I have believed that since Johnson became PM, the intention has always been to route us to a "no deal", and a lot of the activity has been little more than token posturing and blame shifting.
This has been what a number of Johnson's sponsors 1/
have desired, and what ERG, Pharage etc have decided they want months AFTER the Brexit vote in 2016. This is why Pharage stood candidates down in many seats in the 2019 election, and why ERG have been largely quiet and in line.
This will of course be called an Australia type 2/
deal, but as Australia haven't a full arrangement it's just disingenuous wording, like the 350m for the NHS, "Get Brexit Done" etc.
Vote Leave's campaign material specifically talked of deals, and anything like this was labelled "project fear". If people say this is what they 3/
voted for, in the most part I don't believe it.
A "no deal" would be staggeringly reckless normally, let alone in the middle of a pandemic, and the manner they are taking is likely to put the Good Friday agreement at risk.
Every Tory MP is culpable here, they signed up 4/
to this before 2019 election.
Make sure you do what you can for your family/loved ones before January.
Don't blame EU, immigrants, lefties, remainers or whoever Johnson's cabal shifts this onto. It's Johnson, Tufton Street, Pharage, Cummings, all Tory MPs and co. Never forget
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