Well, when Priri Patel says we should use starvation on the Irish as a bargaining tool, the EU is obviously going to think that there's a danger that the UK will behave dishonorably and live up to their threats...
You are probably right-I think the details of these matters are lost in the ether with Brexiteers and they operate solely on inherited wisdom and historical tropes to operate though. We've had enough of experts, after all!
Well, when Priri Patel says we should use starvation on the Irish as a bargaining tool, the EU is obviously going to think that there's a danger that the UK will behave dishonorably and live up to their threats...