Very, very thin
You can understand the impatience and annoyance of the EU, when the PM makes it clear it is up to them to solve his problems in Northern Ireland. The EU’s patience is getting “very, very thin” and no wonder, it takes only a few seconds online to find clips of the PM claiming that the Northern Ireland Protocol would not mean any checks or controls on the border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Former very senior staff at No. 10 ,who were there at the time, know very well that Boris Johnson, as is his style, agreed the deal knowing full well what it meant but hoped to wriggle out of it later. Why he thinks the EU will move heaven and earth to let him do that is a mystery, until you understand it is how he manages all his relationships.
Maybe a stern talk from Joe Biden will help, certainly someone needs to tell Boris Johnson what life is really like in the big boys’ club.
Sticking to your word in international politics matters, it is a pity the UK is lead by someone with no personal experience of why it matters. He will have to learn quickly.
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