Steve Bullock was a UK negotiator in the EU from 2010-2014. He has also worked in the European commission on external financial aid, and for the UK Department for International Development.
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roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Just read his letter again, seeing he actually has a clue about all this.
I respectfully suggest others more inclined to fancy leaving do as well.
An insider waiting for his gold bullion pension........
I know can’t trust those who want their Eu pension, the likes of that farage fella .
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Or someone who has a clue about the details in all this?
Or A EU enthusiast as he's worked there like Clegg and co.......
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Enthusiast or not, I would suggest you actually read his letter.
But I am sure a Spanish lady on LBC will be right.
The chef minister of Gibraltar has released a fairly strong statement -
by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
Ahead of the Special European Council in Brussels tomorrow, I have held an extraordinary session of the Gibraltar Cabinet this evening.
Tonight, I want to be clear with you all about what the current situation is.
A few moments ago I took a call from Prime Minister Theresa May.
The message I deliver to you tonight, in respect of the position of the United Kingdom, comes direct from my conversation with her.
The statement today by the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has confused a number of issues.
First of all, the only thing that the United Kingdom Government has agreed is an interpretation of Article 184 of the draft Withdrawal Agreement when read with Article 3 of it.
That interpretation does NOT exclude Gibraltar.
That interpretation does NOT prejudice Gibraltar.
In fact, the United Kingdom Government has specifically stated that its interpretation is without prejudice to the fact that the UK will negotiate future arrangements to include Gibraltar.
The full text of the letter and clarification has been published and can be read by everyone.
Every aspect of the response of the United Kingdom was agreed with the Government of Gibraltar.
We have worked seamlessly together in this as we have in all other aspects of this two year period of negotiation.
Most importantly, the legal text of the draft Withdrawal Agreement has not been changed.
That is what the Spanish Government repeatedly sought.
But they have not achieved that.
The United Kingdom has not let us down.
Theresa May has not let us down.
She has stood firm.
We have stood firm.
Spain has had to accept a clarification which does not have the weight of legal value that it sought in respect of Articles 3 and 184 of the Withdrawal Agreement.
So in that respect, you should have no concerns whatsoever
And the WITHDRAWAL AGREEMEMNT itself still constitutes a mechanism for a better and more orderly departure from the European Union than a cliff edge Brexit.
Indeed, I must emphasise that nothing that has happened today changes that the Withdrawal Agreement and it’s Transitional Period will apply to Gibraltar.
LET THAT BE CLEAR.
Separately, Pedro Sanchez also announced that he has agreed declarations with the other remaining 27 Member States of the European Union.
Let’s be clear: those declarations are NOT agreed or shared by the United Kingdom.
Neither are they binding on the United Kingdom in any way.
In fact, Mr Sanchez announced those declarations before they had even been shown to any UK politician, official or diplomat.
They are no more than a political position adopted by the remaining 27 Member States.
It's that bad he was agreeing with Sturgeon this am on the lies in her letter to the UK people ....
By the way that letterbshould have gone to all MPs as they will be the ones who rightly reject this deal it's a cart before the horse senario the divorce legal - the detail on the future written on the back of a ciggerette packet not binding selling even reamainers down the river......
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
But what about the Spanish lady on LBC??????
I have stated already this deal is that bad we would be better staying in the EU.........
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Hope we do.
An article on the slimey rat farage, pleased to see one of my favourite cities in the world, Melbourne, sees him for what he really is
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/25/why-wont-nigel-farage-answer-my-brexit-questions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/25/why-wont-nigel-farage-answer-my-brexit-questions
We have been betrayed on a democratic vote the deal on the table ties us in for impertuity i.e. We can't leave on our terms or negotiated terms .... the divorce bill is legal 580 pages the terms of negotiations 28 pages not legal - 27 EU countries take 40 minutes to sign it shows we have been shafted by a remainer PM, and a remain civil servant ....
So on that basis we should stay in or remove the PM by either a GE or the Tories booting her out, and restarting negotiations with a Brexit PM WTO rules will cost us less than this deal which could run into over 100 billion as the EU still have the power to keep us in with no say .....
I repeat a school child could have negotiated better terms .....
If your trade union leader negotiated your job like this they would get sued........
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Well, as I said soon after the vote mate, no one asked us How we wanted to leave. Given the cards she was dealt, not entirely sure what she, or anyone else, could have done.
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