David Gauke

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @pmdfoster: @DavidGauke @StevePeers @ConHome Agree. Can see perfectly saleable landing zone on Stare Aid. But that will still need Cummi… — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@katebevan @kallumfinch @reporterboy @t0nyyates Not mushrooms? Or peppers? That’s pretty hardcore. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@StevePeers @ConHome I think that’s a fair distinction. But from the piece by @pmdfoster it’s not clear that the Government will go for a robust but non-EU regime. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@katebevan @reporterboy @kallumfinch @t0nyyates I think much of the country could unite behind that (although FTAOD, I’m sure no criticism of the fine people of Hawaii was intended!) — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@patricklohlein @StevePeers @ConHome Fair point in that a robust state aid regime is in our interests regardless of any EU deal consequences. But from the PM’s perspective, anything that restricts his ability to do what he wants is a ‘trade-off’. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@wares_helen Mrs G is with you, Helen. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@StevePeers @ConHome I think the PM wants a trade deal, too. But is he willing to accept the trade-offs? And would these voters? — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@katebevan @reporterboy @t0nyyates And I thought that Brexit was divisive. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@reporterboy @t0nyyates ...which they describe as ‘sandwiches’. https://t.co/Vbmh7naAJn — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @ConHome: From @DavidGauke: Without a proper state aid regime, the UK is unlikely to reach a deal with Brussels https://t.co/nntu6Yvtlk — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@Sime0nStylites Yes. Best short series I’ve ever seen. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@Sime0nStylites This is true. But interesting that the Conservative attack on him is ‘Remainer lawyer’ (designed to damage with red wall voters). — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@Sime0nStylites I agree that Covid has put everything into flux. But the forces driving a realignment are still there, so I think it is continuing. More to the point, those in No 10 still seem to think it’s happening and that may drive their Brexit strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @patricklohlein: @DavidGauke @pmdfoster As one of those Conservatives who desires intellectual consistency, I genuinely don't understand… — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

... keep open the possibility of a deal, look after the interests of taxpayers and maintain some kind of consistency with economic orthodoxy. Whichever way the PM goes, it will be a hugely consequential and revealing decision. /END — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

It will be for the PM to decide. Go for the purist view of Brexit (“you do whatever you want”), embrace the new political alignment (with economically left wing voters backing Brexit-supporting Conservatives) and splash the cash in order to play to the Red Wall voters. Or ... /5 — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

And the EU won't agree an FTA unless they are reassured that the UK won't abuse state aid. It'd be very strange issue on which talks could breakdown - the freedom to subsidise private companies was never a priority for Thatcherite Eurosceptics. /4 — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

Backing national champions & supporting businesses in the red wall might be popular, but it risks wasting taxpayers money & distorting the allocation of resources. Rishi Sunak should be making the case forcefully for a robust state aid regime. /3 — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

As @pmdfoster reported this week, Dominic Cummings is leading the push for a minimalist state aid regime, saying once you have left the EU “you should just do whatever you want”. And red wall voters would favour an interventionist approach. /2 https://t.co/2HCrA6cJ9b — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

My latest piece on @ConHome on state aid, Brexit and the changing nature of the Conservative Party. To get a deal with the EU, at the very least the UK will need a robust & independent state aid regime. But is that what the red wall voters will want? /1 https://t.co/YpBDZUCIJp — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

I only asked if a hot dog was a sandwich.🤷‍♂️ — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @ChrisNJWilliams: @DavidGauke I have been waiting for this moment my entire legal career. https://t.co/3vbdw4lh34 — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @Bentos1: @DavidGauke "Language is use nerds, it ain't a sandwich" https://t.co/lVu1hw582s — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@t0nyyates Under that definition (No 2 son asks), does Subway sell sandwiches? — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

In one of the more profound conversations in the Gauke household in recent weeks, we have a disagreement on the question of whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Can Twitter help? — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

@BBCNormanS Best wishes. You’ll be missed. — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @2Tweet2BeSour: I can't let Roger Moore trend without someone posting the loveliest celebrity anecdote of all time. https://t.co/Lh5Axo1… — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @jburnmurdoch: NEW with @tomhannen: We’ve designed a new chart: an animated story of the outbreak in England & Wales, tracking how case… — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

RT @MrRBourne: I'm baffled at discourses abt "getting the economy going" thru stimulus as if the problem is people's incomes affecting the… — PolitiTweet.org

David Gauke @DavidGauke

Given the UK Government’s rhetoric, this conceptual point is a bit of a problem. — PolitiTweet.org