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[Robin-H]

Everyone seems to agree that it is still eminently possible for parliament to block a no deal (through the mechanism I mentioned earlier). 

 

I therefore have two questions. Firstly, in that case, what is all the fuss about, and secondly, what was Boris hoping to achieve by doing it? 

 

 

[Top Cats Hat]

1 minute ago, Robin-H said:

I therefore have two questions. Firstly, in that case, what is all the fuss about, and secondly, what was Boris hoping to achieve by doing it? 

Poorly advised or political naivety?

 

Or could it be that George Osborne is right after all and Johnson is the most likely person to scupper Brexit for good, by pushing it to the wire, being beaten then throwing his hands in the air and saying “I gave it my best shot”.

 

Let’s not forget that Johnson is a liberal €urophile from a family of liberal €urophiles who only lately adopted €uroscepticism as a tactic to appeal to the bonkers wing of his party to become Prime Minister.

[janie48]

17 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

 

 

Let’s not forget that Johnson is a liberal €urophile from a family of liberal €urophiles who only lately adopted €uroscepticism as a tactic to appeal to the bonkers wing of his party to become Prime Minister.

Some of his family must have changed their minds then, because his father, sister and brother, stated publicly they were remainers before Boris got elected. 

[Robin-H]

4 minutes ago, janie48 said:

Some of his family must have changed their minds then, because his father, sister and brother, stated publicly they were remainers before Boris got elected. 

That's what TCH was saying. He is from a family of Europhiles. 

[janie48]

3 minutes ago, Robin-H said:

That's what TCH was saying. He is from a family of Europhiles. 

Well who in his family have "adopted Euroscepticism" then? 

[Top Cats Hat]

6 minutes ago, janie48 said:

Well who in his family have "adopted Euroscepticism" then? 

Boris! 😯

[Robin-H]

The sentence could be read either way, but I believe they were referring to Boris himself. 

21 minutes ago, janie48 said:

Johnson is a liberal €urophile from a family of liberal €urophiles who only lately adopted €uroscepticism

Johnson is a liberal Europhile, (from a family of liberal Europhiles), who only lately adopted Euroscepticism... 

[Top Cats Hat]

18 minutes ago, Robin-H said:

The sentence could be read either way, but I believe they were referring to Boris himself. 

Not being picky but no it can’t.

 

The phrase “who only lately adopted .....................his party to become Prime Minister makes it clear that the reference is to Boris Johnson, as he is the only male family member seeking the premiership.

[melthebell]

33 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

Boris! 😯

Wasn't his brother too? Thought it was his dad that was a remainer?

[geared]

Just now, melthebell said:

Wasn't his brother too? Thought it was his dad that was a remainer?

I thought his brother (the Tory MP) was also a remainer, but I'm not sure on his currant stance?

1 hour ago, Robin-H said:

Everyone seems to agree that it is still eminently possible for parliament to block a no deal (through the mechanism I mentioned earlier). 

 

I therefore have two questions. Firstly, in that case, what is all the fuss about, and secondly, what was Boris hoping to achieve by doing it? 

 

 

Any attempt to block a no deal requires a level of cross-party co-operation that I just don't think is actually there.  Especially with Corbyn insisting that he be installed as PM.