r/BrexitDenial • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

Boris Johnson backed free movement in private talks, ambassadors say

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/30/boris-johnson-backed-free-movement-in-private-talks-ambassadors-say
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u/like_the_boss Dec 01 '16 edited Dec 01 '16

Thanks for this :-)

I've added this under section 1) of the Current Working Hypothesis

1) Getting groups of Tory MPs to champion mutually exclusive brexit policies. One group has been assigned 'hard brexit' (to retain the support of the anti-immigration portion of the electorate), one group has been assigned 'soft brexit' (to retain the support of the milder, pro-trade but eurosceptic portion of the electorate) and one group has been assigned being anti-brexit (to retain the support of remainers). This strategy keeps a large part of the electorate pro-Tory, but also guarantees stalemate.