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Someone suggested today that a face-saving way out for all parties would be to spend a year or so negotiating a complex exit deal, then going back to the country with another referendum, "This is the actual deal, if the country wants to, we'll trigger article 50 tomorrow morning. Are you in or out?"
Which was Johnson's plan all along, but given that the EU have made it clear (entirely unsurprisingly) that they won't negotiate the terms of an exit deal until the Article 50 trigger is pulled it's a pretty fucking awful plan.
Brommers
Theresa was the smart money favourite two or three weeks ago, to appear as the sensible grownup who could bridge the gap between the opposite factions of the tory party. I wouldn't say it was decided, because the world has gone mad, but she's certainly the most likely.
Someone suggested today that a face-saving way out for all parties would be to spend a year or so negotiating a complex exit deal, then going back to the country with another referendum, "This is the actual deal, if the country wants to, we'll trigger article 50 tomorrow morning. Are you in or out?"
Gives everyone a chance to calm down, gives the absolute die-hard brexiters another chance to vote fuck you Brussels, and gives everyone else a chance to actually make an informed choice with the consequences spelled out in advance.