Are there enough bricks under the chassis, Paul?
Câmon Paul, youâre one of the bright ones around here! 
<deity> knows. Iâm not sure that she can actually get any deal through Parliament at present and it is certain that no deal Barnier is currently going to offer is one she can bring back.
But, EU negotiations have a habit of going to the 11th hour and 59th minute and it is in both parties interest to do a deal so who knows.
But not in October, maybe next month, heck maybe even early 2019.
I can see several more rounds of this bout still to happen.
Apparently several Cabinet Ministers are meeting tonight.
Northern Ireland is the tail wagging the dog.
One political commentator yesterday said - after TMâs statement to the House, that not one MP offered supporting words for the PM.
I think the best contribution came from a back bencher who suggested to the PM that it was probably now time to drop the whole prospect of leaving the EU altogether.
Short shrift from TM of courseâŠ
The wonderful Anna Soubrey.
A neighbour recently e-mailed the British Consulate in Paris to let them know about local problems with the Carte de Sejour process. This is their response. Interesting.
Thank you for your enquiry of 05/10/2018 11:15 .
The British Embassy has received a number of queries regarding carte de séjour applications in Dordogne, among others. We find it very useful to hear about where challenges persist and use the information for engagement with the French authorities.
We are clear that Brits in different areas should be treated consistently and have raised this with both the central Government and the authorities in Dordogne. Our embassy team meets regularly with the French Interior Ministry, and have raised issues experienced by UK Nationals in Dordogne and elsewhere in those meetings. We have seen improvements and greater clarity of information, but there is clearly more to do and we will continue to work very closely with them towards a solution. This will take time and we know they are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
The French Interior Ministry are working on the system they will put in place to enable UK Nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU to claim their rights after Brexit. The agreements already made with the EU commit them to keeping any such system smooth, simple and transparent and as soon as the French Government has reached a decision, information will be shared as widely as possible. You will have until at least June 2021 to submit any necessary registration documentation.
Please do stay in touch with the Embassy channels (website, newsletter, facebook and Twitter accounts (@UKinFrance and @BritishinFrance)), including following the Living in France Guide:
Regards
*Global Consular Contact Centre
Apparently there is no need to rush for a CDS just yet. Just as well as there are severely limited appointments in the Dordogne.
The British Embassy has always recommended that British citizens resident in France should prepare their documentation for the time when they need to apply for a CdS but they have been misquoted. This has resulted in the stampede to get a CdS (EU) and the corresponding waiting lists.
Franceâs current position on preparations for a no-deal scenario here
https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl18-009.html
Nobodyâs going to be rushed into anything. Even in no deal France is already making provision to allow enough time for everything to be done properly. Some governments take their obligations to look after the interests of their citizens and residents a bit more seriously than others 
John Majorâs thoughts on Brexit
The only comment that I suspect will turn out not to be true is that those who visited this calamity upon us - Farage, Rees-Mogg, Johnson, and the rest will not get their come-uppance, they (being politicians after all) will find some way to divert the blame.
For some clarity, here is the French draft law to deal with a no deal Brexit, entitled:
PROJET DE LOI
(PROCĂDURE ACCĂLĂRĂE)
habilitant le Gouvernement Ă prendre par ordonnance les mesures de prĂ©paration au retrait du Royaume-Uni de lâUnion europĂ©enne
There is another ThreadâŠ
I think this has been taken out of context and totally misunderstood.
It is not legislation on what would happen in the event of no deal, which is what the heading seems to suggest.
It is legislation about future (as yet unspecified) legislation.
The text that has caused the panic is simply setting out the issues that France anticipates having to find solutions to in the event of a no deal. None of these scenarios are new, none of them were specifically created by France and very few of them are specific to France. France is simply reiterating what the fallback position will be, if nothing is done about it, if the UK suddenly ceases to be an EU member
The whole point is that France wants to be in a position to avoid these scenarios, therefore it is legislating now to empower itself to quickly pass legislation aimed at solving these issues, should it become necessary.
A quick translation of the document is below - there may be some errors.
I posted the link to the French site before having time to translate it. I did rather hope that people who are able to âSurvive Franceâ could possibly read a bit of French.
My post was not intended for non-French-speaking tourists but people living in France who are worried about cartes de séjour, health insurance, pensions, working etc. This document only applies to France. It is not generic to all EU27 countries. They will probably need to enact something similar.
Btw the default position for UK citizens seeking to visit any country is that they are likely to need a visa.
FR GOV.pdf (110.2 KB)
Quite understand⊠thank you Fleur⊠I was linking the two Threads⊠this subject is worthy of in-depth discussion⊠if only to put folkâs minds at restâŠ
Sorry, I didnât realise there was another thread. I still havenât got to grips with the way this forum works!
No problems⊠we all have a go, as best we canâŠ
Youâre right. The UK press is as usual useless at putting out accurate news. The draft law is saying that legislative measures will be necessary to deal with these consequences but it is also making it clear such measures will be reciprocal. That doesnât bode well given the UK govtâs hostile environment regime.