Brexit: Will Boris go for the No-Deal Option?!

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Brexit: Will Boris go for the No-Deal Option?

So exactly when will Boris be making his deal or no deal decision?

Today was supposed to be crunch day. The day when the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, would decide whether a Brexit deal was possible or not. And the day he would walk away from the talks if he determined there was no deal to be had.

But there seems to be some indecision in the air.

We have the Guardian and The Times, on the one hand, saying that the UK Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost, will be telling Boris a deal is in sight, so stay in the game.

But the Express is saying that Boris will be telling Brussels the talks are over at the end of the EU Council summit tomorrow unless the EU coastal nations stop trying to lever our fish away from us.

But Brussels is ignoring this as they believe the Brexit negotiations will continue on their terms until the end of October. And they've also it seems told their negotiator, Michel Barnier to stand firm.

But Brexiteers will be very twitchy that the indications are that Boris will wait at least another 24 hours before making a decision.

A delay that will be viewed as sensible by some and as displaying weakness by others.

Now Boris did have a video chat with the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last night. Where he said that the EU must agree to round the clock talks or WTO rules, here we come.

And after the talks, a Number Ten spokesperson said:

"The Prime Minister noted the desirability of a deal, but expressed his disappointment that more progress had not been made over the past two weeks.

"The Prime Minister said that he looked forward to hearing the outcome of the European Council and would reflect before setting out the UK's next steps in the light of his statement of September 7."

While from the EU side, von der Leyen said:

"The EU is working on a deal, but not at any price. Conditions must be right, on fisheries, level-playing field and governance. Still a lot of work ahead of us."

And the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel, also chimed in talking about the UK needing to find solutions to these problems and to negotiate in good faith.

Sounds all very Groundhog day to me.

Every morning I wake up to the same old news on Brexit. And every day ends up the same, with no movement on the three main issues.

Fisheries, level playing field and governance. The record must be stuck, either that or the thing's running on a loop.

And if that's not a firm indicator that these talks have got nowhere left to go, then what would it take for all concerned to get that message?

It would be very disappointing, if Boris decides he can't be the first to vacate the chair at the talks.

I mean, we can't keep on re-churning the same old arguments ad infinitum, can we?

We've now got a hard deadline of the 31st of December. And every day we keep banging our heads against the same brick wall is another day wasted for business to prepare itself for the certainty of a WTO based exit from the Brexit implementation period.

As has been pointed out by the think tank, the Centre for Brexit Policy, there are twelve main reasons why the EU will not be giving the UK any sort of free trade agreement while the Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol are in place.

Boris and his team would be employing their time much more profitably by concentrating on the potential legal bear-traps in the Withdrawal Agreement and its Protocol.

A good start has been made on this issue, with the Brussels baiting clauses already placed in the UK Internal Market Bill as well as those destined for the Finance Bill when it emerges.

There are, however, signs that EU businesses are beginning to feel the Brexit heat.

It is reported that the Federation of German Industries, the General Confederation of Italian Industry and the Movement of the Enterprises of France have issued a joint statement calling on the EU27 leaders to:

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