Boris Johnson threatens to hold back Brexit ‘divorce’ payment to force a deal
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/08/boris-johnson-threat-to-hold-back-eu-brexit-divorce-bill
Withholding the cash, scrapping the Northern Ireland backstop, guaranteeing the rights of all EU citizens in Britain while stepping up preparations for a No Deal “disruption” in the wake of no deal are among measures the government would carry out if he was elected leader of the Conservative party, he said.
Failure to deliver Brexit, with or without a deal, by the October 31 deadline threatened the Tory party’s very survival, he warned. He said he thought it “extraordinary” the UK agreed to write the so-called divorce cheque before having the final deal signed.
“I think our friends and partners need to understand that the money is going to be retained until such time as we have greater clarity about the way forward,” he said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper. The money, he said, was a “great solvent and a great lubricant” in getting a good deal.
Johnson is an early favourite to win the Conservative Party leadership race. An opinion poll of grass roots party members by the ConservativeHome website on Saturday put Johnson in the clear lead at 43 per cent with Michael Gove second on 12 per cent.
Boris. Cut it out. You're not helping. You were dreadful as the foreign secretary.
In the real world withholding payment gets you sued.
Oh Boris. So delusional.
Leave with no deal, and the first thing that will have to be on the table for future negotiations is exactly what was negotiated - the divorce bill, irish backstop etc.
oh fuck off you enormous cunt
God.
Probably also true the EU can take you to the cleaners if you don't pay your bill
Everyone in Britain is loving this weeks-long process of screaming and banging helplessly on the soundproof glass as we watch the Tory party slowly coalesce around Boris as its new leader
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