Today’s SNP Opposition Debate is on the unsurprising topic of extending the Transition Period. Their motion says,
“this House welcomes the European Union’s openness to extend the transition period for negotiations; calls on the Government to immediately accept this offer”
Clearly the SNP haven’t been concentrating, as the deadline for requesting a transition period extension came and went over a fortnight ago; with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic saying “I take this as a definite conclusion of this discussion”. Guido wouldn’t interpret Sefcovic’s statement as “openness to extend the transition period”…