PMQ's: Corbyn went on Brexit. I'll let that sink in
It has been noted Corbyn's teams have worked on quick opening lines and it has been working, Corbyn this time suggesting bar for successful Brexit should perhaps be a bit higher then avoiding Mad Max type future. May gave a generic answer and tries a poke at Labour cabinet disagreement on Brexit, Corbyn quoted one former Brexit minister on failure to come to decision while if Davies was against deregulation why did Brexit department report that there were opportunities to cut regulation like employment and environment law. May sets out what she wants from Brexit in vague terms like good trade (till this, I I really thought we were aiming for bad trade deal

), Corbyn points to members of cabinet wanting to scrap working time directive and May downgrading on tariff free trade to tariff free as possible, May denies downgrading and says will enhance workers rights while talking of government record (not convincingly), Corbyn goes on the research group wish for bonfire and asks what is desired outcome. May goes with a detailed... no wait "I'm very happy to: bespoke econimic partnership". Corbyn asks about hard border, May points to past answers showing how they can avoid hard border, Corbyn jumps onto Boris speech mentioning all sorts of things but never N.Ireland, half way through the Brexit speeches have been waffle and empty rhetoric when we need clarity, summary lacked a bit of punch. May points out there was no question, May says she set out security partnership detail last week then congratulates Corbyn for not asking for a blank cheque (with one cheap shot at liking such things), lacked power
Corbyn with lots of good little questions vs a May with no real answers. Corbyn lacks effective PMQ power, lack of follow through was frustrating and was a little flat in delivery (he also needs to remember to ask a question) but he let May reveal a lack of answers, a lack of certainty, he won that. Those little questions may well stick because they play into the worries of everyone. Blackford raises on deaths in eastern Ghouta and asks what government is doing, May sets out efforts through UN, both going for non-partisan as they talk of the horrors
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-I think Osamor got tone wrong as she attacked Bradley for not condemning Tories who want aid target dropped
- European Research Group letter (Tim Shipman says they are called "Mogglodytes”) signed by 60 Mp's make some "suggestions" for Brexit like being able to sign trade deals as soon as Brexit happens and "full regulatory autonomy" while Brexiteers get their economics to forecast with 2% rise of GDP if May gets the deals she wants. Nicky Morgan calls it a ransom note, Boles remarks that is over 200 Tories who didn't sign it, Soubry warns one can never appease these "unicorn chasers".
-Corbyn says the spy story shows press is worried about Labour winning and that change is going to come to press (which has alarmed press), denies being a spy
-May asks more Labour and Lib Dem peers to retire (Tories have had 11 retire, Labour and Lib Dems not even on 5), needs to consider 15 year max terms for Lords
-Davies says Brexit deal by end of year is well on cards, we can't do race to bottom as we would lose out to China
-Gove says a seasonal agricultural workers scheme with EU is compelling as he acknowledged EU workers in agriculture sector are highly skilled and would be difficult to replace
-Ben Wallace compares Corbyn to Kim Phibly. Both he and Wallace should resign in disgrace unless they can publish proof of high treason, Corbyn should certainly sue both
-Bercow makes passionate appeal to MP's to stop the abuse at PMQ's
-Owen Smith says Corbyn's Brexit view is evolving and deepening
-Unemployment up to 4.4% for first time in two years but people in jobs rise, pay up to 2.5% (inflation at 3%), public sector strikes lowest for 21 years, productivity up 0.8%
-Hancock backs Baroness Stowell for Charity Commission chair
-Abbott says Labour wants EU migrants who come in during transition having same rights as those that came in beforem she believes immgration is used as a euphmisim for race and Labour should seek to change the way things are discussed
-Brexit transition draft gets leaked to Bloomberg (then way way way later then scheduled, the offical one gets published), says it doesn't want to commit to an end date (some Brexiteers furious but May has been open about her wish for end date flexibility), want some kind of mechanism for any rule disputes. Baker has thrown his backing behind it so will be interesting to see how Brexiteers react
-Immigration minister Noakes says EU migrant registration system expected to come in in Autumn and they are testing to check it doesn't crash under the expected strong demand, EU migrants during transition phase will have different rights to those here now
-Adrian Bailey attacked and mugged on way home
-John Swinney and Mike Russell on
Westminster Brexit powergrab-Bank of England expects three rate rises in three years, Carney expects wages to be 5% lower then expected pre referendum by end of year but expects wages to firm up ad overtake inflation this year
-Dutch Prime Minister pleads, as long standing friends with long econimic links, for UK to offer Brexit clarity with time running out
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-Bolton back with Marney
-Gerard Batten is UKIP's caretaker leader
-Baker refuses to back Williamson claiming Corbyn has betrayed the country or Wallace and mentions he doesn't want to get into potential libel territory. Was interesting and fairly open on Brexit segment of DP to the shock of Andrew Neill while the usually skilled Gwynne struggled in DP.
-Shadow Minister Baroness Dianne Hayter
on her Brexit bill concerns-Andrew Neill great on the Corbyn story
-Bridgen says we must have say in rules during transition
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-Bush argues
spy story shows Labour need to be better at rebuttal-Keussenberg on
tution fee reviews-Afua Hirsch accuses
aid agencies of white saviour attitudes-Alex Morton's proposed
aid reforms-Union leader Manuel Cortes on
PFI and privatization-Darren Huhes not happy
with cuting MP's