France’s president Emmanuel Macron showered Johnson in compliments, no doubt glad that seeing off the Brits — amicably, of course — would remove an obstacle to his ambitions for deeper EU integration. Parliament hasn’t actually voted on the new Brexit deal yet. If Members of Parliament do approve Johnson’s deal rapidly, the debate is moot. Where things get complicated is if Westminster thwarts Macron’s plans for a quick divorce and rejects Johnson’s deal. ADADBut if Johnson’s deal is defeated heavily in the Commons, as May’s deal was, that will show the EU that Britain needs deeper political change to break the logjam.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2019 14:02 UTC