Johnson's statements about Brexit negotiations bear little relation to reality

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By Michael Birnbaum
September 6 at 10:31 AM

BRUSSELS — European Union officials were astonished this past week when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed to be “encouraged by the progress” of critical, last-ditch Brexit negotiations.

Nothing is under negotiation, they said, because he has not bothered to make any suggestions ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/boris-johnsons-statements-about-the-state-of-brexit-negotiations-bear-little-relationship-to-reality-eu-officials-say/2019/09/06/2122453e-cfec-11e9-a620-0a91656d7db6_story.html

[Pachamama]

1. Wow! He even lies pathologically like Trump!!

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2. This week's Brexit chaos

By Bianca Britton, CNN
Updated 1:29 PM ET, Fri September 6, 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/uk/uk-newspapers-brexit-intl-gbr-scli/index.html

... On Sunday rebels from Johnson's Conservative party were told that if they voted in favor of the emergency no-deal legislation on Tuesday they would be thrown out of the parliamentary party and barred from standing as a Conservative at any future election ...

Johnson's threats continued into Tuesday's newspapers, after he indicated in a statement on Monday night outside Downing Street that he would seek an early election in an effort to thwart rebels within his own party ...

... Johnson ultimately failed ,,, The humiliating defeat led to an extraordinary purge, in which 21 Conservative lawmakers .. were booted out of the parliamentary party ...

In a series of setbacks for the Prime Minister on Wednesday, British lawmakers eventually passed a bill aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit and Johnson's proposal to hold a snap election on October 15 was denied ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/uk/uk-newspapers-brexit-intl-gbr-scli/index.html

[dalton99a]

3. Johnson is a nasty pathological liar just like Trump

Putin chose well.

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4. Brexit crisis grows as opposition rejects snap election call

By JILL LAWLESS
2 hours ago

... Johnson insists Britain must leave the EU in 55 days, and says an election is the only way to break the deadlock that has seen lawmakers repeatedly reject the divorce deal on offer, but also block attempts to leave the EU without one.

He wants to go to the public on Oct. 15, two weeks before the scheduled Brexit day of Oct. 31, but needs the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to trigger a snap election.

Johnson lost a vote on the same question this week, but he plans to try again Monday.

After discussions Friday, lawmakers from several opposition parties said they would not back an election unless the government asked the EU to postpone Brexit, removing the risk the U.K. could crash out without a deal. Johnson says he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than delay Brexit ...

https://www.apnews.com/29680a7618d9487e8946390689acdc02

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5. +1. He is sneaky and ruthless.

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6. Boris ready to break law to deliver Brexit by Oct 31

By CARLY READ
PUBLISHED: 17:04, Fri, Sep 6, 2019
UPDATED: 19:21, Fri, Sep 6, 2019

... When asked today if seek an extension if it became law, he said: “I will not. I don’t want a delay” ...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1174828/brexit-news-boris-johnson-eu-extension-law-mps-commons-oct-31-general-election