Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Valmy]

The retarded thing is that the Tories and DUP will confirm their confidence in her tomorrow. She is a pawn to get a no deal Brexit and she does not seem to understand that or does not care as long as she is supposedly in power.

Um...huh.

A no deal Brexit seems like it would be a disaster of historic proportions for Northern Ireland. I mean we are talking an almost existential threat here. Why would the DUP want that?

[Zanza]

Statement by President Juncker on the outcome of the Meaningful Vote in the United Kingdom House of Commons
Brussels, 15 January 2019

I take note with regret of the outcome of the vote in the House of Commons this evening.

On the EU side, the process of ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement continues.

The Withdrawal Agreement is a fair compromise and the best possible deal. It reduces the damage caused by Brexit for citizens and businesses across Europe. It is the only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

The European Commission, and notably our Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier, has invested enormous time and effort to negotiate the Withdrawal Agreement. We have shown creativity and flexibility throughout. I, together with President Tusk, have demonstrated goodwill again by offering additional clarifications and reassurances in an exchange of letters with Prime Minister May earlier this week.

The risk of a disorderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom has increased with this evening's vote. While we do not want this to happen, the European Commission will continue its contingency work to help ensure the EU is fully prepared.

I urge the United Kingdom to clarify its intentions as soon as possible.

Time is almost up.

Good reaction. Seems an utter waste of time to even engage with Britain as they are not capable to propose anything realistic.

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is the DUP, they would do anything not to be detached from the UK and then attached to Ireland. This would include violence. Economics is quite a long way down their list of priorities.

[garbon]

BBC quick interview with leave voter outside parliament. We voted on stay or leave. There was no tick box for deal.

[Maladict]

Good reaction. Seems an utter waste of time to even engage with Britain as they are not capable to propose anything realistic.

Agreed. Repeal article 50 or a No Deal exit in March. This whole festering process needs to be put out of its misery.

[Valmy]

BBC quick interview with leave voter outside parliament. We voted on stay or leave. There was no tick box for deal.

The Leave side was completely dishonest about that then. Nowhere did they suggest it automatically meant a no deal hard Brexit. In fact they dishonestly claimed a good deal would be easily forthcoming.

Incidentally observe how a plebiscite enables a small minority to control national policy. So much for them being "more democratic" (which they have a long history of not being).

[Zoupa]

This is hilarious and sad at the same time.

[Zanza]

I hope Macron vetoes an article 50 extension if it comes to that. This farce needs to end.

[garbon]

I hope Macron vetoes an article 50 extension if it comes to that. This farce needs to end.

Yeah, I always am in favour of outcomes that will hurt people over what is tedious for me.

[The Brain]

I hope Macron vetoes an article 50 extension if it comes to that. This farce needs to end.

Yeah, I always am in favour of outcomes that will hurt people over what is tedious for me.

The EU will be fine.

[Josquius]

If there is a second referendum maybe the EU can offer "concessions" that are basically just saying the UK can do what it could always do (passports, deporting people who can't support themselves, etc...). Would be really funny to see them playing the leavers at their own game.
Plus of course supporting the decent half of the UK.

BBC quick interview with leave voter outside parliament. We voted on stay or leave. There was no tick box for deal.

Yep. They've gone full 1984 on this. It has been a gradual thing.
At first it was no we don't want a Swiss or Norwegian style deal. We never mentioned that.
Then it was no customs union at all. Now they've always promised no deal at all.

[garbon]

I hope Macron vetoes an article 50 extension if it comes to that. This farce needs to end.

Yeah, I always am in favour of outcomes that will hurt people over what is tedious for me.

The EU will be fine.

EU citizens are the only people?

[The Minsky Moment]

The retarded thing is that the Tories and DUP will confirm their confidence in her tomorrow. She is a pawn to get a no deal Brexit and she does not seem to understand that or does not care as long as she is supposedly in power.

The whole fixed term thing doesn't work in the British system.  It's absurd that the MPs will vote against her en masse on the most significant issue of her entire term and yet that doesn't trigger her fall.

[Syt]

deporting people who can't support themselves

Austria has been doing this since 2006.

[Razgovory]

I hope Macron vetoes an article 50 extension if it comes to that. This farce needs to end.

The best possible solution is for Britain to leave without a deal and then be immediately conquered by the EU.