tonight with my friend @DavidGauke. We disagree on a great deal but looking forward to the debate with @mai… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SocConLaw: Our exec chair @neill_bob raised an important question about the rule of law in the House of Commons today #Brexit https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

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OECD guidance at the time makes it clear that States could take action to stop abuses of tax treaties - which is what the 2013 Finance Act did. So no, not a precedent for breaking international law. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tompeck: As explained in my sketch, I asked two tax lawyers to explain the 2013 finance act comparison made by Brandon Lewis. One calle… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Gus_ODonnell @NsNrs1 Very kind. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @George_Osborne: My 2013 Finance Act is being cited today as an example of breaking international law. To avoid any confusion: it create… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @neill_bob: Well, it was a straight answer to a straight question. But a very troubling one nonetheless. Even as a “contingency”, a will… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SirRogerGale: Seeking to re-negotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol will be regarded world-wide as an act of bad faith. 1/3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SpinningHugo: What is interesting here is the answer (which is presumably the government's new line) that the WA was subject to a condi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @stephenpollard: Speaking as a Brexiteer, I don't see how the future prosperity of an independent UK is helped by rippling up agreements… — PolitiTweet.org

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For no particular reason, I am retweeting a speech I delivered as Lord Chancellor in July 2019. On the rule of law, the importance of institutions like the judiciary and the civil service, and the dangers of populism. https://t.co/4TeuWt7nvI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AntonSpisak: Amid all the noise, let's take a look at what would actually happen if the UK were to legislate contrary to its internatio… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a very good description of where we are (unfortunately). — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Simon_Nixon: Sympathy for Tory MPs now obliged to defend this latest U-turn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BethRigby: Tallies with @DavidGauke point that PM trying to reconcile deal he sold to public with the one he signed with EU. In Oct 201… — PolitiTweet.org

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The problems with the Union were foreseen. That is why the May Government (including Foreign Secretary Johnson) rejected this deal in February 2018. But last October Boris Johnson accepted a border in the Irish Sea in order to Get Brexit Done. — PolitiTweet.org

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Three months later, he must be even more furious. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BethRigby: .@DavidGauke (in our report on @SkyNews tonight) argues PM trying to reconcile the deal he sold to the public with the one h… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DPJHodges Well, that’s OK then. — PolitiTweet.org

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'A price worth paying'. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PhilipHammondUK: 2) The UK is a rule-of-law state, and attempting to legislate domestically to override international law would be an i… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PhilipHammondUK: Let’s be clear on two points: 1) Leaving without a deal would not be a ‘good outcome for the UK’; nor would it be the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vonderleyen: I trust the British government to implement the Withdrawal Agreement, an obligation under international law & prerequisite… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RobWilson_RDG @dsmitheconomics Yes a subsequent agreement can supersede a previous agreement. But the point is that it is BY AGREEMENT. That is not what is being proposed. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @carlgardner: British governments don't sign treaties with foreigners, seek and get re-election on the basis of them, then just renege o… — PolitiTweet.org

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**ANALOGY ALERT** — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PippaCrerar: While aware that if it passes they will undermine UK’s international standing (though will be told the opposite) and also… — PolitiTweet.org

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So every Conservative MP will be ordered to vote against a deal that they promised to support at the last General Election. https://t.co/egeksS3zRb — PolitiTweet.org

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Legislation - so every MP will have to decide whether to vote in support of a strategy that involves reneging on an international agreement reached last year. — PolitiTweet.org