2. My analysis was on the assumption that we were not at war with, nor did the Queen. consider "enemies", our European friends.
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3. But Mr Hammond has now changed that. It seems that the Queen, through her ministers, has declared Brussels to be the "enemy". Oh dear.
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4. Because if Brussels *is* now officially the Queen's enemy, we need to return to the Treason Act 1351.
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5. Giving "aid and comfort in the Realm or elsewhere" to the "King's enemies" *is* an act of treason.pic.twitter.com/kz0pCgtvzp
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6. The accusation against the Chancellor is that he is trying to sabotage Brexit to remain in the EU. This sounds like aid & comfort to me.
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7. Of course, if the EU are just negotiating partners, there's nothing wrong. But by declaring them enemies, Mr Hammond has changed things.
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8. Firstly, by declaring Brussels the enemy, Mr Hammond has instantaneously turned himself, legally, almost certainly into a traitor.
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9. Secondly, and most unforgivably, he has forced me into a 9-tweet thread concluding that, against all odds,
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