Westminstenders: The Maddest of May and Boris's Dare

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Boris Johnson just dared May to fire him.

That's what his little rant about £350 million buses is.

Meanwhile its been pointed out that HMRC literally are incapable of handling a no deal and can only cope with an EEA / EFTA deal with no tariffs.

And given how good and on time the government are with computer systems even in a best case scenario are extremely unlikely to crack it in time.

Which makes Hammond's talk of a civil contingence plan, look, well half arsed and lacking.

We also wouldn't have planes able to fly to Europe under a no deal as we would no longer be part of Open Skies. This could leave thousands stranded. But no biggie there.

Meanwhile if the Leave Alliance have things right, May is about to serve our one year notice on leaving the EEA making all these things a reality.

Which is less like shooting yourself in the head and more like shooting yourself in the head, chest, foot, arm, leg and face (for a second time), whilst being run over at the same time.

But hey, Boris Johnson has it sussed in his 10 point plan. Especially the point where he says Brexit will be a success.

If you call success ending democracy, becoming a dictatorship, starving everyone, bankrupting the country and causing civil unrest.

Rule Britannia.

Polly Toynbee on what TM would say if she really cared about Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/21/theresa-may-brexit-florence-speech

Protestors wrecking BBC coverage.

You couldn't make this up: speech is in an ex police barracks, BBC news has just cut away because protestors made interview impossible.

My late dad was Derbyshire born and bred.
But...had jet black hair and very dark eyes.
He also tanned very quickly and his skin was a gorgeous very deep brown colour
One night he was sat in his car in the car park waiting to pick my mum up from work
One of her colleagues came into the staff room and told the assembled staff that there was a "half caste" in a car in the car park and should she call the police!!
Mum found this pretty funny tbh but I was horrified. This was in the early 90s not the bloody 50s!

"half caste"

Yep

Not sure my dad minded either - neither understood my horror really.
I secretly think dad thought it meant he looked like Omar shariff!! 😁
sadly not!!
--sorry dad!!-

Dh is as far as we are aware 100% Scottish, with maybe some Norn Irish in there, yet has black eyes, dark hair and olive skin. In fact, when my best friend first met him to vet him , she said something along the lines of, "So what are your racial origins?"

To which he answered "100% Scottish, thank you very much" She can't talk as she herself is dark eyed, olive skinned and dark haired and half Scottish, half Dutch

We think that there is a ship-wrecked Spaniard from the Armada in there somewhere

Anybody watching the coverage? Hope that telegraph rumour is wrong.

Thanks BCF and Idont. It's a pretty modest wee bit of racism (specially as I just think I'm a member of the human one) really compared to deportations and deaths in custody, but it was revealing. I've thought about what it was and why it happened. It does come down to decency.

@carldinnen
Who goes all the way to the epicentre of the Renaissance for a press conference then sticks up a bland white screen behind the podium?

BBC coverage is revolting.
The room has been cleaned up before the meeting. she's been put in a disused room in an old barracks. No one from Italian gov is there.

I've been called Fenian and Taig several times in the past 6 months. (Hadn't been for years and years before this.) When challenged, apparently it was meant affectionately or as a joke.

Cabinet taking seats. I'm hoping May gets on with the speech before I have to leave on school run.

"mass migration and terrorism are the biggest challenges" nice bit of nasty rhetoric.

She's so patronising to Europe. "Exciting times for you too!"

She says she's committed to the rule of law, which is a bit of a surprise.

hahahahaha "direct accountability of their politicians"! the cheek.

Oh this is awful. I hate shes lumping all of us into this jingoistic "British people

Get on with it Ms May. So far, so waffle. Drop the bombshell.

davidallengreen

This is like a long essay introduction when you have done no work.

@faisalislam
PM Brexit vote shows: "People want direct control on decisions affecting their daily lives from people accountable to them"

Ian Dunt Retweeted Faisal Islam
'And that's why I've changed Commons rules so they no longer reflect the election result'
Ian Dunt added,

Is that chain around her neck symbolic?

"We have never really felt part of/committed to the EU".

Speak for yourself woman I mean May

You are conflating the Conservative Party's antipathy towards the EU and mutual benefit with what the UK - and more importantly, its constituent nations - actually thinks. Many of us are happy with what the EU has done for us.

We've never felt toatally at home in the EU, dontcha know.

On that, baby puked down my shoulder.

Good idea, the Maserati ....

What a load of fucking waffle.

And to then claim that everyone has confidence in the UK courts and legal system - when her own Home Secretary is in contempt of court.

What the fuck is the point of this?

How's baby Somerville?