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From top: UK prime Minister Boris Johnson; British Labour Party Leader jeremy Corbyn; Former British Labour Party minister Harriet Harman and former conservative, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke

The Liberal Democrats have no “principled objection” to supporting Jeremy Corbyn as an interim prime minister, party sources have told The Independent.

It follows criticism over party leader Jo Swinson’​s rejection of Mr Corbyn’s plan to lead a caretaker government to stop a no-deal Brexit.

Senior Tory Ken Clarke and former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman are both prepared to lead an emergency government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has said.

Senior Tory rebel Dominic Grieve, meanwhile, said he would “not facilitate” having the Labour leader at No 10 temporarily.

Senior Tory rebel rules out helping Corbyn stop no-deal by letting him become temporary PM (Independen.co.uk)

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Germany expects Britain to crash out of the European Union without a deal, a leaked document has reportedly revealed.

The leaked finance ministry memo said officials believe a disorderly Brexit is now “highly likely”, according to Handelsblatt Today.

The publication revealed on Thursday that the government believes the UK will crash out without a deal on October 31, given Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demands that the Irish backstop be dropped from Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement.

Brexit news latest: Germany believes UK will crash out of EU without deal, leaked document reveals (Evening Standard)

Pics: PA/Getty

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi outside Government Buildings in Dublin during a visit in April.

Steady on, Village people.

“Whatever form it takes, Brexit cannot be allowed to imperil the Good Friday agreement, including the seamless border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland,” Pelosi said.

Hmm.

No chance of US-UK deal if Northern Ireland peace at risk – Pelosi (The Guardian)

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

RTÉ reports:

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no meeting scheduled with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss Brexit, Mr Johnson’s spokesman said.

A report in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph said an offer to meet the Taoiseach to talk about the backstop had been accepted and dates were being discussed.

The spokesman also said Mr Johnson had been clear he still wanted to get a Brexit deal but hoped the European Union understood the British government’s determination to leave the bloc on 31 October, “no ifs or buts”.

Johnson has no meeting scheduled with Vardakar – spokesman (RTE)

Boris Johnson accepted an offer from Irish premier Leo Varadkar to meet to try to break the Brexit deadlock (Sunday Telegraph, August 11, 2019)

Varadkar and Johnson to meet for talks on Brexit (RTE, August 11, 2019)

Earlier: Bryan Wall: Madman Johnson

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe with the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid in Downing Street last night

Last night.

11, Downing Street, London

“If the United Kingdom became a third country, it would have a fundamental effect on the nature of the economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland because obviously, they would be outside the single market, they would be outside the customs unions and they would be treated like other countries that are outside of the European Union from a trading point of view. Were that to happen – which it would in the event of a no-deal Brexit – it would fundamentally change the relationship that is there.”

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe.

Paschal Donohoe – Anglo-Irish relations ‘would fundamentally change in no-deal Brexit scenario (Independent.ie)

Brexit LIVE: Leo Varadkar says ANOTHER delay coming as EU tries to dodge no deal (Express)

Pic via Sajid Javid

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

…In Brussels, the European Commission insisted it was open to talks but made clear Theresa May’s Brexit agreement was “the best possible deal” Britain was going to get.

That position was underlined by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who insisted that the Withdrawal Agreement, including the backstop, could not be re-opened.

The latest exchanges followed reports from Brussels that EU officials had concluded that Boris Johnson’s new government had no intention of negotiating and that its “central scenario” was a no-deal break on 31 October.

The fight over no-deal Brexit: how might the crisis pan out? (The Guardian)

The fight over no-deal Brexit: how might the crisis pan out? (RTÉ)

Rollingnews

Last night.

Newsnight on BBC2.

Damn you, Crispin.

Senior Tory MP calls for election pact with Nigel Farage to save Brexit (Express)

Currency Impact Calculator

This morning.

As part of its Brexit response, Enterprise Ireland writes:

The continuous fluctuation of the value of Sterling continues to raise concerns among businesses and exporters.

Enterprise Ireland has launched its Currency Impact Calculator tool to help businesses assess whether foreign exchange risk is a critical issue for their business and if so, to guide the company’s foreign exchange risk management strategy….

Currency Impact Calculator here

Bruce Arnold

Gulp.

Bought by Brussels, little Ireland’s ridiculous leaders have landed it in a Brexit crisis (Bruce Arnold, Telegraph)

Varadkar and Coveney acting like ‘fools’ over Brexit, claims Bruce Arnold (Irish Times)

Earlier: Dan Boyle: Piffle From de Pfeffel

Previously: Bruce Arnold on Broadsheet

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…he was not alone in criticising the Taoiseach yesterday. Another Fianna Fáil TD, Margaret Murphy-O’Mahony, wrote on Twitter that the delay in Mr Varadkar and Mr Johnson talking “says so much about our Taoiseach #badlyhandling”. She also subsequently deleted this tweet.

Mr Martin had to issue a tweet clarifying Fianna Fáil’s position.

“To be absolutely clear; the refusal by PM Boris Johnson to engage with European leaders and our Taoiseach without pre conditions on the issue of Brexit is unacceptable and is not within the realms of normal diplomatic or political behaviour,” he wrote.

Fianna Fáil’s Dooley rebuked over his ‘bizarre’ Brexit ‘solo run (Independent.ie)

Fianna Fail’s Timmy Dooley deletes tweet about Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s Brexit ‘failure’ (Irish Mirror)

Rollingnews


This morning.

Via RTÉ:

In its latest Quarterly Bulletin, the Central Bank forecasts 34,000 fewer jobs by the end of next year and 110,000 fewer jobs over the next ten years.

It said: “A disorderly Brexit would present enormous challenges for the Irish economy, especially in the near term, and would result in a loss of output and employment compared to a scenario where the UK remained in the EU.”

….The bank says that gauging the impact this could have on the Irish economy is “the most uncertain exercise” it has ever had to carry out.

110,000 fewer jobs after no-deal Brexit – Central Bank (RTÉ)

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