How seriously is Boris Johnson taking Brexit? Not very, is the view of a growing number of people | Analysis by LukeMcGee
London How seriously is Boris Johnson taking Brexit? Not very, is the view of a growing number of people.
From EU officials in Brussels to his political opposition in the UK, a sense is building that the British Prime Minister is treating Brexit as nothing more than a campaign issue for the"upcoming election," as senior government sources are now describing it.That sense was underscored this week, after the PM found himself embroiled in a row over the language he used in the House of Commons.
Boris Johnson tells opponents to hold no-confidence vote 02:41However, that could all change if he is somehow forced to seek a delay to Brexit. So, a big public effort to present him as the man fighting tooth and nail to get the UK a deal, and deliver Brexit -- or, indeed, walk away from the EU without a deal next month -- is clearly something Johnson and his aides think will play well for them in the"upcoming" election.
Watch UN crowd laugh at Boris Johnson's Brexit joke 01:02This explanation will ring hollow to Johnson's critics both in London and Brussels. Painting those who oppose Johnson as Brexit wreckers and saying that it's the EU that needs to step up is already being priced in by Johnson's opponents.
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