the day after the deadline: can the union survive brexit and other deep questions

At some point they might have to admit that there is no one form of Brexit that can get through the Conservative Party, the Commons, the the Lords and the EU. That point probably represents the end of this government in its current form so no surprise they're kicking that can down the road.

David Davies has slung his hook.

really? fucking a!

ohhhhhhhhh

Looks like David Davis has done a Dexeu midnight runner

— David Mills (@DavidMills73) July 8, 2018

soz, but I liked this!

Easiest resignation in history

See ya DD. However I've just turned on Sky News to find who else but Kate Andrews discussing it.

>:(

NOT lol American!

classic cowardice resignation from the boy davis there, a time-honoured tactic he no doubt learned during his time in the sas

who shits out wins!

BBC saying another minister is going with him.

Fox then Boris tomorrow at some point.

here we fucking go?

Steve Baker has resigned from DeExEu as well.

last thing we need is an autumn election on back of an England world cup win, really need Croatia to gub them now.

I wonder how many letters the 1922 Committee have now.

Me too. Can this government last? They don't have the votes (on the usual arithmetic) to bring it down, so in theory it can, but how? Is May going to take charge of everything as they resign one by one, until it is just her, alone, delivering The Will?

If it does collapse, I wonder if the successor govt will try to revoke A50 and blame it all on the May admin. This is all too nuts for me now.

The Guardian goin in pretty hard:

David Davis steps down as Brexit secretary

you don't say...

Schadenfreude 101

I keep forgetting Trump is coming this week. He is surely going to volunteer to negotiate

i'm extremely curious to find out how american-uk trade deal negotiations go after mass protests and floating trump babies.

well, the potentially massive boon of cheap chlorinated chicken and more creeping privatisation of the NHS would be the same deal with any US Pres of recent times tbf.

Boris making a statement tomorrow

And Braverman's resigned too

he's a....

fucking hell, when did sundays get so good in politics!

DD letter... wow pic.twitter.com/CPh9Zlla9t

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) July 8, 2018

the aesthetic of that signature is very '13 year old boy doodling designs for the logo of his hypothetical rock band on the cover of his exercise book'

I was thinking one of these forensic handwriting experts might save us some hard work + conclude he is a complete prick!

the aesthetic of that signature is very '13 year old boy doodling designs for the logo of his hypothetical rock band on the cover of his exercise book'

yeah, that's mad.

smh that cabinet members are submitting resignation letters in the default MS Word font

i guess we all have our concerns.

so strong, so stable

smh that cabinet members are submitting resignation letters in the default MS Word font

i'm extremely curious to find out how american-uk trade deal negotiations go after mass protests and floating trump babies.

Probably just nuke us - at this point it wouldn’t be entirely unwelcome.

Too many xps to count but the replies to that DD letter tweet are like another universe. “The great lost leader”, etc.

May replied and it’s really difficult not to see this as a dig, lol

You returned to Government after nineteen years

Reply & some equally bizarre comments here: https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2018/07/mays-response-to-davis-i-do-not-agree-with-your-characterisation-of-the-policy-we-agreed-at-cabinet-on-friday.html

Also, this list of quotes from him is incredible.

.@steve_vr once collated greatest David Davis-isms, but they were lost to time. Here they are, restored to glory. pic.twitter.com/WfJrG2TXXX

— Chris Cook (@xtophercook) July 13, 2016

DD talking to Humphrys rn.

what a meeting of minds that must be

jfc what a mess. all of theresa may’s turkeys are coming home to roost at christmas

a 2018 election has gone to 6/4 on betfair. But this lot have already shown their real strength + stability is their brazen instinct for self-preservation. Elections scare me anyway, too many Tories in this fucking country!

yeah and i wasnae joking about a wave of football-inspired bullishness

fucking Tory voting millionaire footballers can all fuck off and die ffs!

I always support whoever against England, but now I really want those fuckers to get absolutely hammered!

Gosh pic.twitter.com/OC9u84dyNb

— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) July 9, 2018

45 minutes with the opposition will def sort all this out

Even w/o an election I'm kinda dreading an England victory just because of how it'll be spun as the beginning of a brave new era for the country going forward. I mean I realise that's too absurd a take to get upset about but you know it's gonna happen.

Corbyn's approach of constantly asking T May to declare a holiday if it happens is pretty good trolling tho.

a 2018 election has gone to 6/4 on betfair. But this lot have already shown their real strength + stability is their brazen instinct for self-preservation. Elections scare me anyway, too many Tories in this fucking country!

And the ones that aren't Tories don't know their arses from their elbows, remember when Theresa May had the highest approval ratings in the history of Prime Ministerial approval ratings?

No ambulance left unsmashed.

idk whether the narrative of a humble leader springing a surprise victory against the odds works that well in May’s favour though.