May Takes Charge...

[vetuste_ennemi]

...personally - with Dominic Raab "deputising" or her.

Just read this here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44941792

I cannot understand how Raab (or any other Brexiteer) could accept the post of Brexit Secretary on the terms of the Chequers "Agreement", and can understnd it even less when, according to the article, "...the prime minister had suggested the changes to him on the day he was offered David Davis's job and he had agreed to them".

I am loath to impute base motives to Raab (or anybody else I don't know), but I'm struggling to see how this is the act of an honourable man.

[Old_Geezer]

Siunds like he may be putting career before country, democracy, and morality. But I may be wrong.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I know you've worked it out, but I should have specified taken charge of the Brexit negotiations.

[naomi24]

I've long since abandoned the expectation that any of them are honourable.

[ichkeria]

Let me see: politician who supports Brexit given chance to make Brexit happen.
Yup beats me, that one.
Or would you rather another of your Vichy Britain traitors or whatever snuck in the back door :-)

[jim360]

Ah well, at least it's (sort of) entertaining watching this Whitehall Farce.

[Gromit]

You should not really castigate Raab. He was offered a very highly place jpb with strings attached. And like any ambitious young man, he accepted it.
If may is going to be judged on Brexit, then she might as well do it her self.
Raab has obviously been place there as Theresa May’s ‘Yes Man’, as opposed Davis’ mr ‘No Man’.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//politician who supports Brexit given chance to make Brexit happen
Yup beats me, that one//

As a remainer yourself it would beat you seeing as how the "Agreement" delivers a Brexit which retains the chains (necessary to a happy and prosperous UK as our ability to survive as free men is unimaginable to most Remainers) at the minor cost f an occasional vote.

//would you rather another of your Vichy Britain traitors...//

Not my traitors, and please don't impute tthat phrase to me. There are reasonable and decent reasons for staying in the EU, it's just that I disagree with them, or think that the cost paid to enjoy the advantages of membership are too high.

Not that I don't think there are traitors, of course.

[Old_Geezer]

The cost paid to enjoy the advantages of membership have been unacceptably too high which is why it's vital we withdraw properly rather than pretend to. The issue will not go away if we still dance to the Commission's tune; which is what May's offer would achieve at best. It needs to be withdrawn, the embarrassment accepted, and started afresh with a serious suggestion.

[Peter Pedant]

// but I should have specified taken charge of the Brexit negotiations.//

bad sight day - I thought this was

//but I should have specifically taken charge of the Brexit negotiations.//

but actually for AB it makes more sense

[vetuste_ennemi]

I wish he'd put his sneer back in its box and gubber off.

[anneasquith]

Well , remember " Brexit means Brexit. :-)

[jno]

If may is going to be judged on Brexit, then she might as well do it her self.

just so, Gromit. Her career may or may not be ended by all this - but better ended by her own mistakes than by her colleagues' backstabbing and incompetence.

[Garaman]

It probably needs a Remainer to take charge, those who wanted it don’t seem to have a clue how to deliver it.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely it always has had a Remainer in charge. She's the one who's been making all the concessions and screwing it up. She's simply admitted it now.

[Zacs-Master]

Crikey, the leave voters get a brexiteer in charge and STILL they moan!

[Old_Geezer]

How is he in charge ? He's there to do as he's told and support May.
Having agreed with May's joke suggestion how is he a Brexiteer ?

[Zacs-Master]

'Dominic Raab is a Conservative MP and was a prominent Leave campaigner during the 2016 EU referendum'
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/985950/dominic-raab-brexit-secretary-raab-remainer-brexiteer-downing-street

[Old_Geezer]

Thrown all that in then, hasn't he.

Meanwhile he's not getting much success :
"The EU's chief negotiator has ruled out allowing the UK to collect customs duties on its behalf, a key UK proposal for post-Brexit trade. Michel Barnier said the UK wanted to "take back control" of its money, law and borders - but so did the EU."
Surprised me as I was under the impression that the EU wanted the UK to collect tax on goods destined for the EU. So much the better if they're prepared to do the job themselves.

[whiskeryron]

Still cannot see the difficulties with Brexit. You join a club any club. You wish to leave just say goodbye.