“Get Brexit done”? It’s not as simple as Boris Johnson claims
Under the Conservatives, the spectre of a no-deal Brexit would return in December 2020
AS IN 2017, this was meant to be a Brexit election. Also as in 2017, it has quickly morphed into one about the National Health Service, security and terrorism. Yet the pithiest slogan of the campaign is still Boris Johnson’s much-repeated promise to “get Brexit done”. And although his poll lead has narrowed, the odds are that this pledge will help bring him victory.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Leaving Brexit undone”
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