James Harris
2017-10-20 08:25:45 UTC
I've heard a few comments which are more positive for Brexit recently.
They are only noises but from sources which make them worth thinking about.
For example, Germans have drafted a document saying they want a
comprehensive deal with the UK. And others have indicated they want
similar.
Last night on This Week Andrew Neil said that the mood music has changed
because Merkel and Macron realise that they could lose May as
negotiating partner unless they yield more. That implies not just that
they intend to do a deal but that they want to continue with May rather
than risk going to Corbyn or Johnson or someone else.
Today we read: “From my point of view, there are absolutely no signs
that we can’t succeed,” Merkel said early Friday morning after the first
day of an EU summit in Brussels.
http://www.politico.eu/article/merkel-has-no-doubt-eu-and-uk-can-clinch-brexit-deal/
Also from that: “What I find it hard to understand, when we need a
result by March 2019, is why people are already talking in October 2017
about what might happen at the end of the process,” Merkel said.
... which is curious in all sorts of ways.
They are only noises but from sources which make them worth thinking about.
For example, Germans have drafted a document saying they want a
comprehensive deal with the UK. And others have indicated they want
similar.
Last night on This Week Andrew Neil said that the mood music has changed
because Merkel and Macron realise that they could lose May as
negotiating partner unless they yield more. That implies not just that
they intend to do a deal but that they want to continue with May rather
than risk going to Corbyn or Johnson or someone else.
Today we read: “From my point of view, there are absolutely no signs
that we can’t succeed,” Merkel said early Friday morning after the first
day of an EU summit in Brussels.
http://www.politico.eu/article/merkel-has-no-doubt-eu-and-uk-can-clinch-brexit-deal/
Also from that: “What I find it hard to understand, when we need a
result by March 2019, is why people are already talking in October 2017
about what might happen at the end of the process,” Merkel said.
... which is curious in all sorts of ways.
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James Harris
James Harris