"May You Live In Interesting Times": Brexit 2019

[Texaco Shirley]

What is Corbyn hoping to achieve by meeting Barnier?

The article I read says he will update him on the progress of cross party Brexit talks. That shouldn’t take long.

[Mountain Goat]

Wait! now reporting that he's changed his mind.

I can'd do this, I'm going to immerse myself in work.

[Edith Bacon]

What is Corbyn hoping to achieve by meeting Barnier?

The article I read says he will update him on the progress of cross party Brexit talks. That shouldn’t take long.

Thanks.

He’s not going to actually ‘do’ anything then. Just ‘busy work’.

[Texaco Shirley]

What is Corbyn hoping to achieve by meeting Barnier?

The article I read says he will update him on the progress of cross party Brexit talks. That shouldn’t take long.

Thanks.

He’s not going to actually ‘do’ anything then. Just ‘busy work’.

I missed a bit, he’ll also update him on his vision for Brexit.

[Edith Bacon]

Oh, well now that’s an entirely different kettle of fish

[smalex]

Can you imagine it? 'Mr Barnier, Jeremy is on the phone, says he wants to come over for a chat... he's offering to bring some jam'.

[Edith Bacon]

I should imagine Barnier has loads of time to sit around with utterly irrelevant people who have literally nothing of value to add to the process. I bet his diary is pretty much empty at the moment.

[Texaco Shirley]

He’s probably thumb twiddling while he waits for May’s letter to arrive. Hope Grayling wasn’t in charge of sending it.

[Mountain Goat]

McDonnell now saying Labour supporting 3 month delay BUT to negotiate a new deal (so have they dropped the ref 2 plan?!).

So presumably Corbyn's meeting with Barnier is to see what traction their shitty deal might get compared to May's shitty deal.

[Ella77]

I warned you all about Corbyn ages ago .

[Chicky]

I am not convinced Corbyn will even mention Brexit. He’ll probably want to chat about arts funding or renationalising the railways

[Mountain Goat]

Those bus timetables in Derbyshire won't sort themselves out.

Conflicting reports about Labour's position all over the place, I've given up for an hour or so while they settle themselves.

[Ella77]

I am not convinced Corbyn will even mention Brexit. He’ll probably want to chat about arts funding or renationalising the railways

You know it!

[Texaco Shirley]

Light relief.

[Mountain Goat]

I feel like we're frighteningly close to no deal now, and am doing a basket dance with cat food, which is stupid because there's no downside to buying more, it just feels like I've given in if I do somehow. WHICH IS STUPID.

[Mountain Goat]

Antonello Guerrera on twitter:

Booooom!
BREXIT:EU COMMISSION DOCUMENT SAYS EXTENSION TO JUNE 30 WOULD BE LEGALLY AND POLITICALLY DIFFICULT, MAIN OPTIONS FOR EU LEADERS ARE TO DELAY BREXIT UNTIL BEFORE MAY 23 OR AT LEAST TO THE END OF 2019 (reuters)

At the same time that May is saying she won't ask to extend beyond June and will not consider taking part in elections.

[Texaco Shirley]

Where has May 23 come from? Is that related to EU elections?

[Mountain Goat]

Yes. Latest date they currently say that we can leave without taking part.

Twitter people that know what they're talking about seem to have entered sheer panic/disgust now.

[Texaco Shirley]

So the one thing she has deigned to ask for has been ruled out. Well that’s just great. Having said that, has she managed to actually ask yet?

[Mountain Goat]

Yep, letter sent.