Weary Brexit blues from waiting
Will Brexit-weary voters forgive a party that turned down a deal now? Boris Johnson is betting they will not
16 October 2019 - 11:42
If, as reports suggest, British and EU negotiators are inching toward a point where they can present a Brexit deal for approval, the UK parliament will soon have a historic decision to make on whether to back it. For many MPs, it would be a choice between two different types of misery.
Opponents of Brexit, or this particular deal, would voice strong objections to whatever Johnson brings back (if indeed he pushes ahead with an agreement laden with British concessions). But would Brexit-weary voters forgive a party that turned down a deal now? Johnson is betting they wouldn’t...
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