Boris Johnson’s hopes to get a new deal with Brussels have been dealt another large blow today as French President Emmanuel Macron said that although the 2016 vote must be respected, the backstop mechanism that Johnson so dearly wants out is ‘indispensable.’ Johnson said that all you need is love and hope in response. So that’s all right then.
Gerry does not really think that they are going to budge in time to avert disaster…