to think that May’s offer to Corbyn is a bogus one

[How999]

(quite apart from the fact that of course she should have been reaching across the house 2.5 years ago before negotiations started)

I cannot believe that she will take on board some of what Labour want in order to make her deal fly.

The first Corbyn heard of this was from her address on the TV.

I think she will offer next to no concessions, and then somehow pin the blame on Labour when her deal is again voted down. Or when he refuses to be hoodwinked in the first place.

Jeremy Corbyn has the maturity of an A level sociology student. I wouldn't expect to get anywhere with him.

The irony of this is that May is a reluctant Remainer, and Corbyn is a life-long Eurosceptic who probably voted Leave.

I’m not sure it occurred to her earlier. He’s a bit too childish to engage in genuine negotiations as far as one can tell from his previous behaviour. She’s probably doing it out of desperation now.

I don't like the backstop which treats NI differently from rest of UK

So what’s your suggestion, given GFA obligations

Please people, before you post about not liking the NI backstop please go and read something about the Good Friday agreement.

AND nearly everyone in NI qualifies for Irish nationality. So you have EU citizens (or people who qualify as EU citizens) in a non-EU territory. How can that not be treated differently?

Anyway if we go for a soft Brexit with SM and CU we don't need the backstop.

Hopefully the money given to NI will be spent wisely. It was a bribe to the DUP but if it results in investment there which actually benefits people there, it's a good thing. Hopefully it won't be wasted. It would be nice to think that this fustercluck would lead to more moderate parties doing well in NI at the next elections, whether GE or to the Assembly.

In fact one of the other things that annoys me SOOOO much about Brexit is the fact that the Art 50 notification was prioritised over sorting out the lack of local government in NI! Like how?

More interestingly, the smaller opposition parties in Westminster are quite pissed off at not being included (although personally I can think of a few good reasons why, today at least) and are busy wargaming in a meeting of their own as we speak

Well the Libdems have shown themselves unable to compromise, and I say that as someone who usually votes Libdem.

Emily Thornberry has apparently said that anything Labour agrees with the Tories is contingent on a confirmatory vote.

I don’t understand why she’s saying she needs Corbyn to get stuff through the house. Labour whipped for and voted for most of the indicative votes on Monday. Barely any Tories voted for any of them.

It’s not Labour holding up the process of indicative votes, it’s the Tories refusing to vote for any of them.

JRM and the ERG are furious...good...fuckwits!

The entire thing is a huge fuck up.

JRM and the ERG are furious...good...fuckwits!

Although I'm sure we'd all prefer to get this sorted

This does cheer me up

Agree with PP can't see what good it will go as it's the Tories that aren't compromising. And they whipped against Common market 2 which is probably b close to what JC would find acceptable

It's all bloody madness