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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I think he'll continue to do a Henry V with France, but end up backing down against the EU over NI, before or after triggering Article 16.
The current corruption allegations may indeed encourage him to trigger Article 16, but reality would make him do what defines this government the most: U-turns. I wouldn't want to on the receiving end of phone calls from Nissan and Toyota after triggering Article 16.
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Yeah, I was wondering if Article 16 would be the 'dead cat' to distract from internal matters but, as Hugh said, it looks like a small backing away from that is on the cards. The noises were that the EU would retaliate for invoking Article 16, which is their right under the agreement. This, along with the US message seems to have focused minds a little