Theresa May was before the Liason committee today and was extremely evasive in answering questions when it came to leaving the EU. At one point she refused to say if she agreed or disagreed with her transexit Minister David Davies that the UK Parliament would be at least as well informed as democratic institutions on the continent on the BRexit negotiations. (@15:08:30)

The Tory chair eventually said from the Prime Minister's response people will have to draw their own conclusions but on his part he said he didn't hear a yes.

Asked about a transitional period the Prime Minister talked about the negotiations being completed in 2019, pushed on the matter she eventually agreed there could be what she called an 'implementation period'. That the exit negotiations could be completed but not immediately implemented.

Earlier Yvette Cooper tackled the Prime Minister on her target of getting net migration down to tens of thousands, from the answers I don't think the Prime Minister how she's going to do it.

Nowt new, she's always been pretty tight lipped about it but I'm laughing at a transexit.

As for Cooper since when did she want net migration down to tens of thousands, it must be ano road to Damascus moment .

I'm surprised she didn't trot out her "We won't be providing you with a running commentary" line

Not only is she not giving a running commentary, she won't even indicate whether she favours Britain being inside or outside the Single Market or Customs Union (as if that morsel of info would somehow be a devastating blow to her hand at the negotiating table).

May is waste of space. The Tories Gordon Brown.

BIB


Makes perfect sense.

But for the PM not able to confirm she agreed with what her transexit Minister told a select committee doesn't bode well about our sovereign Parliament.

Ms Cooper was questioning why Ms May was setting a target without knowing how it would be achieved, apart from saying the UK will have control. Earlier a Tory MP pointed out on TV immigration could be higher...but we would have control.

Gordon Brown was a towering pillar of strength, wisdom and bonhomie compared to Mrs May, the Christmas fairy nobody wants. She has all the personality of an old house-brick, and a cracked one at that.

The chair of the committee pointed out leading financial institutions wanted a transitional period after negotiations have been completed. Mrs May agreed the government itself may require an 'implementation' period to get systems in place.

We have the PM, Foreign Secretary and the transexit Minister and now even Liam Fox all saying we need to remain close to the EU.

Ah, she didn't let us down. It was used to skirt round her agreement with or non agreement with Davies that the UK Parliament would be as well informed as politicians on the continent about the negotiations.

During the negotiation period all sorts of agreements might happen which will take time to implement. We will remain close to the EU as these are carried out.

I think Trump and May represent a new style of political leadership. I think the technical term for it is:

"Making-it-up-as-you-go along!'

You don't need many academic skills. In fact you don't need ANY skills cos you er.. just make it up as you go along.

Except she didn't get a roasting , did she!

No she didn't. I watched it live. She was questioned at length which was the object of the exercise.

Appearing before the Liaison Committee - made up of chairmen and women of Commons select committees - she said: "We will meet that timetable and don't intend to extend the Article 50 process.

"We've also said we will publish more information about our approach before Article 50 is triggered. I will be making a speech early in the new year setting out more about our approach and about the opportunity I think we have as a country to use this process to forge a truly global Britain that embraces and trades with countries across the world."

She added: "It's important that we understand the wider meaning of the referendum result and respond accordingly. It wasn't just a vote to leave the EU, but to change the way the country works and the people for whom it works forever."

Mrs May added: "I fully expect us to be able to operate on the timetable that has been set out in the treaty, obviously as we go into the negotiations that's a matter for the negotiations."

The Great Repeal Bill, which will transpose EU law into domestic law, would be in place when the UK left, she said, but she added: "When people voted they wanted us to be able to take control of our laws - when we are no longer a member of the European Union, laws will be determined here in the United Kingdom and will be subject to British courts."

She also would not say if Irish citizens in the UK would retain our current rights post-Brexit. That is a change from previous assurances that the CTA would remain.

Yes she did, that's why she got hot under the collar even by questions from Tory MPs...

I provided the link to 15:08:30 where she is unable to confirm her transexit Ministers claim the UK Parliament will be kept as well informed about the negotiations as those on the continent.

She squirmed in her seat about the net migration target she has set.

Time and again she had to be reminded what the actual question was she wasn't addressing.

At least 3 times she was unable give a simple yes or no and came out with waffle, that's why the chair made his caustic comment to the leader of his party that he didn't hear a yes.

Quite unusual for a politician.

Makes no sense whatsoever. A week ago she was saying that we needed to avoid the "cliff edge". Her evasiveness is absolutely disgraceful. The ONLY solid comments she has made since she was made PM have been those to appease the hair shirt Brexiters. Business and everyone else can go hang.

She will live to regret it, I promise you.

She's not even good enough to reach the incompetence of Brown.

Has she used "The Iron Brexit" or "This Brexit is not for turning" yet?"

She is atrocious, i can't believe she is so likely to win the next election. Such a low time in British politics.

So you think May got a roasting, others disagree.

Personally I think it was a waste of an hour and an half with failed MPs asking questions which if they were in her position., perish the thought, they would not have answered in a month of Sundays.

I am not a cheer leader for May as ultimately I think she will cheat us on Brexit but that said I prefer her to those fifth columnists who were asking questions today.

Firstly she cannot guarantee rights of EU citizens (which she does want to) if the EU does not reciprocate on British citizens which the EU have refused to confirm .

Secondly she doesn't need to say anything on the ROI or confirm their continued status and rights as the status of the Irish is separate to that of the EU ( as is that of UK citizens in the ROI) and was in place long before the EU, if you recall in the EU vote no EU citizens were entitled to vote but Maltese, Cypriot and Irish citizens residing in the UK were allowed to vote, the rights of the Irish, Maltese and Cypriots will continue as they whilst EU members have other pre-existing arrangements

Theresa May gets a roasting

Saw the thread title, spent to long trying to decide which pair from the cabinet or back benches that would have been with. A little bit of sick came up so I stopped.

A bit like the TransExit Minister conjured up all sorts of images , isn't he just the Brexit Minister

Cooper is resurrecting her career.