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[maxk] 20/7/2019 00:16

Britain's contribution to the EU rises by 20 per cent in a year, as UK's booming economy is used to prop up Brussels' budget


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Gordon Rayner, political editor
19 JULY 2019 • 10:00PM



Britain’s contribution to the EU has shot up by £2.6 billion per cent in the past 12 months, new Treasury figures show, as the UK’s growing economy was used to prop up Brussels’ budget.

An “eye-popping” £15.5 billion was sent across the Channel in the year ending March 31, compared with £12.9 billion the year before - an increase of 20 per cent.

The extra money would be enough to put 50,000 more police officers on the streets or fund 81,000 social care beds.

Brexiteers said the increase was yet more evidence that Britain must leave the EU as soon as possible to stop taxpayers’ money “pouring into bottomless EU coffers”.

Treasury accounts published this week show that the increase in Britain’s...




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[willoicc] 19/7/2019 23:10

May thought she could bring any humiliating deal to parliament and get it passed.

She found out that she was wrong.

[warranty] 19/7/2019 23:06

Can somebody please tell me how Treason May was able to actually sign up to the Withdrawal Agreement containing the controversial backstop, without first putting it to and gaining permission from Parliament, whilst Barnier had to secure permission from the EU 27 before he could sign it off?

[maxk] 19/7/2019 22:23

Here it comes ..

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 21:40

"Don't want nukes in the Middle East anyway...dangerous."

The ME already has nukes and plenty of them.

I suspect you mean countries other than Israel.

[maxk] 19/7/2019 21:28

“overwritten” .. some time in the future?


I take it in the meantime we are tied to the infernal €u machine...No!

[patientcapital] 19/7/2019 21:24

The penny seems to be dropping. Had Mrs May used language to good effect from the outset then this unnecessarily long drama would have been concluded by now."She also suggested the EU's main offer to Boris Johnson will be to redraft the UK-EU trade plan so the controversial backstop is "overwritten"." - Merkel

[cheshire pete] 19/7/2019 20:57

Trump likes Bojo and Farage. Good enough for me.....top man. Don't want nukes in the Middle East anyway...dangerous.

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 19:57

Brexiters are very good at intimidation. It is in their nature. Bad people.

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 19:54

"Agreed, or pay the price"

Oh, we are so scared!

[cheshire pete] 19/7/2019 19:48

Remainers can't feel too aggrieved when we leave EU at Halloween. After all, they will have had an extra 3 years 'borrowed time' within their beloved EU.

[maxk] 19/7/2019 18:53

Angela Merkel says Brexit backstop could be 'overwritten' but EU red lines remain firm



James Crisp, brussels correspondent
19 JULY 2019 • 5:37PM



The Irish border backstop will be “overwritten” the moment a technological or other solution to keep it invisible and protect the EU’s single market was found, Angela Merkel said on Friday.

The German Chancellor insisted that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, which includes the controversial backstop, will not be renegotiated, even though it was rejected three times by MPs.

“The Withdrawal Agreement is the Withdrawal Agreement,” she said, “The moment a solution for the management of the border is found [...] that satisfies both questions then the backstop will be overwritten so to speak.”

Tory leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have both said the deal must be renegotiated and...



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[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 18:40

Darren Grimes looks like what I expect a young Adolf would have looked like!

LOL

Any character similarities I wonder?

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 18:24

Just due process guys, there is no conspiracy.

LOL

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 18:23

Brexiters are now exhibiting a lot of victim paranoia.

[xxxxxy] 19/7/2019 18:03

Brexit on 31 Oct. Or. By 31 Oct.Words of Boris Johnson.AnywayLEAVE and WTO

[xxxxxy] 19/7/2019 17:51

Bill Hamilton 19 Jul 2019 5:37PMBoris doesn't have to do anything other than play for time. People like Grieve and Gauke and Hammond can huff and puff all they like but they can't actually stop no deal. Corbyn is no lover of the EU and the idea that he will table a vote of no confidence to try and keep the UK within the EU makes little sense. Meanwhile the noises coming out of the EU indicate increasing panic that they aren't going to get their way. I don't think any sane person actually wants to be a member of the EU. It's a glorified protection racket. Shop keepers hand over a certain amount of money so that the racketeers don't smash up their shop. That is what the EU now is.

[poikka] 19/7/2019 17:24

One small step for justice.

"The founder of the youth-focused pro-Brexit campaign group BeLeave has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed by the elections regulator.

Darren Grimes was punished by the Electoral Commission last year, after being accused of breaching spending rules during the 2016 EU Referendum.

Its political work took place at the headquarters of the offices of Vote Leave - the official Brexit campaign.

Mr Grimes raised cashed online to fund his court appeal against the judgement.
He maintained that he was "completely innocent" of making false declarations in relation to a £675,315 donation from Vote Leave and accused the Electoral Commission of "bias" against Leave supporters."

[poikka] 19/7/2019 17:24

Rubi - agreed on Friday, today m8 :)

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 17:18

"and going back to WW2, the colossal inability of the French Admirals to respond to very reasonable requests and options offered by Churchill,which would have saved French ships and French lives, made it necessary to sink the French fleet.

HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED?"


Not in your living room!

ROFLMAO!

[minerve 2] 19/7/2019 17:17

"This guy seriously needs de-selecting, over 54% in 'his' constituency voted Leave."

Just a few points that intelligent people would note:


1️⃣ Voted Leave at the time which was over three years' ago.
2️⃣ Every voter should be wiser as to what Leave means.
3️⃣ Leave equals No Deal for all Leave voters isn't true.
4️⃣ As an MP he needs to consider ALL constituents and the impact on the whole country.
5️⃣ MPs are not servants.

Sure, go ahead and vote him out at the next GE if you are not happy. That is democracy!

[freddie01] 19/7/2019 17:01

Remainers have lost and must now accept defeat


Even MPs who oppose a no-deal Brexit are running out of options

[grahamite2] 19/7/2019 15:57

The poll is too limited to give any certainty, but it seems the one thing nobody wants is yet more fudge and delay.