Whatever Johnson does, he cannot keep all of his Brexit promises, as gigantic hurdles stand in his way. A soft Brexit, staying closely aligned to the single market and customs union, would resolve most of them, keeping EU rules and regulations. Fully accepting Brexit will happen doesn’t mean kowtowing to a Johnson Brexit. Lexiters on Labour benches, their position expounded by Larry Elliott, may be tempted to embrace any Brexit: after the shock of losing those old Labour Brexit votes, silent capitulation could look tempting. If complicit now, what can Labour say when Brexit wreaks economic havoc, emptying the treasury of funds for spending on parched public services?

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 15:00 UTC