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Originally Posted by Chris
That’s fanciful. Politicians equivocate, as subtly as possible, when they’re trying to say one thing while planning to do something else. They don’t launch a broadside at a former prime minister and accuse him of insulting the office he held, for suggesting the course of action she (supposedly, secretly) wants to take.
Face facts ... May knows Brexit will be her one legacy and she’s hell bent on delivering it. There won’t be a second referendum and there won’t be any significant departure from the deal on the table. She’s going to run the clock down, effectively playing chicken with the legislature, to see if there’s any way of getting the deal done when No Deal is the only real, imminent alternative.
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Attacking Blair gets good headlines and makes her appear strong.
I’m not sure she does see Brexit as a legacy, delivering Remain and steering the country through the crisis would be a legacy in itself. I think she has to play chicken with Parliament to frame this as MPs meddling.