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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Johnson wants a friend on the inside of the EU, to cause doubt and delay

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Tue Jun 1, 2021, 07:57 AM

Jun 2021

It helps him a lot if the EU is disunited about some things - if it's negotiation with Britain, or if it's just something he can point to to say "see - the EU can't take decisions", to keep up the spirits of the Brexiteers as the trade deals trickle in, with ever smaller gains in them.

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What Boris Johnson's new allies tell us about 'Global Britain' [View all] bronxiteforever Jun 2021 OP

Johnson wants a friend on the inside of the EU, to cause doubt and delay muriel_volestrangler Jun 2021 #1

+1 good point. I hadn't thought of it that way. bronxiteforever Jun 2021 #2