There will be lots of argument about the detail today but the significance is in Johnson’s political achievement. Just over a year ago there was no consensus on any kind of Brexit settlement. Today all of the Tory Party and most of Labour will support one of Johnson’s making.
That’s mirrored by public opinion. 18 months ago there was no support for any deal on the table. Today most of the public want it to pass.
Some of that is the pandemic but mix of it comes from the fact of Brexit in January and Johnson’s election victory in December.
Some of that is the pandemic but mix of it comes from the fact of Brexit in January and Johnson’s election victory in December.
Whatever you think of Johnson and Brexit, the fact that he has been able to create the conditions for Brexit to be accepted and a new (albeit probably fragile) settlement created, is a significant political achievement.
That said, it’s a settlement which does not exist across the Union, especially in Scotland. That is one of the reasons, as I’ve outlined below, that the settlement will probably be relatively fragile.
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