Boris Johnson’s government looks to be heading for a no-deal exit as relations with the EU have already started to sour. A phone call with Leo Varadkar had little effect, and any chances of getting a hard Brexit deal without the backstop seem to be dwindling to nothing. Johnson’s new no-deal chief Michael Gove is no looking over the preparations for something that neither side want and is like, as one business head said earlier, ‘driving into a wall at 100mph and preparing by fastening your seatbelt.’
Gerry does not think that this reckless strategy is going to get anyone anywhere…