"Only a third rate bunch of politicians would champion a narrative such as Brexit which has no demonstrable benefit other than being a seductive fantasy propelling them to power... we shall in due course elect a pro-European government." theneweuropean.co.uk
Britain and the European Union were on a collision course Thursday, after Brussels demanded the withdrawal of proposed Brexit legislation that the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted would breach international law nyti.ms
Boris Johnson’s government said it would leave a post-Brexit standstill period at the end of next year, with or without a trade deal with the European Union on.wsj.com
Jo Johnson, who has always been on the more pragmatic and pro-European wing of the Conservative Party, had been growing increasingly uncomfortable in his brother’s government as it swung more forcefully in the direction of a no-deal Brexit. nyti.ms