Owen Smith was sacked over calls for a further referendum on Brexit despite the Party's conference policy still holding this out as a possibility if the May's eventual deal proves to be unacceptable. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
There is doubt that Kim Jong Un is ready to give up North Korea's nuclear weapons, but talks could be a good start to an eventual deal, says Vasu Menon of OCBC Bank. (cnbc.com)
As for the progressive trade agenda, they point to recent polls showing that improved labour and environmental standards in NAFTA are exceptionally popular in the U.S., and they say some of these provisions could help win crucial ratification votes from Democrats to actually get an eventual deal through the U.S. Congress. (macleans.ca)