Today’s announcement that Boris Johnson *will* comply with Benn act by requesting A50 extension completes an elaborate kabuki performance aimed at Tory Brexiters & Brexit Party voters to signal:
- he really wanted to leave on 31/10
- “Remain Parliament” prevented this happening
- he really wanted to leave on 31/10
- “Remain Parliament” prevented this happening
Johnson & Cummings are utterly reprehensible, cynical, egotistical individuals - but not stupid. They always knew there’d have to be an extension; but their electoral strategy depends on convincing Brexiters they were determined to leave “do or die” but thwarted by Remainers
“Look: we’d just put forward a generous compromise & told the Europeans it was our final offer. But despite our warnings the Remoaners undermined us by forcing an extension. No wonder the EU rejected our offer! So let’s extend as they wanted - voters can decide who’s to blame!”
