Where are Dictator Johnson’s new proposals for an EU withdrawal deal?
Er…: This is the (unattractive) face of a man who has no answers about a Brexit deal because he wants to leave the EU without one.
More than 11 days after Boris Johnson accepted a challenge to solve the Northern Ireland border backstop issue and devise a new EU withdrawal agreement within 30 days, he has yet to come forward with anything.
That’s according to the BBC’s Katya Adler. She makes a very important point:
Proroguing Parliament does not provide space to agree a Brexit deal because Parliament has to approve it first – and Dictator Johnson is making it harder for Parliament to do that.
Technically-minded negotiators say a new solution that respects both the EU’s and UK’s “red lines” is a “unicorn”.
We may conclude that Mr Johnson most certainly did not prorogue Parliament to agree a new deal. In fact, it seems, the reason he did it is the exact opposite – to prevent Parliament from interfering with his planned “no deal” Brexit.
Idea that shutting down Parliament allows „space“ to agree deal with EU is rubbished in Brussels. Bc ultimately Parliament has to approve a Brexit deal. So EU leaders won’t consider making compromises they are not very sure indeed would be accepted by majority of MPs /3
— Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler) August 30, 2019
And 2) Those more technically-minded and who’ve already been round the backstop block countless times over last two years. They insist a new shiny solution, respecting EU and UK red lines is unicorn-ville /5
— Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler) August 30, 2019
Oh, and by the way:
No Deal, under the government’s own assessments will be catastrophic, for people’s jobs and our economy – @johnmcdonnellMP on #Ridge
— Labour Press (@labourpress) September 1, 2019
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He hasn’t proposed anything because there is not anything. He thinks if he issues threats and stamps his foot and waves his fists in the air the EU will capitulate. Moron!