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29-08-2018, 04:42 PM
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Treachary Afoot :

Brexit breakthrough sends the pound soaring as Barnier FINALLY says the EU will offer Britain a unique deal after months of stalemate - but warns he still will not allow 'a la carte' choice from the single market

Michel Barnier hinted at a climbdown on Brexit following talks in Berlin today
He admitted Britain would be able to get a unique deal from Brussels
Intervention sent the pound sharply higher against both the dollar and the euro
Concession came as Dominic Raab said the Brexit deal could be delayed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...al-Brexit.html
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29-08-2018, 04:51 PM
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Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab admits for the first time that finalising a deal may be DELAYED until after the October deadline

Long-awaited deal had been expected to be done at EU summit on October 14
The admission comes amid growing fears that Britain may crash out the EU bloc
Mr Raab insisted he is optimistic a deal can be done in time for Brexit in March
He told peers the £40bn Brexit divorce bill could be cut if no deal is reached

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...l-delayed.html
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29-08-2018, 04:54 PM
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Oh thank goodness! (I think)
I expect they said, "unique" to stop others thinking they'd get the same
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29-08-2018, 06:19 PM
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The pound has a lot of catching up to do though, given how sharply it has fallen in the past 10 days...
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31-08-2018, 11:28 AM
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Re: Treachary Afoot :

No surprise there then that you quote the Daily waffle (sorry Mail) it also doesn't recognise that the so called divorce bill has nothing to do with negotiations and the fact that it is set down in legally constituted international treaties registered with the UN.
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31-08-2018, 02:46 PM
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Hi itsme and welcome.

I believe the divorce bill has everything to do with negotiations. If not, why is the UK now telling the EU that unless they stop acting so petty and spiteful over same, we will walk away and they will not be receiving a penny of the divorce bill. In fact, some renowned judges and lawyers here are still insisting that we are not liable for payment of a divorce bill of this magnitude, and they have no right to be even asking!
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31-08-2018, 03:20 PM
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Re: Treachary Afoot :

Never mind, cloud cuckoo land will be here soon, maybe you will shut up and be happy then.
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31-08-2018, 03:53 PM
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Hi

The Divorce Bill, so called.

There are two parts to it, the first being commitments, which rightly or wrongly, have been signed up to by our Politicians and legacy costs.

We have agreed a formula for calculating the various amounts involved and these payments, which come both ways, will be payable over a number of years.

Irrespective of what JRM and others say, we need to pay these monies, any dispute will be subject to international arbitration, not paying will make it exceedingly difficult to borrow the money we need to borrow year on year.

It will also make new Trade Deals more difficult, as we would be in breach of agreements.

There is then the monies we have as grants from the EU as well as Regional Development Funds, which are spent over a number of years. ,long after Brexit.

We have a few £billion owing us from our share of the EU Bank, which we will get back as loans are repayed.

We have a few loans ourselves from it, Cross Rail being one such.

The rest of it, over half, is down to us asking for an extension to the 2 year Article 50 Period.

We asked simply because we are not ready to leave and that is down to our Government not being organised, no other reason.

We have not even got the Immigration Desks ready to check EU Immigrants after Brexit day, much less the staff and computer systems we need.

This is costing the Taxpayer an arm and a leg, which is totally wrong.
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01-09-2018, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Purwell ->
Never mind, cloud cuckoo land will be here soon, maybe you will shut up and be happy then.
That was a bit rude Purzy.
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01-09-2018, 07:57 PM
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Re: Treachary Afoot :

Originally Posted by wild blueberry ->
Longdogs, what does Treachery Afoot mean? Does that mean "something is happening somewhere"? I tried to get an answer earlier as I don't always understand how UKers talk, but nobody answered me.....
Afoot means on the way or beginning to happen.
 
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