Adam Fleming
@adamfleming
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Author. Presenter of BBC’s daily Newscast on BBC Sounds, Antisocial on Radio 4 and Boris on both. Ex-Brussels/Newsround/Westminster
Joined July 2008
Brussels WhatsApp is alive with the sound of people coming up with alternatives to "flextension". You can all stop now. It's a combination of short and long which means it's a SCHLONG EXTENSION.
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Oh yeah, that time I actually ambushed someone with a cake. @johnprescott @ConorBurnsUK.
What being ambushed with a cake really looks like. @adamfleming @johnprescott @reporterboy @edwardchivers
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Why extend the #Brexit talks when the Brexit talks are over, asks @MichelBarnier hitting the nail on the head.
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Thanks for all the kind messages about this. I'll be doing politics in the mornings and #BBCNewscast in the afternoons. And both are such an honour, seriously.
Delighted to announce @adamfleming is appointed BBC's Chief Political Correspondent. Welcome back to Millbank! @BBCPolitics.
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EU sources are ruling out a special summit or the reopening of the Withdrawal Agreement in the strongest terms this evening.
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I hate to be flippant but is the PM proposing a replacement to the backstop involving alternative arrangements, which if they don’t materialise in time will require. a backstop?.
Boris Johnson writes to Donald Tusk.- calls for abolition of the backstop again.- says UK would accept legally binding commitment to no hard border and says hopes EU wd do same, which cd be tricky.- calls to introduce alternative arrangements “before the end of the transition”
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Honestly, I haven't said the word snogging this much since I was about 12.
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The EU #Brexit negotiators have published the MOTHER OF ALL SLIDESHOWS explaining the Withdrawal Agreement.
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The PM is gonna need a MASSIVE card when she comes to Brussels tomorrow.
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This is my last week at Westminster for a while because I’m going to do other stuff for a few months including #BBCNewscast. Thanks for all the constructive feedback of my political coverage on this platform.
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Jean-Claude Juncker has not spoken to Theresa May and the Brexit deal on the table is the only one, says European Commission. Wow, what a tweet with which to begin 2019. 💥💥💥.
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EU27 diplomats have received a note from @MichelBarnier saying that @BorisJohnson’s demand to eliminate the backstop is unacceptable, that his speech today was “combative” and that the UK’s increased preps for No Deal are designed to crack unity of the EU.
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EXCITING! The Duke of Cambridge will be on #BBCNewscast on Thursday to talk about @EarthshotPrize and @COP26. (And of course there’s a quiz.)
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Here is a pretentious photo to mark the fact I am relocating from Brussels to London for #Electioncast for a few weeks (#Brexitcast) See you soon Brussels peeps 👋
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I have just crawled ON MY HANDS AND KNEES to get to a meeting of the European Parliament Brexit Steering Group due to the weird design of this building. Could this get any weirder?.
Good morning from the EU parliament in Strasbourg where @adamfleming’s search for @MichelBarnier reaches new lows!
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👩⚖️The full panel in the Supreme Court of #Brexitcast has UNANIMOUSLY ruled there SHALL be an emergency pod this afternoon. 👩⚖️.
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It’s exactly TWO YEARS since the #Brexit negotiations officially started. Which means it’s two years since this fresh-faced reporter started full-time in Brussels. And two years since the first ep of #Brexitcast. Thanks to everyone who has helped along the way!
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Oh. I see the “Podcasting Power Couple” tag has been taken by someone else. What should we go with instead? “Broadcasting Bert and Ernie?” #BBCNewscast
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THEY ALL SIGNED UP TO IT IN NOVEMBER.
Wow - Fox has just said on air that deal might not get Cabinet support to put it to Parliament if no changes to backstop.
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EU27 people who’ve been in touch are just as split as the U.K. appears:.- No deal now inevitable.- General Election inevitable .- Who knows what’s inevitable.- Maybe the deal goes through.That was a helpful tweet, wasn’t it?.
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🥂🍾😱🤪😍. Thanks guys! Seriously, thank you Brexitcasters.
Listener's Choice Award supported by @BBCSounds 🏆. WINNER: Brexitcast - @bbc5live (@BBCLauraK @BBCKatyaAdler @adamfleming @ChrisMasonBBC).🎧 #britpodawards
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According to diplomats, the European Commission was so non-plussed by one of the UK's proposals in the legal text for the replacement backstop that they had to check whether it was a mistake by the Brits. It wasn't. (1).
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Honey I Shrunk the Taoiseach? What a large chair and lamp.
Standing up for Ireland's interests during Brexit. Here's my weekly message. Sign up to receive this by email:
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Ok @MichelBarnier just doorstepped me while I was doing a live on the One o’clock News. A taste of my own medicine.
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Dutch PM starts speech in Berlin with #Brexit joke: "You had a choice today. You could have listened to a speech in the UK about a future without Europe. Or a speech in Berlin by someone who believes in Europe and wants to talk about the best way to move forward with Europe.".
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Coming up on @BBCBreakfast. @ChrisMasonBBC and I on TV at the SAME time in the SAME place.
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So here’s @Nigel_Farage thanking Ken Clarke for calling him the most successful politician of his generation #Brexit
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It’s an OPINION not a FINAL RULING. And I shall repeat this approximately 1 million times today.
#Brexit - Case C-621/18 Wightman - AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona: Article 50 TFEU notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU can be revoked unilaterally under certain conditions (link to the press release will follow).
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Spokesman for @EU_Commission on David Davis “no deal” letter: “we are surprised that the U.K. is surprised that we are preparing for scenario announced by U.K. Govt itself”.
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This is the document @MichelBarnier had in front of him yesterday. Comparison of EU/EEA/WTO etc
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I know it not Halloween any more but I spent ages sorting out this stupid costume so please give the latest #Brexitcast a listen.
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Yes. This happened. We are v excited about Brexitcast being on TV tonight and we hope you all enjoy it.
Excited about tonight's #Brexitcast TV debut? You're in good company. Brexitcast: On @BBCOne every Thursday at 11.35pm, and available any time on @BBCSounds
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I clicked the “inspire me” button on the great British Railways sale and got… Luton Airport Parkway for £1.80. #BBCNewscast
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We are on it and it’ll be available as a podcast shortly.
Someone?.
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Please watch this interview and then watch it again. It was fantastic.
The prospects of producing a Covid-19 vaccine are very good says Professor Sarah Gilbert, Vaccinologist at Oxford University. #Marr #coronavirus
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Brexitcasters, here's a massive treat. Friend of the pod @jakeyapp has made "#Brexitcast in 2 Minutes"!!!. 1. 🔊🎧 Sound on.2. 📺🤣 Watch and laugh.3. 💻🗳️ Head to search for BREXITCAST and vote for us!
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I must say this is the reason against extending A50 and having the UK participating in the European elections that is most often cited in Brussels, not the legality. "You'll send us 73 @Nigel_Farage's!".
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will stand as an MEP for a new political party if Article 50 is extended and the UK contests European Parliament elections in May. #Brexit
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It’s called the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement so I’m going with “The TACO Treaty.” 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮.
🇪🇺🇬🇧Here is the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - the result of many months of intensive and dedicated work: . 👉
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Thoughts with Westminster colleagues as they learn to love the phrase “Talks were constructive and continue at a technical level” as much as we do in Brussels.
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OMG.
If this was how they did their elections, I wonder if @bbckatyaadler has any other Danish tips for @bbclaurak and @adamfleming about coping with a political crisis. #CoronavirusNewscast
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My Sunday morning at work has been cheered up hugely by the Brexitcaster who suggests we call the decisive #Brexit moment next week SUPER CHOOSE-DAY. 🤣.
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Michael Gove is stuck in a lift at BBC New Broadcasting House, @bbcnickrobinson has told listeners of @BBCr4today.
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If you loved @bbclaurak’s excellent #BrexitStorm programme on BBC2 then you may be moderately satisfied by the Lidl version coming your way soon. an emergency #Brexitcast.
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Such good news that @ChrisMasonBBC is going to be the new presenter of Any Questions on Radio 4. I'm really pleased for him. We've known each other twenty years you know. Vive le #Brexitcast!.
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CHRIS MASON TRIBUTE TWEET. I’m in Burnham-on-Sea to present Any Questions #BBCAQ. Crikey, it’s windy!
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Last night was like Christmas Eve for #Brexit geeks - a sleepless night wondering what exciting surprises will appear in the morning and then getting up at 5am. Oh, just me? ☃️🎁🎅🏻.
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I can finally tell you about the new show that I've been working on. for the proper radio!.
In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons on social media, @BBCRadio4’s AntiSocial offers an alternative: understanding, facts, and respect. Join the conversation with @adamfleming, Fridays from 24 June, on Radio 4 & @BBCSounds .More info ➡️
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As it stands NO British food products or animals could be exported to the EU in the event of a No Deal Brexit, according to EU officials. It's because the UK still hasn't passed enough legislation for the EU to recognise it as a third country. (1).
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It’s exactly 3️⃣ years since @ChrisMasonBBC @dinosofos and I did the first #Brexitcast. Thanks to everyone who came along! @AlexForsythBBC @BBCkatyaadler @bbclaurak @BBCFergusWalsh @JamesTGallagher and many, many more.
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Did they start minting those special commemorative #Brexit 50p coins with the 29th March on them?.
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Metaphor update: I ran past here this morning and they were MOVING THE GOALPOSTS. Seriously. Whatever can it mean?.
Short break from intense 🇪🇺🇬🇧 negotiations in London. Went looking for level playing fields.
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THANKS EVERYONE!.
🎉 🚨 Congratulations to #Newscast for being the most popular podcast on @BBCSounds, latest data for July-September shows:
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I wasn’t going to say anything about my birthday or the last episode of Newscast but I’ve had so many nice messages about both that I’ll just say. thankyou, everyone.
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I don’t think they’ll find it in New Jersey. .
Standing together with PM @LeoVaradkar in New York. We continue looking for how to avoid a disorderly brexit.
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If we are going to be saying @vestager’s name a lot more then we better say it right. It’s VEST-AY-YURR.
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THIS is all that was left when a seagull in St Ives stole my ENTIRE ice cream after just one lick. #BBCNewscast #G7Summit2021
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There are no optimists in the EU27 now. None. Anywhere.
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The latest in my series of surrealist doorsteps with @MichelBarnier. For connoisseurs, this one has it all!
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Diplomats say EU27 mood is “bleak” after ambassadors received briefing from @MichelBarnier today. U.K. rejected EU’s proposals on backstop. At least one person spoke of a “post-May government.”.
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This quote has taken on a new meaning tonight.
“Boris has always underestimated how critical it is to have a fantastic team around him". Listen to Guto Harri, who worked with Johnson before he was PM, on the latest #BBCNewscast 🎧
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OMFG. They’ve got for a Halloween theme at the EU summit #EUCO. 👻👻👻👻👻.
It’s a spooky Haloween vibe that awaits leaders at today’s #EUCO . The scene that awaits @BorisJohnson
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We'll be pragmatic and try to improve the Northern Ireland Protocol but it's the form of Brexit chosen by the British government that's "causing the tension," @simoncoveney tells @BBCr4today.
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Wow this is exciting. Thank you all for listening. And congrats to @maitlis and @BBCJonSopel and @dinosofos and the brilliant people who work on these podcasts every day.
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UPDATE: SEVENTEEN countries spoke in favour of a long #Brexit extension. 1 for short. 3 open, leaning towards short according to @eucopresident upsum in the summit rooms.
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Details have emerged of what David Frost asked for in Brussels yesterday after a briefing of EU27 diplomats by officials from the European Commission. Negotiators believe it amounted to bits of the Withdrawal Agreement crossed out NOT concrete proposals. (1).
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Excellent debut hosting #bbcaq by my #Brexitcast bro @ChrisMasonBBC. Very proud. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 He’s really owning that niche of shows where people talk over each other the whole time, isn’t he?.
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Can’t believe I thought last week was #Brexit Christmas Eve. turns out it was just the night before the carol concert. Good luck getting to sleep tonight fellow geeks. 🙏🏻🎅🏻🎁😴.
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Great news that @thetimes have previewed our new show #BBCAntisocial. Hilarious news that they’ve used a photo of me from SEVENTEEN years ago.
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What has #Brexit done to me? I just interrupted John Humphrys on @BBCr4today! Outline of EU position becoming clear tho:.⛔️No changes to deal.✅Short extension. Probably .❓Long extension needs a reason+EP elections. 🇪🇺don’t want to push 🇬🇧 over a cliff. (Yet.).
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Hope you’re all staying up late to look for clues in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. 🔍📜#WABathaChristie.
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I hear EU27 leaders are now discussing a #Brexit extension that ends on 7th May, whether the deal passes or not. Macron playing a big role, apparently.
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🇺🇦🇬🇧BIG CHANGE. From Tuesday the Ukrainian visa scheme will be DIGITAL for those with passports and ID cards. So only complex or vulnerable cases will have have to go to visa application centres in Europe. This has been agreed with the security services. (1).
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Intel from EU27 ahead of summit: .💥May letter has come too late for some PMs to consult national parliaments .💥Tomorrow probably won’t be decision on extension .💥Opinion divided over emergency summit next week .💥A50 revocation by U.K. available as “nuclear option”.
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On the latest #BBCNewscast we are chatting to @AvaSantina about what’s happened in the last 24 hours. She’s received an apology from @GBNEWS but is waiting for the outcome of their investigation before she accepts it. Episode dropping shortly.
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Just been to Schleswig-Holstein. Disappointingly, I didn’t hear a SINGLE person mention the infamous Question.
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.@ChrisMasonBBC @BBCkatyaadler @bbclaurak and I will be doing an almost all-nighter tomorrow for the “European Parliament Election Results brought to you in association with #Brexitcast” radio programme. What do you recommend for snacks and drinks?.
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Wait until he hears about my new podcast “A Situation Room.”.
Today’s the day! Start streaming my new show 'The Newscast' weekdays at 7:30pET and all of your favorite personalities, award-winning original series & films, live shows and interactive interviews all in one place on #CNNPlus. Subscribe now
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The ERG is back. They're calling for the UK to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol and replace it with "mutual enforcement" instead. Conclusions from their 38-page report:
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Back to the daily routine, which means #BBCNewscast will be back TONIGHT. Thanks for waiting so we could all have a bit of a break. And thanks for all the nice messages (about me getting thrashed) on #UniversityChallenge!.
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Shame, I really enjoyed the YEAR the U.K. spent trying to strengthen the link between the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration.
NEW: Theresa May has suggested separating the withdrawal agreement from the political declaration, say Labour . Corbyn did not accept the proposal.
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Am I too late?
Short break from intense 🇪🇺🇬🇧 negotiations in London. Went looking for level playing fields.
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The first official #Brexit negotiation document of the @BorisJohnson era demands. a new binder!
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I’ve loved chatting to @mrdanwalker every morning on @BBCBreakfast but my favourite memory is him doing #BBCNewcast while he was ironing his shirt just before going to bed. Which is basically my entire life. All the best Dan.
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MEPs from @brexitparty_uk turn their back as the EUropean anthem is played in the European Parliament. “You stand for the anthem of another country,” chides EP Pres @Antonio_Tajani
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😡”STOP. GOING. TO. THE. PUB.”😡 I channel my inner @uksciencechief on tonight’s #Newscast. (A sentence I never thought I’d type.) .WATCH 2130 on BBC News Channel and 2355 on BBC One.
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What you’ll see if you pop into the newsagent (with mask on) today.
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Brexitcasters! The emergency edition is being recorded any second. The reason it has taken a while is because I’m on the worst-timed holiday in the whole of history. Thanks to everyone who got in touch requesting one!.
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Theresa May upset even Mr Nice Guy @Xavier_Bettel at the last European summit which means she is devoid of even the most basic human skills you need to be a leader, says @ph_lamberts of the Greens at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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Love these photos of @SteveBarclay from this morning. In one he's all "there's never going to be a deal" and in another he's "yaaaay there's going to be a deal." Much like the rest of us.
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I’m sure @SteveBarclay knows that the £1bn a month “cost” of a #Brexit “delay” is that same “cost” per month of the transition/implementation period if the Withdrawal Agreement includes it. #CPC2019.
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I CANNOT BELIEVE that I agreed to this. Enjoy bonfire night, everyone.
📜 @adamfleming has written us a poem: . “Remember, remember .The fifth of November.Gunpowder, treason and … pod?” . Listen to #Electioncast on BBC Sounds 🎧
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My ego is now so big that I insist the BBC press office issues a statement whenever I go on holiday. Thank you in advance to all our pals who are sitting in.
Introducing your #BBCNewscast special guest presenter line up next month (@AdamFleming is having a few days off!). 🎧Listen on @BBCSounds in February
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For those worried that #Brexitcast on TV will be too slick, here is the proof that you have absolutely nothing to worry about. .
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