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Ignore the spin. Boris surrendered to the Surrender Act

21 October 2019

12:41 AM

21 October 2019

12:41 AM

What happened in Brexit this weekend? Here is the story in one sentence. Boris Johnson asked the EU to extend UK membership, something he said he would never do. The rest is spin.

How many times did Boris Johnson promise not to seek an extension of the UK membership of the EU? More than I can count.

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