Of Brexit idiots

A few times I have asked the rhetorical question as to whether DD learned much, if anything as Minister for Brexit, not thinking he would clear that up this weekend.

Turns out DD have been in Oklahoma, for some reason, on some kind of independent trade mission, for some other reason.

He is not a Government minister anymore, not since he resigned, so is not representing anyone official, lest it be the billionaire backers of Brexit, of course.

He then wrote an article on the ConservativeHome webpage saying that in the event on a no deal, the UK could negotiate a Canada plus, plus, pus deal during the Transition Agreement (TA), or something. Thing is, if there is no WA (the deal) then there can be no transition, no deals, no FTA.

And he waid the UK had until the end of January to decide on a new deal, because the EU like to do things at the last minute. Which is why, I suppose the EU put aside 6 months for the ratification process......

What was that about keeping one's mouth shut lest others think you a fool, rather than opening it and confirming.

Well, DD is stupid personified.

And then a spokesperson for Number 10 this afternoon said there would be an end to free movement of people resulting in EU citizens no longer being able to "jump to the front of the queue" in immigration. And that in the event of the WA or political framework being broken (by the EU) then the UK would retaliate.

The line about EU citizens jumping to the front of the queue as not gone down well in the EU, as you might expect. And lets not forget it was the UK that tried to renege on the December statement on sufficient progress, by that awfully dim DD again. And whatever the UK does to EU citizens will be done by the EU to UK citizens, so much then for the promises of the Brexiteers that for ex-pats, nothing would change.

It turns out that those nice but dim folk at the ERG cannot count to 42, meaning they have overplayed their hand in trying to oust the PM, as nowhere near enough letters have been submitted to the 1822 committee, meaning that that very nice but very dm, JRM, might not me in a position of power, other than head of the ERG, for some time. Shame.

Another Brexiteer complain that the WA meant that the UK would have no MEPs, no Commissioners, no representation in the EU, but then Brexit means Brexit, doesn't it , Nadinne.

It seems that a no deal option might be dead in the water with Parliament as they are realising the effect it would have, but that would leave MPs with the choice of May's plan or no Brexit at all.

Hear the Brexiteers wail.

And Spain has said it cannot ratify the current WA unless the status of Gibraltar wasn't clearer; you don't say?

Brexit chaos is well and truly upon us, and will get only worse.