UK Politics Thread

[Jimbuna]

The UK is in the "last leg of negotiations" with the EU over a post-Brexit trade deal, the foreign secretary has said.

Dominic Raab told the BBC it was likely the talks were entering the "last real major week", and an agreement remained possible if the EU showed "pragmatism".

He added that the talks now depend on resolving a "fairly narrow" set of issues, including fishing rights.

Negotiators are racing to reach a deal before a looming December deadline.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55120814

I reckon we're only days away from either agreeing a deal or both sides looking for a way to blame the other for the failure.

[skidman]

Even if an agreement could be established, the ratification procedure on the EU side can hardly be executed properly in the remaining time. A deal pushed through would further destabilize the Commission's and von der Leyen's position. I'd say, take the blame because we will be blamed for anything anyway.

[Jimbuna]

^ Most likely

[Jimbuna]

[MGR1]

Originally Posted by skidman

Time for a reality check:

https://www.bbc.com/news/52420116

In other words the English fishing industry is expecting the UK government to bail them out after they crippled themselves because of their own short-termism....

I will add however that there are Scottish Skippers who sell any excess quota to English ones so a percentage of that Scottish total is actually fished by English boats.

Mike.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

^ My first perfectly blunt reaction to this was Why does this channel creator think anyone gives a sh.. about England?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Catfish

^ My first perfectly blunt reaction to this was Why does this channel creator think anyone gives a sh.. about England?

Let me assure you I only post the above crap/rubbish whatever you want to call it for entertainment reasons but I also believe there is a grain of truth in some of it but how big a grain is anyone's guess

[Catfish]

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

[Catfish]

^ So "The UK has EU PANIC" ? Says the still

I hope it isn't too bad.

[Jimbuna]

Despite all of the above crap (call it what you will) I'm still not convinced there won't be a deal.

[Catfish]

Well no more deadlines after december, and the UK will be finally free of the EU slavers and Rockstar's Merkelreich.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-b...-idUSKBN28A0NF

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Well no more deadlines after december,

I will believe it when I see it.



There already have been many comically called "deadlines" in this.

[Jimbuna]

The UK remains "committed" to reaching a trade deal with the EU as soon as possible but will not change its stance on key issues to do so, No 10 has said.

Face-to-face talks are continuing in London in what is seen as a crucial week if an agreement is to be reached.

No 10 said progress was made over the weekend but differences remained over fisheries and competition once the UK departs the EU's single market in 2021.

Germany's Angela Merkel has insisted a deal is "in everyone's interest".

"We hope that the negotiations will have a good end," she told reporters.

But the German chancellor also warned that time was running out and the 27-member bloc had made clear "we don't need a deal at any price".

The UK left the EU on 31 January and is in a transition period until the end of the year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55133504

I certainly agree with Angela Merkel regarding the above quote attributed to her.