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Boris Johnson: "I congratulate my Right Honourable Friend on beginning her campaign to sell this deal to the country with the frank admission just now that it is unsatisfactory."

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and we just hit Boris Johnson o'clock.

He continues: "I must say that's a bit of an understatement. It's very hard to see how this business could provide certainty to business or to anyone else when you have half the Cabinet going around reassuring business that the UK is effectively going to remain in the Customs

Union and in the Single Market, and the Prime Minister herself continuing to say that we are going to take back control of our laws, vary our tariffs, and do - as she said just now - real free trade deals. They. Can't. Both. Be. Right. Which is it?"

Bravo!

TM: "There is I know I recognise a concern that's been expressed about our ability to negotiate free trade deals with other countries on the basis of the arrangement we're putting in place with the European Union for our future relationship." [BJ leans back, faced thunderous]

TM continues: "We will be able to negotiate those free trade deals. But I think every member of this House should be aware that when those trade deals are being considered, there will be issues that this House will want to consider which will be nothing to do with whether or

not we have a particular relationship with the European Union." {BJ looks as baffled as everyone around him]. TM goes on: "This House will want to consider animal welfare standards. This house will want to consider environmental standards. These are the issues which members of

this House want to consider when they look at these free trade deals. It is absolutely clear we will be able to negotiate those free trade deals with the relationship that's being proposed."

Whataboutery of the highest order. As the camera pans, everyone looks baffled.