The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[TightEnd]

Brexit means Brexit: how do those who voted Leave and Remain feel now?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/03/brexit-means-brexit-how-do-those-who-voted-leave-and-remain-feel-now?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

EU27 position on process is UK must trigger article 50 and set out what it wants, the 27 will respond to that as one

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/europe-warns-may-won-t-get-early-brexit-talks-despite-time-plan?utm_content=brexit&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-facebook-brexit

[TightEnd]

Dominic Grieve on why Theresa May can't trigger A50 without MPs voting on it

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/article-50-cant-be-triggered-unless-parliament-agrees-bp79h9

[TightEnd]

plan for a 'Goldilocks Brexit' from William Hague

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/03/how-theresa-may-can-deliver-the-goldilocks-solution-to-brexit-ne/?WT.mc_id=e_DM167749&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Pol_New_Newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Pol_New_Newsletter_2016_10_04&utm_campaign=DM167749

[RED-DOG]

EU27 position on process is UK must trigger article 50 and set out what it wants, the 27 will respond to that as one

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/europe-warns-may-won-t-get-early-brexit-talks-despite-time-plan?utm_content=brexit&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-facebook-brexit

Do EU member countries not have individual trade deals with non EU countries already?

[TightEnd]

EU27 position on process is UK must trigger article 50 and set out what it wants, the 27 will respond to that as one

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/europe-warns-may-won-t-get-early-brexit-talks-despite-time-plan?utm_content=brexit&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-facebook-brexit

Do EU member countries not have individual trade deals with non EU countries already?

no the trade deals are as a block of 28 countries

[RED-DOG]

EU27 position on process is UK must trigger article 50 and set out what it wants, the 27 will respond to that as one

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/europe-warns-may-won-t-get-early-brexit-talks-despite-time-plan?utm_content=brexit&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-facebook-brexit

Do EU member countries not have individual trade deals with non EU countries already?

no the trade deals are as a block of 28 countries

Thanks. It's obvious that they can't allow us to cherry pick then.

[DaveShoelace]

Dianne James has just quit as UKIP leader after 18 days in charge.

Get your Sam Alardyce gags in now

[DMorgan]

Whats next for UKIP if May pursues a hard brexit? Has she effectively de-fanged them and Labour also (as if they needed to) by distancing her government from george and daves austerity policies?

[redsimon]

Dianne James has just quit as UKIP leader after 18 days in charge.

Get your Sam Alardyce gags in now

nothing on bbc site?

[DaveShoelace]

Dianne James has just quit as UKIP leader after 18 days in charge.

Get your Sam Alardyce gags in now

nothing on bbc site?

Sky News atm

[The Camel]

Anna Soubry doing the job Corbyn and his platoon of clowns are spectacularly failing to do.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/anna-soubry-immigration-tikka-masala_uk_57f3e52ae4b038eb745a5a0e

[Woodsey]

Anna Soubry doing the job Corbyn and his platoon of clowns are spectacularly failing to do.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/anna-soubry-immigration-tikka-masala_uk_57f3e52ae4b038eb745a5a0e

'The former Business Minister held nothing back at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference'

[DMorgan]

'The former Business Minister held nothing back at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference'

Is it a surprise to anyone in the current climate that an evidence-based approach to immigration policy is considered a fringe view? Nobody in government wants to entertain it and this government isn't going anywhere for a long old while, so thats where it'll stay

[Woodsey]

'The former Business Minister held nothing back at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference'

Is it a surprise to anyone in the current climate that an evidence-based approach to immigration policy is considered a fringe view? Nobody in government wants to entertain it and this government isn't going anywhere for a long old while, so thats where it'll stay

The only evidence or what matters is what the electorate want.

'New immigration curbs needed 'to change tide of opinion''

I guess the 'thick racist' majority finally have to be listened to, as we live in a democracy it's about time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37549800