But McGuinness did not want to be UK prime minister. Anyway, we'll agree to disagree. Latest on Blair. He's telling Macron to hold firm on Brexit and not offer the UK more, so that this helps Blair's attempt to get the UK to vote again to give the vote he wants
All this gallivanting about, putting in a hard days work then flying off to Strasbourg for more work, then coming back for a big day in the office tomorrow, it’s a very poor lifestyle for Theresa May, no wonder she looks like she’s on her last legs and can’t string a coherent sentence together. Poor lady is going to fail in all of her objectives - keeping her beloved Tory Party together (always the number one target, otherwise she would have told the 60-80 ERG twats to **** off and found an easy compromise with the vast majority of moderates in the Commons which the EU would have welcomed); saving her own job (doomed under any scenario); and a distant third, doing a good job for the majority of people in the country in the negotiations with the EU. Might salvage the third if the moderates in Parliament manage to get some control over the process. Cue ‘will of the people’ outrage. She’ll come back from Strasbourg with an extension to Article 50, to be announced when she loses the vote tomorrow.
Greggs Moves to Ensure Post-Brexit Supply of Vegan Sausage Rolls By Lisa Pham 8 March 2019 2:45 AM please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Greggs Plc says it’s taking steps to ensure that its hot-selling new vegan sausage roll won’t be affected by the U.K.’s plans to leave the European Union -- at least not for the first few weeks. The sandwich chain has been stockpiling ingredients for the roll as the March 29 Brexit date nears, Chief Executive Officer Roger Whiteside said in a phone interview. Securing supplies for salads will be tougher, because much of the U.K.’s fresh produce is imported. “We’ve had to come up with contingency plans about what happens if you run short of lettuce and tomatoes,” Whiteside said. “People will buy other things in their place, but obviously we’d rather not have to cope with that and the disruption that would bring.” Production of the vegan sausage roll, which was introduced in January and is already among the bakery chain’s top five best-selling products, should continue because the ingredients aren’t as fresh as those in salads, according to Whiteside.
make sure to stockpile copies of the guardian No deal Brexit warning: UK could run out of TOILET ROLL two days after exit claims expert BRITAIN could run out of toilet paper “within hours” in the event of a no deal Brexit, an industry expert has warned, as a result panic-buying by nervous shoppers. By Ciaran McGrath PUBLISHED: 21:17, Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | UPDATED: 12:20, Sat, Mar 9, 2019 Toilet roll "could run out in hours" if there's panic buying (Image: GETTY) Andrew Large, Director General of the industry association Confederation of Paper Industries, made his worrying prediction in an interview with Germany’s Spiegel newspaper days before MPs are due to vote on Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement. Mr Large said the toilet paper supply of the British is "not quite just in time", the phrase applied to industries where items are created to meet demand, not created in surplus or in advance of need. However, he warned the supply could run out rapidly in the event that Britain crashes out of the bloc on March 29 without a deal in place. Mr Large said the country’s stocks of toilet roll were "significantly larger" than usual with the industry mindful of potential chaos just around the corner. He said supplies were enough to last several weeks - if people kept calm. But he added: “When people start panic buying, they could empty the shelves within hours. "No system could keep up with that." Denis MacShane has issued several toilet paper shortage warnings (Image: GETTY) In a conclusion which is likely to come as scant consolation, Mr Large also said in the event of a no-deal Brexit “Britain would run out of pretty much everything", including food and medicines. He added: “The condition would become critical long before we run out of toilet paper." Mr Large’s words echo similar warnings issued by former Labour Secretary of State of Europe Denis MacShane last month. Speaking in January, Mr MacShane, who served in Tony Blair’s cabinet from 2002 to 2005, claimed: "The UK is the biggest importer of loo paper in Europe and it only stocks one day's worth of supply. Theresa May is facing a crunch Brexit vote on Tuesday (Image: GETTY) "If the trucks transporting toilet paper are held up at Calais or Dover, a delay of a day or more could see shops facing shortages." It’s not the first time Mr MacShane has spoken out about the issue either - in October he said: “If Britain leaves the EU Customs Union and single market in five months’ time and the trucks transporting toilet paper are held up at Calais or Dover, British bottoms will have to be wiped with torn-up newspapers as in bygone days.” Mr MacShane’s claims over British consumption do not tally with figures published by figures published by statista.com last year. Statista’s data suggested Britons use 11.4 kilograms of toilet paper a year, equal to 127 rolls, putting the UK third in a world-wide league table topped by the United States (12.7kg/141 rolls) and just behind Germany (12.1kg/134 rolls). In January, Express.co.uk reported Brexit “survival kits” retailing at £300 were being sold ahead of the UK quitting the EU. James Blake’s company, Emergency Food Storage UK, launched the Brexit Box in December, and sold more than 600 in the space of a month. He said: "We tried to put a box together that gives people the basics they would need, it's got 60 portions of main meals plus 48 portions of meat, a water filter and a fire starter in case they need to heat the water. "The fear has been around ever since the vote happened because nobody knows what is really going to happen.” A Government spokeswoman told Express.co.uk: "People don't need to stockpile household items." come on people 15 more rolls a year and you could be number one at wiping up number twos
Silly sod they are getting ready to sell into the most gullible market in the world Show me where anyone on here said they wouldn’t invest ? I have been showing everyone examples of how things are ramping up ready to slaughter the U.K. ... it’s open season The best place to sell to the idiots is outside the U.K. and inside the EU loads of money to be made Of course there is investment but the U.K. won’t see the money you fool
But is he? He has denied that and claims it was just a Tory story. Who knows what to believe in our politics
Progress being reported in the negotiations. Irish Government Ministers being called for an urgent cabinet meeting. Please god, let it be over.
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Been out and caught the news on the radio... so she has flown out and talk is a deal has been reached. We will have to see what she comes back with but the good news is that if it gets through. It will **** off all those muppets wanting a 'losers vote'. It will **** off Blair and the rest of the remain freaks and will make TIG more irrelivent than they already are. but the best thing is I won't hear those words from Vice Cable..."A second referendum'" that in itself is worth taking a hit.
I see our resident europhile moron is still twisting stuff to fit his narrative and opinion, even though he said something different a few hundred posts ago he now claims he said it all along, he really is a complete nugget !!!
Are you sure about that? I work in the North East and can't say I've noticed a change of mind over Brexit. That is why I can't understand the reluctance of Brexiteers to jump at the chance of a re-run
What is the point of Theresa May meeting John-Claude Juncker at 8pm ? he will be ****-faced by then. Wont remember anything he said in the morning.
agree 'Euro freak'. Now what is important is have the EU put up the white flag or are they playing with us again? If it is the latter she needs to walk away. I heard a Brexiteer saying only yesterday that if May's deal gets done , she would then quit and a Brexiteer would go in and do the rest. They also said in time they would get rid of all the crap bits... now that I could accept.
It's a story that's gone wider than the Tory press. The Mirror have reported it. I haven't seen any Blair denial, but that's not to say I don't believe you, Bob
Seems to be a lot of gossip rumours and 'news' being circulated at the moment. Perhaps an example of fake news put out there. Now who would do that? I'll wait till 10pm news bulletins to find out what if any progress has been made
Who cares if Blair talks to them or not! We know he has and we all know he is a **** and a war criminal. One day fate will catch up with him and I crack open a beer when that **** has gone.
