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The position is easily understood, but that doesn't mean it wasn't the first salvo in negotiation.

• jacquesm 10y ago
  I think that from an EU perspective the first salvo was the decision to keep a referendum.
  • peteretep 10y ago
    Nobody - including the Conservatives - thought they would win a majority, and that it would have to be followed through.
    • jacquesm 10y ago
      There is a risk in bringing a gun to a meeting, if you start brandishing it and it goes off you can't really blame anybody but yourself. It's the summit of irresponsibility.
    • lagadu 10y ago
      It's non-binding, technically it doesn't have to be followed through. Regardless, it's not the EU's fault that the leaver leadership thought that political sabre-rattling would be more important than actually having a plan.