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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Exactly. Theresa May's deal was better but Boris's ego wouldn't allow him to keep it intact. Instead, he called criticism at the time Project Fear whilst rolling over and letting the EU tickle his tummy.
Back in February 2018, Theresa May rejected the EU’s proposal for Northern Ireland to remain aligned with the Republic after Brexit, insisting “no United Kingdom prime minister could ever agree to it”. Unfortunately, BoJo did.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8232631.html |
May's deal that she agreed to, had it applying "unless and until" the EU agreed otherwise. How is that better than "after 4 years NI can decide that it isn't to continue"? There were other differences.
Parliament had REJECTED May's deal, so something had to change.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Again? This is the first time you've asked the question.
If Boris was silly enough to sign up to this, he should resign and call an election as he was elected on the basis of an oven-ready deal that doesn't exist. The new Prime Minister should then raise this point via the disputes committee whilst seeking an extension to allow enough time to get a good deal and not making mess-ups like this one.
A competent Leave Government could have tackled matters in a better way:
https://flipchartfairytales.wordpres...e-word-slogan/ |
Yet again....
The "oven-ready" referred to the revised Withdrawal Agreement ALONE, and whether Parliament would agree to it. IT DIDN'T, AND COULDN'T POSSIBLY APPLY TO ANY FUTURE TRADE DEAL. Negotiations couldn't start until the WA was activated.