As much as I detest taking the option of no deal off the table (purely as a negotiating tool), it’s hard to argue with the above.Lancasterclaret wrote:Problem is he hasn't got a deal
He's promised everyone the backstop must go.
Its absolutely 100% sure that the EU will never agree to that.
There are lots and lots of reports that the EU have received no new proposals, lots and lots of reports that the UK team is 1/4 of the size of the previous one, the support base for the PM is the ERG and his Chief of Staff is the biggest "No Deal" advocate out there.
No one believes he wants a deal, because all the evidence points the other way.
Boris’ duplicitous history has come back to haunt him here. Whilst I think he is capable of negotiating a deal, he’s equally culpable for the position he is in.