PM Johnson says a moment may come when its game over on Brexit

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street in London, Britain December 2, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there might come a moment when London would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit and abandon talks.

 

Asked if he would try to do a deal right up until the wire, Johnson said: “Yeah of course.”

 

“We’re always hopeful but you know there may come a moment when we have to acknowledge that its time to draw stumps and that’s just the way it is,” said Johnson, referring to a cricketing term for the end of play.

 

“We will prosper mightily under any version and if we have to go for an Australian solution then that’s fine too.”

 

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Misleading headline. Nothing to do with 'game over on brexit' but with 'game over on brexit deal'.

There's milking it and there's milking it.........getting bored now.

Edited December 8, 20205 yr by Surelynot

31 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

We will prosper mightily under any version and if we have to go for an Australian solution then that’s fine too.”

Currently the  Aussies are getting caned by tariffs on hundreds of products (Over 200%) after our dopey happy clapping PM decided to start an a blue with our biggest customer (27%) China.
Resulting in many Aussie companies to the wall and people being laid off at a time when we are already being caned by the covid recession.
 

So Boris wants to start a blue with EU.........

 

Good luck with that.
 

 

He and the gang of 4 have had zero intention of doing any deal from outset.....they are all backed by hedgefunds short on Sterling

 

Its no deal 10000%

Like a broken record. They should lock themselves in a room and only come out and make an announcement when they have something new to say.

18 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Currently the  Aussies are getting caned by tariffs on hundreds of products (Over 200%) after our dopey happy clapping PM decided to start an a blue with our biggest customer (27%) China.
Resulting in many Aussie companies to the wall and people being laid off at a time when we are already being caned by the covid recession.
 

So Boris wants to start a blue with EU.........

 

Good luck with that.

Flesh wound against Xi.

I'm no fan of happy clappers but we dodged a bullet with Shorten and ilk with their open ended climate change spending plans while anti any alternative back-up energy supply to coal. At least gas and hydro are back on the agenda. Might get mini nukes yet.

Back to Boris, think he got excited about drawing stumps and naturally thought of Australia, God love his fluffy locks.

Edited December 8, 20205 yr by Donga

It has long been obvious that the EU don't want to make a 'deal', only impose their own rules on the UK. Not happening. Boris has told them that for long enough.

Stop their EU nonsense, pull up the stumps, take the bat & ball and go home No Deal.

It seems slowly Boris realizes that when he promised unicorns he should have checked first if unicorns are available.

And obviously half the Brits believed him. Amazing.

With Sterling expected to plummet to $1.15 or lower with a no deal outcome thats going to put Sterling/Baht at around 34 at best so those encouraging Johnson to walk away might think about that option

Edited December 8, 20205 yr by Chivas

1 minute ago, Chivas said:

With Sterling expected to plumett to $1.15 or lower with a no deal outcome thats going to put Sterling/Baht at around 34 at best so those encouraging Johnson to walk away might think about that option

They simply don't care...and they will tell you so.

 

Most are still fighting WW2 and just think, for some strange reason, they are sticking it to the Germans.....weird people.

10 minutes ago, Loiner said:

It has long been obvious that the EU don't want to make a 'deal', only impose their own rules on the UK. Not happening. Boris has told them that for long enough.

Stop their EU nonsense, pull up the stumps, take the bat & ball and go home No Deal.

More cliches than Johnson.....555

So how many times is the drama queen going to keep playing the same card?

He knew the Eu's position when he was selling Brexit to the gullible and now cant face the reality?

Get on with it. 

5 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

So how many times is the drama queen going to keep playing the same card?

He knew the Eu's position when he was selling Brexit to the gullible and now cant face the reality?

Get on with it. 

He is looking for a Churchillian moment......I think the whole is being engineered to that end

18 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It seems slowly Boris realizes that when he promised unicorns he should have checked first if unicorns are available.

And obviously half the Brits believed him. Amazing.

Judging by the eus tactics i,m glad i voted leave.

2 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

He is looking for a Churchillian moment......I think the whole is being engineered to that end

To my knowledge Churchill never uttered the words "OK we accept your terms".

Johnson is going to say it. Especially now that his Brexit guru Cummings is gone.

3 minutes ago, kingdong said:

Judging by the eus tactics i,m glad i voted leave.

As in fighting their corner? Negotiating with what ever tools and levers are at their disposal to get the best outcome possible for the EU.......it's just not cricket.

6 minutes ago, kingdong said:

Judging by the eus tactics i,m glad i voted leave.

Thats the spirit KD. Sooner or later they will realise that they face the mighty wrath of the bold Brexiteers who will bluff and bluster the EU into submission. 

1 minute ago, Rookiescot said:

Thats the spirit KD. Sooner or later they will realise that they face the mighty wrath of the bold Brexiteers who will bluff and bluster the EU into submission. 

Its never a good idea to capitulate to bullies

23 minutes ago, Chivas said:

With Sterling expected to plummet to $1.15 or lower with a no deal outcome thats going to put Sterling/Baht at around 34 at best so those encouraging Johnson to walk away might think about that option

I think there is a little more to this than the wishes of a few old men wanting to play out their days drinking cheap Leo on their old age pension.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

We will prosper mightily under any version and if we have to go for an Australian solution then that’s fine too.”

Lol

1 minute ago, kingdong said:

Its never a good idea to capitulate to bullies

They will soon given in once Mark Francois dons his weekend battle dress and charges across the Ardennes.....where is he.....haven't seen him for a while??

Just now, kingdong said:

Its never a good idea to capitulate to bullies

 

Oh good stuff KD. Especially after what you Brexiteers have been posting ever since the referendum.

Its not a case of bullying. Its a case of picking a fight with someone far bigger and stronger than you are.

Still you knew what you were voting for right?

In case there should be a "game over". That's when the game really starts. We ain't seen nothing yet...

EU don't want a deal really, not yet anyway. UK is only asking for a basic trade arrangement as with Canada vs EU/  Canada vs USA.  

42 minutes ago, Donga said:

Flesh wound against Xi.

I'm no fan of happy clappers but we dodged a bullet with Shorten and ilk with their open ended climate change spending plans while anti any alternative back-up energy supply to coal. At least gas and hydro are back on the agenda. Might get mini nukes yet.

Back to Boris, think he got excited about drawing stumps and naturally thought of Australia, God love his fluffy locks.

unfortunately socialist Scotty has spent even more than Shorten would have ever spent. The libs if in opposition wouldn’t have allowed it. Doubled the dole!
if shorten had of got in they wouldn’t have had the balls to spend what the happy clapper has just blown trying to keep his job. 

Decades to pay it off.
Boris just did the same. Both are now picking fights with their biggest customers. Public servants so it doesn’t personally effect them. Everyone else pays, with interest on top!
 

 

6 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

EU don't want a deal really, not yet anyway. UK is only asking for a basic trade arrangement as with Canada vs EU/  Canada vs USA.  

And given the level of trade between the two parties did you ever think that was possible?

You think the EU is going to give full access to its market while allowing the UK to undercut their own manufacturers?

Dream on. Was never going to happen. You should have known that.  

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

there might come a moment when London would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit and abandon talks.

Hasn't it always been obvious that a no-deal is where we're headed?

29 minutes ago, sungod said:

53 minutes ago, Chivas said:

With Sterling expected to plummet to $1.15 or lower with a no deal outcome thats going to put Sterling/Baht at around 34 at best so those encouraging Johnson to walk away might think about that option

I think there is a little more to this than the wishes of a few old men wanting to play out their days drinking cheap Leo on their old age pension.

 

I think if it plays out that way, those few old men can't even afford cheap leo's from their pension any more

1 hour ago, Loiner said:

It has long been obvious that the EU don't want to make a 'deal', only impose their own rules on the UK.

 

In a 2 party deal, the strongest party always tend to set the rules. Maybe Brexiteers should have thought about that before deciding