[ritchiebaby]

I don't want us to crash out with no deal, but I do think it's a distinct possibility. If the Tories had got their collective fingers out right at the beginning, we wouldn't have had to negotiate a transition arrangement. Instead of falling off the "cliff edge" next March, we're going to fall off it 2 and a bit years later, because our hands will be tied by the EU and nothing constructive will have been done. As far as the Irish Border question is concerned, I'd be telling the EU that the UK will not be erecting border posts, but if they want to on their side of the border, we are powerless to stop them.

The UK withdrawal, if it ever happens, will be bitter and recriminatory from both sides. Either the UK Parliament will scupper any deal, or the EU Parliament will.