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Do you think there will be a Deal or No Deal?


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I think May has nailed her colours to the mast and will probably suffer as a consequence. Frankly I couldn't see what else she could have done.
No fan of her, but hard to dispute her approach in trying to get a soft Brexit. The hard Brexiteers have repeatedly screeched about how unfair this all is while not producing any viable plans for issues like NI etc.
 

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Corbyn will try to exploit the situation to get a general election. If he were to win he might seek to delay the leaving date in order to get more time to negotiate but I don't know if it's possible
Why should the EU trust Corbyn more than May? They won't give him more time.
 

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No fan of her, but hard to dispute her approach in trying to get a soft Brexit. The hard Brexiteers have repeatedly screeched about how unfair this all is while not producing any viable plans for issues like NI etc.
From what I can see the proposal is more or less in the Labour ball-park. I would hope that Corbyn doesn't try and exploit the situation. The Country should come first. There'll be plenty of time for politics afterwards.
 

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No fan of her, but hard to dispute her approach in trying to get a soft Brexit. The hard Brexiteers have repeatedly screeched about how unfair this all is while not producing any viable plans for issues like NI etc.
I agree.
May is perhaps the best bet for people who want soft brexit.
The only people who will be happy with these resignations are people who still have dreams of us staying and those who want hard brexit.
 

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Your country is well and truly run by morons, but at least there's two less of them now.
Ha. Like they won't just replace them with bigger morons. I mean, look at the new Brexit secretary. The Conservatives have stockpiled enough morons to replace every minister 10 times over.
 

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From what I can see the proposal is more or less in the Labour ball-park. I would hope that Corbyn doesn't try and exploit the situation. The Country should come first. There'll be plenty of time for politics afterwards.
It depends on how much control Corbyn has over his party. I suspect a lot of Labour MPs will vote with the government. Corbyn hasn't come up with real alternatives and May is perhaps the only person fighting for soft brexit.
My guess is Corbyn is going to try and exploit the situation to force a GE. That in itself changes nothing with respect to brexit. We would still be stuck.