@instituteforgov Andrew Marr is completely right that we don't know what would happen to UK citizens in EU -- what's the planning - one of the questions to answer
@instituteforgov this would all fall to a bunch of bilateral agreements....
@instituteforgov 80 per cent of the withdrawal agreement was agreed in March
@instituteforgov@KeithKeith80 she can't make guarantees for British citizens in EU countries... can do for EU citizens here
@instituteforgov if you are very untransparent, you create the conditions for "selective snippets" - gtr openness would be a nice change from @DExEUgov
@instituteforgov@DExEUgov Raab now trying to explain the mechanisms on tariffs that the PM struggled to explain to the Liaison Cttee...
@instituteforgov@DExEUgov Dominic Raab does seem much more interested in "technical details" than his predecessor ever was.. which is good.
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@NAOorguk@DefraGovUK but even though they are doing well it illustrates the scale of the task the dept faces - even with its extra 1300 people
@NAOorguk@DefraGovUK real risks around readiness for "no deal" on fisheries, on chemicals, on food exports ..... but most interesting part is the criticism of ability to engage with businesses
I have a rule never to tweet about football because its so inferior to tennis and cricket BUT........... intriguing football and #brexit story in today's @Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/football/2018/…
@Telegraph So football wants an exemption from new migration regime for EU nationals.. I hope that special pleading is rejected.
@Telegraph ducks.... this will be an interesting real world example of the impact of #brexit. In the short run quality and value of premier league will (probably) go down
@instituteforgov that is because of article 50 and the EU withdrawal act. For something else to happen govt needs a deal with the EU AND a Parliamentary majority to agree it
@instituteforgov parliament can vote down a PM deal and send her back - but the EU would need to allow UK to renegotiate and Parliament would need to endorse a renegotiated deal
@Telegraph the EU has produced 67 notices.. might PM have glanced down at her briefing, seen that figure and said we're doing that too.. almost always cock-up rather than conspiracy
@Telegraph PM can't be wrong so Whitehall has to go to mass retrofit exercise..but the problem is one easily navigable website with all relevant information and ability to drill down would be better...
@OwenJones84 final round Owen and partner chsoe Europe - and faced a skilltester about capitals of EU countries who used the euro..they were good on capitals, less so on euro users
@OwenJones84 Warsaw ...wrong.. Budapest wrong.... but final answer was Vilnius.. its ages since I went to a Baltic state.. sat there and thought that can't be right but they and two other people knew it..