PM speech comes after letter from Tusk and Juncker says EU will consider technological alternatives to backstopTheresa May refuses to rule out Brexit article 50 extensionEU rejects Irish backstop time limit but backs technological solutionMay’s Brexit speech and Q&A – Summary 1.53pm GMT Dominic Raab has just finished a speech that can only be described as a leadership pitch, a carefully prepared address at a Centre for Policy Studies event that will have done his credibility within the Tory party no harm.The former Brexit secretary argued that Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell had “tapped a vein of public support in their accusations of crony capitalism and markets rigged by vested interests” and offered a prescription for free-market competition as an alternative. 1.46pm GMT Tom Watson, the Labour deputy leader, does not appear to have heard of Gareth Johnson, the latest Tory to join the rebellion against Theresa May’s deal. (See 1.23pm.)It’s Google Monday. This time “Gareth Johnson MP”. So low key his Wikipedia entry seems normal. Continue reading…
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