So what now for the opponents of no deal? Boris Johnson has dramatically called their bluff, and as Mr Steerpike reports, not all of them are taking this particularly well.
Both proponents and opponents of Britain leaving without a deal are engaged in a political wrestling match, with all the theatrics that entails. Both are working out which parliamentary mechanisms will suit them best. Both are also accusing the other of blocking democracy, pretending not to notice the similarities in their tactics. Neither will admit that the other side has a right to do what it has chosen to, instead preferring to call it a ‘constitutional outrage’.
The problem for those trying to stop no-deal is that their team isn’t working as well as Boris Johnson’s. The Prime Minister is enjoying the authority of a new leader who contrasts clearly with Theresa May.
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