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| Varadkar says new agreement 'possible' after Johnson talks - as it happened | |
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| - Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar “agreed they could see a pathway to a possible deal” during talks in Liverpool over the Brexit deadlock. | - Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar “agreed they could see a pathway to a possible deal” during talks in Liverpool over the Brexit deadlock. |
| - Varadkar says a new Brexit treaty agreement is “possible” by the end of October. | - Varadkar says a new Brexit treaty agreement is “possible” by the end of October. |
| - Chris Williamson loses a court battle to get his suspension from Labour lifted. | - Chris Williamson loses a court battle to get his suspension from Labour lifted. |
| - The prime minister has given the green light for Labour to hold talks with top civil service officials, in the clearest sign yet that an election is looming. | - The prime minister has given the green light for Labour to hold talks with top civil service officials, in the clearest sign yet that an election is looming. |
| Friday’s Times front page | Friday’s Times front page |
| TIMES: Britain and Ireland on ‘pathway to agreement’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/gg3ZK78fUd | TIMES: Britain and Ireland on ‘pathway to agreement’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/gg3ZK78fUd |
| Friday’s Financial Times front page | Friday’s Financial Times front page |
| FT: Johnson and Varadkar see Brexit deal ‘pathway’ as talks shift mood #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mUIb0PE7CB | FT: Johnson and Varadkar see Brexit deal ‘pathway’ as talks shift mood #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mUIb0PE7CB |
| Friday’s Daily Telegraph front page | Friday’s Daily Telegraph front page |
| TELEGRAPH: Deal can be done by Oct 31st say Irish #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PrIigLmmNx | TELEGRAPH: Deal can be done by Oct 31st say Irish #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PrIigLmmNx |
| Friday’s Daily Mail front page | Friday’s Daily Mail front page |
| MAIL: Dare we dream of a deal? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5atYidqRhF | MAIL: Dare we dream of a deal? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5atYidqRhF |
| Friday’s Guardian front page | Friday’s Guardian front page |
| GUARDIAN: Johnson and Varadkar: We can see a pathway to a possible Brexit deal #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/B6i90PirAU | GUARDIAN: Johnson and Varadkar: We can see a pathway to a possible Brexit deal #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/B6i90PirAU |
| For the first time in months, there is a more optimistic tone in tomorrow’s newspapers on the prospect of a deal being reached with the EU. | For the first time in months, there is a more optimistic tone in tomorrow’s newspapers on the prospect of a deal being reached with the EU. |
| The London Assembly has asked Boris Johnson to explain by 5pm on Monday why his response to an investigation into his links to businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri should be kept confidential. | The London Assembly has asked Boris Johnson to explain by 5pm on Monday why his response to an investigation into his links to businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri should be kept confidential. |
| The prime minister wrote to the Assembly regarding the inquiry, insisting the contents of his response should remain private. | The prime minister wrote to the Assembly regarding the inquiry, insisting the contents of his response should remain private. |
| In the letter to Johnson’s solicitors, Len Duvall, chairman of the Assembly’s oversight committee, said: “Transparency and accountability are at the heart of the London Assembly’s operations and I was disappointed to see that your response is marked ‘Private and Confidential’ and ‘Not for Publication’. | In the letter to Johnson’s solicitors, Len Duvall, chairman of the Assembly’s oversight committee, said: “Transparency and accountability are at the heart of the London Assembly’s operations and I was disappointed to see that your response is marked ‘Private and Confidential’ and ‘Not for Publication’. |
| “The reason for confidentiality is not given and, on the face of it, is unclear to me. | “The reason for confidentiality is not given and, on the face of it, is unclear to me. |
| “I would request that you provide reasons for that confidentiality by 5pm on Monday 14 October 2019, so that the GLA oversight committee can consider appropriate handling of the letter.” | “I would request that you provide reasons for that confidentiality by 5pm on Monday 14 October 2019, so that the GLA oversight committee can consider appropriate handling of the letter.” |
| The oversight committee has asked Mr Johnson for details and a timeline of all contact with Arcuri “including social, personal and professional” during his time as mayor of London. | The oversight committee has asked Mr Johnson for details and a timeline of all contact with Arcuri “including social, personal and professional” during his time as mayor of London. |
| Johnson, who has denied any wrongdoing, previously accused his “old friends” in the Assembly of “barking up the wrong tree” with their investigation. | Johnson, who has denied any wrongdoing, previously accused his “old friends” in the Assembly of “barking up the wrong tree” with their investigation. |
| The Guardian’s Peter Walker on the Brexit discussions | The Guardian’s Peter Walker on the Brexit discussions |
| No sign as yet what the ERG/Tory Brexit die-hards, might make of a Johnson-reached deal with concessions over NI customs arrangements. One such Tory MP tells me they are "keeping an open mind" until more details emerge. | No sign as yet what the ERG/Tory Brexit die-hards, might make of a Johnson-reached deal with concessions over NI customs arrangements. One such Tory MP tells me they are "keeping an open mind" until more details emerge. |
| Lisa O’ Carroll on the full blow-by-blow account of the press conference | Lisa O’ Carroll on the full blow-by-blow account of the press conference |
| Updated story with all the quotes from press conference. Guardian was only British newspaper at press conference. https://t.co/XKzwFUGvrJ | Updated story with all the quotes from press conference. Guardian was only British newspaper at press conference. https://t.co/XKzwFUGvrJ |
| The former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is no longer a Labour party member, according to the BBC. | The former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is no longer a Labour party member, according to the BBC. |
| Dugdale reportedly told friends that she terminated her membership in July, shortly after she stood down as an MSP, and she did not vote for the party in May’s European elections. | Dugdale reportedly told friends that she terminated her membership in July, shortly after she stood down as an MSP, and she did not vote for the party in May’s European elections. |
| A prominent Remain campaigner, Dugdale has been highly critical of Labour’s stance on Brexit. | A prominent Remain campaigner, Dugdale has been highly critical of Labour’s stance on Brexit. |
| Dugdale led the party for two years before quitting unexpectedly in August 2017, and later stunned supporters by appearing on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. | Dugdale led the party for two years before quitting unexpectedly in August 2017, and later stunned supporters by appearing on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. |
| Meanwhile, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that a legal referendum is the only way to secure Scottish independence. | Meanwhile, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that a legal referendum is the only way to secure Scottish independence. |
| In an interview with the BBC ahead of SNP conference this weekend, she said there was “no easy or shortcut route to independence” and that a future referendum had to be “beyond any doubt in terms of its legitimacy”. | In an interview with the BBC ahead of SNP conference this weekend, she said there was “no easy or shortcut route to independence” and that a future referendum had to be “beyond any doubt in terms of its legitimacy”. |
| Moving away from Brexit, the Lord Speaker has called for an overhaul of how appointments are made to the upper chamber as he criticised peers who are “eager for the title” but do little work. | Moving away from Brexit, the Lord Speaker has called for an overhaul of how appointments are made to the upper chamber as he criticised peers who are “eager for the title” but do little work. |
| Lord Fowler said some peers are “entirely unprepared” for the position as he urged Boris Johnson to follow predecessor Theresa May’s example and show “restraint” in the number of peers he appoints. | Lord Fowler said some peers are “entirely unprepared” for the position as he urged Boris Johnson to follow predecessor Theresa May’s example and show “restraint” in the number of peers he appoints. |
| Writing in The House magazine, the former Conservative Cabinet minister said: “Frankly, we have had enough of peers who are eager enough for the honour of the title but do precious little when they arrive. | Writing in The House magazine, the former Conservative Cabinet minister said: “Frankly, we have had enough of peers who are eager enough for the honour of the title but do precious little when they arrive. |
| “They are a minority - I emphasise that - but it is difficult to justify their place in a modern working House.” | “They are a minority - I emphasise that - but it is difficult to justify their place in a modern working House.” |
| Lord Fowler suggested potential peers should be interviewed by a committee. | Lord Fowler suggested potential peers should be interviewed by a committee. |
| He said they should be “asked bluntly what contribution they intend to make”. | He said they should be “asked bluntly what contribution they intend to make”. |
| Deputy prime minister of Ireland Simon Coveney on the Brexit deadline | Deputy prime minister of Ireland Simon Coveney on the Brexit deadline |
| Back in Dublin, @simoncoveney says “significant Amount of work to be done” to seal Brexit deal - but can be done before end of October | Back in Dublin, @simoncoveney says “significant Amount of work to be done” to seal Brexit deal - but can be done before end of October |