Lord where to begin.
We know Boris is threatening to rip up parts of the Withdrawal agreement HE SIGNED. I still think it's a bluff. Then he spends Saturday accusing the EU of being a threat to the integrity of the UK. This from the man that threw N. Ireland under the bus to get Brexit. Now he claims "serious misunderstanding in Brussels about the terms of the agreement." and""completely contrary to the letter and the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement because undermining the Union would seriously endanger peace and stability in Northern Ireland." Having read the damn thing, it was clear as day this was possible and likely. Two former PMs hit back.
"We disagree," former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major, who led Britain through historic peace talks in the 1990s, retorted in the Sunday Times.
"The government's action does not protect the (1998) Good Friday Agreement -- it imperils it," they wrote in a joint opinion piece, calling Johnson's claims to have only belatedly unearthed problems in the EU treaty "nonsense".
"As the world looks on aghast at the UK -- the word of which was once accepted as inviolable -- this government's action is shaming itself and embarrassing our nation."
Also looks like Boris has been ignoring the Tory MPs this summer. Now some of the back benchers are not happy and Conservative rebels want Theresa May to lead a Brexit rebellion against Boris Johnson's plan to break international law and rip up his deal with the EU. Not going to happen you fools. We are seeing parallels between Boris and Trump and divergence between Tory MPs and GOP Senators/Reps.
The UK did sign it's first major post-Brexit deal with Japan. It has the potential to boost UK GDP by 0.07%. YayAdditionally, many influential backbench MPs like David Davis, Jeremy Hunt, and Greg Clarke do not appear likely to be elevated to frontbench positions in an administration that values loyalty above talent. They may accordingly be more inclined to vote according to their consciences on issues like Brexit and coronavirus restrictions.