Touched down in London after a whistlestop trip to Dublin. While it is Boris Johnson who has been defeated again, one can’t shake the feeling it is the opposition moving their King side to side to avoid check mate. The more they block or delay, the higher he goes in the polls
Can Remain win from here? It’s possible, but looks more unlikely than at any point I can remember. There’s now a majority for a deal, the Tories are united and enough of the country appears ready to back them if and when an election is called
Caveat: Johnson could yet blow it. His coalition could barely be more fragile and there is no consensus on the future relationship, but he’s played himself into a strong position theatlantic.com/international/…
