In particular, suggesting that the best outcome for the Tories might be:
A catastrophic and chaotic Brexit, which can be blamed to an ignorant British public on the supposed intransigence of Barnier, is likely to be an altogether more palatable prospect for Fox, Johnson and Davis than a protracted negotiation which provides as daily object lesson in the self-harming absurdity of Brexit.
Quite a good article:
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2017/07/24/no-good-choices-for-the-british-government-in-the-brexit-negotiations/
In particular, suggesting that the best outcome for the Tories might be: