EU says ready for no-deal Brexit, 'British would be the biggest losers'

[snoop1130]

EU says ready for no-deal Brexit, 'British would be the biggest losers'

 

FILE PHOTO: A flag of the European Union is pictured outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday that the EU was ready for a no-deal Brexit and that Britain would suffer most under such a scenario.

 

Speaking at a regular daily briefing, Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said a no-deal UK exit would never be the EU’s preferred scenario, adding that the Brussels-based executive saw no need for additional contingency preparations at this stage.

 

“This will obviously cause significant disruption both for citizens and for businesses and this will have a serious negative economic impact,” Bertaud said of any abrupt split.

 

“That would be proportionally much greater in the United Kingdom than it would be in the EU 27 states.”

 

She cited Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as having said that if it came to a no-deal Brexit “it is the British who will unfortunately be the biggest losers”.

 

In London on Monday, the opposition Labour Party demanded that the U.K. parliament be recalled from its summer break to discuss steps to mitigate Brexit disruptions after leaked government documents forecast possible food, fuel and medicine shortages should Britain crash out from the bloc.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-19

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[Totoandlilly]

Soviet Union 2.0 doesn’t like UK become democratic again, looking forward to the anti-democratic Union collapse.

 

soviet collapsed 1991

 

EU 2021 ? 

[welovesundaysatspace]

7 minutes ago, Totoandlilly said:

Soviet Union 2.0 doesn’t like UK become democratic again, looking forward to the anti-democratic Union collapse.

 

soviet collapsed 1991

 

EU 2021 ? 

Will “become democratic again” include to give the UK’s member states a veto right (such as the EU does), letting them leave the UK when they want (such as the EU does), and maybe even having a democratically elected head of state (rather than an unelected one)?

 

Or could that mean the collapse of your little English Soviet Union? 

[zorrow424]

The losers will be the 21 non-contributing members,no jam today,or tomorrow     why the hell did we join?

[damascase]

46 minutes ago, Totoandlilly said:

Soviet Union 2.0 doesn’t like UK become democratic again, looking forward to the anti-democratic Union collapse.

 

soviet collapsed 1991

 

EU 2021 ? 

Another one who hasn’t a clue about the EU...........

[3NUMBAS]

jive assed drunks in brussels have no fear of a crunch

[Blue Muton]

1 hour ago, Totoandlilly said:

Soviet Union 2.0 doesn’t like UK become democratic again, looking forward to the anti-democratic Union collapse.

 

soviet collapsed 1991

 

EU 2021 ? 

So no more unelected head of state in the UK, you'd better get Lizzie to start campaigning.

 

BoJo on his bike as he was not democratically elected.

 

House of Lords disbanded and replaced by an elected chamber.

 

General elections to change to PR so a party with 40% of the vote can no longer receive 55% of the seats.

 

Whitehall mandarins to be voted for as we can't  have unelected officials like those nasty EU commissioners.

 

What's that? You don't really want democracy for the UK after all? If you did, these are the things that you'd be pushing for.

 

[Totoandlilly]

EU is anti-democratic, please admit it, there is no such this as democracy there, but only tyranny!!

[Totoandlilly]

Germany lost ww1 and ww2 now they are training to gain power with EU, to hell with Brussels.

[welovesundaysatspace]

1 hour ago, Totoandlilly said:

Germany lost ww1 and ww2 now they are training to gain power with EU, to hell with Brussels.

Have you considered a therapist for your paranoia? 

[Plus66]

4 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

Soviet Union 2.0 doesn’t like UK become democratic again, looking forward to the anti-democratic Union collapse.

 

soviet collapsed 1991

 

EU 2021 ? 

 

3 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

EU is anti-democratic, please admit it, there is no such this as democracy there, but only tyranny!!

 

2 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

Germany lost ww1 and ww2 now they are training to gain power with EU, to hell with Brussels.

My gut feeling says his IP leads to some Russian troll farm...

[Loiner]

My gut feeling says his IP leads to some Russian troll farm...

And the spaced out Remailer calls a poster paranoid??? What is it with Remainers who think Leavers are part of a Russian conspiracy?
Guess that’s one of the main reasons for the Euro-remainers increasing panic. The UK won’t be there to support your federal armed forces when you poke the bear too much.

[DannyCarlton]

1 hour ago, Loiner said:

Guess that’s one of the main reasons for the Euro-remainers increasing panic. The UK won’t be there to support your federal armed forces when you poke the bear too much.

 

Exactly. Which is why state organised Russian trolls targetted the Brexit referendum and why Trump has consistently insisted that UK goes down the hard Brexit route.

 

Both entities fear the EU as the most powerful trading block and are making every effort to ensure that UK is hived off from thr EU. Divide and conquer. They're doing a good job on you. Did you get a Facebook message saying that there will be a European army, or that the ERM will be forced on us, the Euro will replace the £? Project fear doesn't reside with British remainers, it's home is in Russia and the US, shame on you for being their patsy.

 

 

[Laughing Gravy]

54 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Exactly. Which is why state organised Russian trolls targetted the Brexit referendum and why Trump has consistently insisted that UK goes down the hard Brexit route.

Another delusional remainer. i started to realise the EU wasn't what it was meant to be in the earl;y 1980s. So you are saying that Russia has been influencing my view since then. Or does it make you feel justified that people voted leave as they had enough of the EU for countless reasons but you blame the Russians so you feel better.

[Somtamnication]

Typical bully; threaten and threaten, then one stands up to them and they run with their tail between their legs. God Save The Queen!

[DoctorG]

If the EU wasn't worried about the UK leaving they would not be making such a noise about it.

[MRToMRT]

12 hours ago, Blue Muton said:

BoJo on his bike as he was not democratically elected.

But .... we don't vote for a PM? Ever.

[MRToMRT]

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

Typical bully; threaten and threaten, then one stands up to them and they run with their tail between their legs. God Save The Queen!

Just realized what your picture is - thats pretty clever ;+)

[JonnyF]

The EU needs to grow up and come back to the table. The surrender treaty agreed with Remainer May is completely one sided, has been rejected 3 times and is dead as a dodo.

 

So do they want a sensible deal negotiated in good faith that benefits BOTH sides are are they going to carry on with this childish, mafioso "We'll kneecap you for leaving" <deleted>? In 2016 I was a Leaver but with a somewhat heavy heart, my opinion was divided and probably 60% of me wanted to leave and 40% remain. 3 years later having studied the EU much more closely and seen the way they conduct themselves in painful detail I can't wait to leave their corrupt, protectionist racket with as hard a Brexit as possible. Their mask has really slipped, what an eye opener.

[Rookiescot]

The Tory Brexit plan.

 

1. Call an EU referendum with no contingency plan just in case your gamble backfires.

2. Have your leader resign and leave someone else to clear up their shambolic no plan mess.

3. Refuse to work with other parties to draw up a plan that could actually pass parliament.

4. Trigger article 50 without a plan.

5. Enter Brexit negotiations without a plan.

6. Have your leader resign and leave someone else to clear up their shambolic mess.

7. Make having no plan your new plan.

[JonnyF]

32 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

The Tory Brexit plan.

 

1. Call an EU referendum with no contingency plan just in case your gamble backfires.

2. Have your leader resign and leave someone else to clear up their shambolic no plan mess.

3. Refuse to work with other parties to draw up a plan that could actually pass parliament.

4. Trigger article 50 without a plan.

5. Enter Brexit negotiations without a plan.

6. Have your leader resign and leave someone else to clear up their shambolic mess.

7. Make having no plan your new plan.

555 Yeah there's some truth in that.

 

But if the end justifies the means... ????

[MRToMRT]

We can moan all we want about the past but it's the next couple of months that are now the only thing that counts. 

 

It now who blinks first but it seems "our side" (GBNI) seem bent on pissing in Boris' face whilst he is trying not to blink.

 

And I say that as a remainer who is just getting more and more miffed off with GBNI's lack of unity in getting the best out of a crappy situation. 

[Libai]

Whilst MP's are expected to use their own judgement, voting against manifesto promises is not what voters expect. The manifests of both Labour and Conservative parties included a commitment to 'Respect' the 2016 referendum result, to leave the EU. Overwhelmingly most MP's voted to trigger 'Article 50' to enable that to happen. Too many Remain voting MP's have voted and continue to want to vote to force the UK to stay in the EU, which was contrary to their manifesto promise to respect the referendum result and ensure we leave the EU.    Some democracy eh?

[evadgib]

More Red Meat from HMG including a bonus ball:

 

Letter to Tusk

 

Call to the 'T-Shirt'

 

Bonus Ball

 

Enjoy ????

[finnishmen]

ALL countrys who want join EU have totally idiots, no newer can join, totallyu big scam all EU country need pay many millliard to eu but no give money back newer only lot lot eu rules and law who destroy all country life and economy to poor. we has seen this and finland have big trash now after we go to EU lot lot more loan and problems and muslime immigrations what EU need ewery country take some million to homeland and destroy all and rape and robbery all rape childrens,womans,fight peoples,no can walk safety and free out ,etc lot problem whit EU totally idiot want go eu.

[Blue Muton]

1 hour ago, MRToMRT said:

But .... we don't vote for a PM? Ever.

That's kinda my point.

[MRToMRT]

18 minutes ago, Blue Muton said:

That's kinda my point.

Sorry ;+)

[DannyCarlton]

4 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Another delusional remainer. i started to realise the EU wasn't what it was meant to be in the earl;y 1980s. So you are saying that Russia has been influencing my view since then. Or does it make you feel justified that people voted leave as they had enough of the EU for countless reasons but you blame the Russians so you feel better.

There's no doubt that the subliminal messages that inundated Facebook, Twitter et. al. put out in their many millions by AIQ, Cambridge Analitica and the St. Petersberg troll farm, swang the referendum in favour of the Brexit vote. Just as the same actors did in the US election, in favour of Trump.

 

I'm not saying that you personally wouldn't have voted leave anyway but one of the phenomena of this type of "brainwashing" is that the victim is completely unaware of it. Undoubtedly had a major influence in the Brexit referendum and the US elections.

 

Interestingly, the chief achitect of this kind of vote manipulation, during the Brexit campaign, was Dominic Cummings who brought AIQ on board for the official leave campaign, was recently appointed as Boris's presonal guru.

[DannyCarlton]

46 minutes ago, Libai said:

Whilst MP's are expected to use their own judgement, voting against manifesto promises is not what voters expect.

Although I've never seen an election manifesto yet that was fully implemented. Going back on manifesto promises is, and always has been, the norm.

[evadgib]

14 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

There's no doubt that the subliminal messages that inundated Facebook, Twitter et. al. put out in their many millions by AIQ, Cambridge Analitica and the St. Petersberg troll farm, swang the referendum in favour of the Brexit vote. Just as the same actors did in the US election, in favour of Trump.

 

I'm not saying that you personally wouldn't have voted leave anyway but one of the phenomena of this type of "brainwashing" is that the victim is completely unaware of it. Undoubtedly had a major influence in the Brexit referendum and the US elections.

 

Interestingly, the chief achitect of this kind of vote manipulation, during the Brexit campaign, was Dominic Cummings who brought AIQ on board for the official leave campaign, was recently appointed as Boris's presonal guru.

There's a fair bit of truth in this although it is also true that a sizeable %age of the 'ficker than us' club don't use FB or Twitter etc or at least didn't at the time.