February 19, 20205 yr The irony of this coming from a Brexiteer. Well it's not a game and us Brexiteers have never said it is one. Sometimes I think Boris is treating it as a game too. :( Some of the things he does seem a bit childish if I'm honest. Edited February 19, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris
February 20, 20205 yr Here's another response to the government's immigration policy. @1230409055346315264
February 20, 20205 yr Chris shook - get your fruit picking boots ready x @1230200322817052672 Are you sure that this isn’t just one of those mistakes that Patel is allowed to make because she’s only human like Chris keeps reminding us?
February 20, 20205 yr If Pritti Hopeless had any integrity (unlikely for a Tory, I know) she would be packing her bags ready for a one-way trip to Uganda. Her parents would have been unable to come here from Uganda if her rules had been in place at the time, so surely she should leave the country to demonstrate how strong her support for her own rules is.
February 22, 20205 yr This seems quite alarming to me. Chlorinated chicken anyone? From Business Insider: The United Kingdom gave its clearest sign yet that it plans to ditch its commitment to maintaining European Union food standards in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with President Donald Trump. UK officials are set to break away from strict EU rules on sanitary and phytosanitary measures covering food and agricultural goods at an upcoming World Trade Organization meeting, City AM reported on Thursday. The UK is in an 11-month post-Brexit transition period, during which it will continue to follow all EU rules and regulations, including those for food standards. But at the WTO meeting, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will make a "clear statement about future intentions" for how the UK will approach food standards in trade deals with the US and other countries, City AM said. The National Farmers' Union's Brexit director recently told Business Insider that the industry feared the government would ultimately trade away UK food standards in talks with "fearsome" US negotiators. "We all know in a trade negotiation, at some point, [the UK] is going to need to make concessions," Nick von Westenholz told Business Insider. "And this isn't a negotiation with a small partner where the UK can flex its muscles. "This is a negotiation with one of the largest economies in the world with an absolutely fearsome reputation for negotiating trade deals, and one which under the current administration is even more transactional in the way it views trade relationships." The EU's rules on hygiene and animal welfare block US foods like chicken and beef from entering its markets. While Johnson has said the UK will not lower its food standards after leaving the EU, he has also said his government's policy will be dictated "by science and not by mumbo-jumbo." Edited February 22, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris
February 22, 20205 yr You find this alarming yet have been warned about this several times. When will you learn....
February 22, 20205 yr You find this alarming yet have been warned about this several times. When will you learn.... It's an act at this point — don't fall for it.
February 23, 20205 yr Don't think this will go down too well with the EU. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team has been instructed to come up with plans to “get around” the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Sunday Times newspaper has reported. Taskforce Europe, which is run by the prime minister’s EU negotiator David Frost, are seeking to evade Irish Sea checks on goods passing from Britain to Northern Ireland, according to the newspaper. The officials believe that Suella Braverman, the new attorney-general, may need to give fresh legal advice to the justify the move, the newspaper said. Sources told the Sunday Times that Braverman was appointed because her predecessor Geoffrey Cox was not willing to take such action. Johnson’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to sign off on the proposals, which will then be presented in parliament and published online on Thursday, the report added. France on Wednesday said it was imperative that negotiations over a future trade relationship between Britain and the EU included customs checks in the Irish Sea. Johnson struck a divorce deal with the EU last October that leaves the United Kingdom’s province of Northern Ireland inside the UK customs area but all EU procedures will apply to goods arriving there.
February 23, 20205 yr Does anyone else think that Boris is doing these things on purpose to p*** off the EU? It seems like it although he has no reason to as we're out now and need those all important trade deals. Edited February 23, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris
February 23, 20205 yr Don't think this will go down too well with the EU. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team has been instructed to come up with plans to “get around” the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Sunday Times newspaper has reported. Taskforce Europe, which is run by the prime minister’s EU negotiator David Frost, are seeking to evade Irish Sea checks on goods passing from Britain to Northern Ireland, according to the newspaper. The officials believe that Suella Braverman, the new attorney-general, may need to give fresh legal advice to the justify the move, the newspaper said. Sources told the Sunday Times that Braverman was appointed because her predecessor Geoffrey Cox was not willing to take such action. Johnson’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to sign off on the proposals, which will then be presented in parliament and published online on Thursday, the report added. France on Wednesday said it was imperative that negotiations over a future trade relationship between Britain and the EU included customs checks in the Irish Sea. Johnson struck a divorce deal with the EU last October that leaves the United Kingdom’s province of Northern Ireland inside the UK customs area but all EU procedures will apply to goods arriving there. That phrase is a euphemism for "Braverman was appointed because she was less wedded to the idea that governments should have to act within the law".
February 27, 20205 yr From Sky News. Boris Johnson is preparing to tear up part of the Brexit deal as he sets out his "red lines" for a trade agreement with the European Union on Thursday. The Prime Minister has made it clear that he will not be bound by the political declaration attached to the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which sets out the ground rules for a trade deal. Downing Street sources said the rules of engagement agreed by Mr Johnson last year had been superseded by promises made in the Tory manifesto on which he was elected in December. The Prime Minister believes he is within his rights to go back on previous agreements covering areas including Northern Ireland, fishing rights and state aid. Following this the EU cannot believe Johnson will stick to anything he signs up to so are going to demand very strict safeguards in any Free Trade Agreement, which Johnson will refuse to agree to So no deal it is. So much for the 'oven ready Brexit deal' Edited February 27, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris
February 27, 20205 yr From Sky News. Boris Johnson is preparing to tear up part of the Brexit deal as he sets out his "red lines" for a trade agreement with the European Union on Thursday. The Prime Minister has made it clear that he will not be bound by the political declaration attached to the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which sets out the ground rules for a trade deal. Downing Street sources said the rules of engagement agreed by Mr Johnson last year had been superseded by promises made in the Tory manifesto on which he was elected in December. The Prime Minister believes he is within his rights to go back on previous agreements covering areas including Northern Ireland, fishing rights and state aid. Following this the EU cannot believe Johnson will stick to anything he signs up to so are going to demand very strict safeguards in any Free Trade Agreement, which Johnson will refuse to agree to So no deal it is. So much for the 'oven ready Brexit deal' The UK desperately needs agreements with a whole host of countries. How will breaking an existing agreement before the ink is dry help in this process?
February 27, 20205 yr The UK desperately needs agreements with a whole host of countries. How will breaking an existing agreement before the ink is dry help in this process? It won't at all. No country will trust Boris's word on anything any more. :(
February 27, 20205 yr It won't at all. No country will trust Boris's word on anything any more. :( Who would have thought that making a big fat liar Prime Minister might have a downside?
February 27, 20205 yr We called it. We said over and over that what would happen would be a one party Tory England state on a no deal brexshit, surrounded by the EU.
February 27, 20205 yr It won't at all. No country will trust Boris's word on anything any more. :( Who could have possibly seen this coming huh? :rolleyes:
February 27, 20205 yr It won't at all. No country will trust Boris's word on anything any more. :( Are you now saying you actually believed Boris and the Tories?! Bloody hell :lol:
February 27, 20205 yr Are you now saying you actually believed Boris and the Tories?! Bloody hell :lol: I thought he was a lot more trustworthy that he's showing himself to be now. :(
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