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The single biggest issue facing the final two Tory prime-minister contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, is whether they will take Britain out of the EU by the next deadline (Halloween, October 31).
Brexit has already been delayed multiple times, and while it is tempting to blame this on Theresa May, the reality is less straightforward. Owing to its Remain-heavy arithmetic, Parliament is in total deadlock. Worse, as The Economist recently explained, “the remorseless logic of Brexit has shoved a stick of constitutional dynamite beneath the United Kingdom — and, given the difficulty of constitutional reform in a country at loggerheads, there is little that can be done to defuse it.” This is because, unlike the United States, the British constitution is a living document. If Parliament, or the Speaker of the House, wants to find a way to block Brexit — they can.
Since the European Union knows the problems Westminster faces, it has little motivation to compromise. Their Brexit deal is set in stone, they say; take it or leave it. Johnson is equally uncompromising. He told Talkradio’s Ross Kempsell that Britain will leave on Halloween “do or die, come what may” — in other words, with or without a deal. Hunt is more reticent, perhaps more realistic; not that that helps him.
So, what will happen if Johnson becomes the next prime minister — which seems inevitable — and Brussels calls his bluff? Will he be able to deliver a no-deal Brexit? And if so, how?
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(3) Switzerland activates ‘Plan B’ after Swiss stocks barred from EU trading
(4) Trump ‘humiliates’ EU leader in G20 power move – Spanish PM ‘ordered to take a seat’
(5) Survey shows half of Tory members want electoral pact with Brexit Party
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