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Entirely for domestic consumption, to look tough, while ignoring how it looks outside the UK. The EU decided in June 2016 that the remaining 27 would decide their approach, rather than the departing member.
By the way, that magical future FTA which solves the Irish border, preserves all trade advantages of EU membership with no cost, and has no conditions that the ERG will object to, does not and will not ever exist.
More reality denial (although it remains possible that the EU will offer a token concession at some stage which Johnson will claim as backstop abolition)

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Latest Brexit view from Ireland. The ruling faction of the Conservative Party can never make a deal with the EU that is acceptable to both, but at some point in the future...
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As we get used to, solely for domestic consumption. Telling a negotiating partner that their red line is not common sense doesn't tend to get you very far.

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Similarly refusing to accept the other sides red lines and negotiate a compromise within them shows a total lack of sincerity. This is what Johnson has done with regard to the Irish Border and Brexit issue.
Another alternative would be to say that the red lines of the other side will not allow a deal, but such honesty is similarly not part of the strategy. The other side tends to notice though...
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Plenty of people in the UK not limited to the most pro no-deal voices are criticising the EU's approach to Brexit negotiations, blaming them for the breakdown. A few in the EU as well. Looking at it in a different way, what do we learn from EU and UK negotiations elsewhere?
The UK has struggled in most major international negotiations to date. The previous Government thought they could avoid a WTO negotiation on agriculture quotas and didn't, and have had limited success rolling over trade deals with major partners
Looking at trade deal rollovers, Japan and Canada said no, Switzerland and Norway are only partial, of our major trading partners only Korea after some hesitation agreed to roll over the trade deal. (this story from Canada does not paint a pretty picture) cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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