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Originally Posted by jfman
It’s not the civil servants bit that’s interesting (I agree - they’ll be doing all kinds of contingency planning) it’s the fact it’s clearly being briefed.
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Agreed. What caught my eye was "allies of the prime minister who claimed he wanted to go down the guidance route". So it's basically there to cover Johnson's back with the Party by disseminating the view that that he doesn't want to go down the route of more severe measures but he may have to.