Posted on 10/07/2019 8:07:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
If European Union leaders thought there would be any flagging or hesitation from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when the Brexit deadline loomed, they were sadly mistaken.
Johnson penned an op-ed in The Sun and The Daily Express that explicitly threatened a British exit from the EU with or without a formal agreement by October 31.
“After decades of campaigning, three years of arguments and seemingly endless months of pointless delay, it is now just 25 days until the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union comes to an end. We will be packing our bags and walking out on October 31. The only question is whether Brussels cheerily waves us off with a mutually agreeable deal, or whether we will be forced to head off on our own,” he wrote.
The EU is perfectly aware of Johnson's political troubles -- both in his own party and with the opposition. But Johnson's threat should now impress on the EU the seriousness of the situation. Part of the calculus used by the EU was always that the Brits would get cold feet and keep delaying their exit until a change in political leadership brought them back to their senses.
That's not going to happen now. No court will grant Brexit opponents a stay. It's too late for a referendum. Johnson is pulling out on the 31st, end of story.
European leaders have raised serious concerns about Johnson’s new proposals and said that in their current form they are unacceptable to both Brussels and Dublin — a point reiterated Saturday when Johnson spoke to several EU leaders by phone.
Johnson’s comments came hours after the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned
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” If the Brexiteers were smart, they would next demand a written constitution.”
Absolutely not. I don’t want to live under a constitution written by the jokers in our political class right now. It wouldn’t resemble anything like the US one and would embed a load of progressive lefty crap that could then never be undone by a conservative government.
The US is Britain’s largest single trading partner however, and that is without any trade deals whatsoever. Imagine how much trade would increase WITH a trade deal. Even if it does damage to the UK economy in the short term, it will be worth it. You can’t put a price on sovereignty, which is something the remainiacs cannot seem to grasp. Other countries have paid a far higher price to gain and retain their freedom. Selling out to control by a foreign power for the sake of cheaper foreign imports is a pathetic excuse for not being able to rule your own country.
HOORAY Boris
Excellent. We can cut a free trade deal with the UK in short order.
The way the legislature is trying to bind the executive is outrageous and arguably unconstitutional, although our renegade supreme court of remainers won’t see it that way. Parliament should have no right to trample on the right of the executive to govern, if they have a problem, they could table s no confidence vote as would be the proper way of doing things, but ghey won’t because that would force a GE they would lose.
Sounds bold, but I’ll bet the UK is still in the EU 26 days from now.
The deal is dependent upon the UK living up to its good Friday agreement promise for an open border on the island of Ireland
I don't understand British politics, but it sort of sounds like Parliament has said they don't have confidence in Johnson, but they don't have confidence in the voters, either. Sound just like the US House of Representatives!
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