Thread by @jonworth

For weeks we have been saying whether there's a #Brexit Deal or not is in the head of Johnson

It still is

He's tried hiding from the problem

He's tried hoping the problem will go away

He's tried threatening the EU with the Internal Market Bill

He's tried calling von der Leyen

He's tried running the clock down to up the pressure on the EU

Now - as a last throw of the 🎲 - he's off to see von der Leyen

We know he's a showman. We know he thinks he can persuade the next person he talks to, before saying the opposite to the next person a few minutes later

And sorry - it's grim but it has to be said - he thinks he's an ace with women, and he's off to meet von der Leyen

Will all of this work? Will there be a Deal? 🤷‍♂️

Johnson is probably bumbling away to himself in Downing Street now, telling himself how Churchill would go to Brussels and lead the UK to victory

While the EU side is working out the limits of what it could tolerate on 🎣, LPF and governance

Deal is not inevitable

No Deal is not inevitable

But finally when this Johnson trip to Brussels happens we will know

Until then... it's all in Johnson's head

/ends