Has May folded to the Irish - Update 4 - Post Brexit

Telegraph: Reports " Britain must stay aligned with the EU long after Brexit to avoid hard border in Ireland, says Taoiseach "

Lets Get Real:

One can assume the Irish Taoiseach is playing to his base at home, showing him standing up the Brits.  Well enough is enough, the United Kingdom, does not need to keep the Irish PM happy, as stated if Ireland wants a hard border between the Republic and Northern Ireland, that is up to him, the UK will not have a hard border.  This farce has gone on long enough, the UK has to be firm, do you see Lady Thatcher putting up with this kind of rubbish, of course not, time for action from the UK PM. 

May on Brexit - Update 3 - Post Brexit

Guardian: Reports " Theresa May struggles to rally support among EU leaders for new customs plan..Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, warns that PM’s proposals could be insufficient to prevent hard border in Ireland "

Lets Get Real:

The PM should STOP the Irish game, tell the Republic of Ireland, if they want to have a hard border that is up to them, the UK will not establish such a border, if the Irish want put their troops or police on the border, so be it.   The UK will not stop playing a game, we are the UK, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as long as a majority in the province want to remain British, they will be British and the Republican can take that any way the like.   PM May needs to find her inner Churchill, the great leader. 

PM May on the back foot when it comes to Brexit - Update 2 - Post Brexit

Daily Mail: Reports " Britain WILL be able to strike its own trade deals after 2020: May scrambles to reassure Brexiteers amid claims she has caved to the EU and agreed the UK could stay tied to customs union for longer   "

Lets Get Real:

The PM has to stand up to the hard Brexit Ministers and MPs, if she joined with Labour the Government could push through a Customs Union and Single Market, the problem is that Labour is split, the hard remainers in Labour want to stay in the Single Market and Jeremy Corbyn the Labour leader wants to get out, as the single market would prevent him taking over large sections of the UK economy should he win a future general election.  Also if the PM tried such a move, she could find herself out of office very fast.   Thus the public fight within the Cabinet and the Conservative Party will go on. 

Back Stop Agreed by Cabinet in case of No Brexit Deal - Update - Post Brexit

BBC News: Reports " A customs proposal aimed at preventing a hard border in Ireland after Brexit has been agreed by cabinet....Ministers signed off on the "backstop" that would see the UK match EU tariffs after 2020, if there is no deal on their preferred customs arrangements. "

Lets Get Real:

At least the Cabinet has agreed on something, what happens should there be no deal between the UK and the EU when it comes to trade issues after Brexit.   The PM has to be firm with the Hard Brexit Ministers, if they are not careful they cost Brexit to fail, the PM wants a Custom Partnership, in which the UK collects taxes for the EU, this is seen as keeping the UK locked in to the EU, for a time that will happen, but after 2020 it will be down to the Government what it does.   The Hard Brexit Ministers have to smell the coffee, this might be their only chance of getting out of the EU.   The hard remainers will have to be careful, that they go along with May on Customs Partnership and find after 2020 they support a hard Brexit Government. 

US and North Korea Summit - Update 3 - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " North Korea has abruptly cancelled high-level talks with Seoul and threatened to pull out of a planned summit with Donald Trump if the US continues to insist on the regime giving up all of its nuclear weapons.  "

Lets Get Real:

The US should call the bluff of North Korea, state that it will not give any new concessions to North Korea before the talks, and that North Korea had agreed that the US could carry on with its military exercises with North Korea.   The North Koreans are playing games as stated in previous posts, they want to see how badly Trump wants the Summit, the Trump Oval has to be FIRM, no concessions and no reduction in military exercises with North Korea.   This is the time for President Trump to show leadership. 

Brexit Update - Post Brexit

Daily Mail: Reports " ‘This is not easy’: PM defends handling of Brexit after David Davis says her customs plan might be ILLEGAL – but warns that Labour would ‘sell out’ the UK by caving to Brussels  "

Lets Get Real:

The debate within the Cabinet about the Custom Partnership is becoming silly, the PM needs to make a decision either way and call the bluff of the Hard Brexit supporters.  The question that the PM should say is simple, will the hard Brexit MPs vote against the Government and force a general election.   The Hard Brexit Cabinet Ministers might lose it all, the UK could be stuck in the EU because the Cabinet can not agree on a single policy for the EU.   This blog has called for MP May to find her inner Thatcher, the PM should remind the Hard Brexit supporters that Lady Thatcher was proud of the single market, and leaving it would be very un - Thatcher. 

US - North Korea Summit - Update 2 - Trump Era

Sky News: Reports " N Korea: No interest in summit based on 'one-sided' demands...If the summit is scrapped, it will be embarrassing for Donald Trump, who had promised a "very special moment for world peace". "

Lets Get Real:

Did the mention of Libya and Gaddafi really thrown the North Korean over the edge, or are they seeing what concessions they can get out of the US before the Summit.   It would be pointless for Trump to have a meeting with Kim Jong Un if the North Koreans are not going to give up their nukes, it would be seen a failure of the Trump Presidency if North Korea kept their nukes.  This is a developing story, it will be interesting to see how it ends!