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NightlyPoe said:

MrWayne said:

How would that solve anything? The EU would never accept this "new deal".

Why not?  If the only point of contention is the Irish border, then surely continuing negotiations where neither side is actually interested in creating a hard border is better than having a hard border up in three weeks.

Like I said, the ball needs to go back to the other court.  Let them own a share of the consequences by having to make a tough choice.

Removing the Backstop would automatically lead to a hard border in Ireland anyway. The Backstop was the British solution to avoid a hard border there, so removing it without replacing it with something else doesn't solve the problem at all, it ensures the problem.

This is the core of the problem, as the hardcore brexiteers can't accept the backstop, but Europe wouldn't accept a deal without it (or, like I said, another mechanic to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland). This is the problem with brexiteers mainly, as they squarely reject the backstop, but don't come up with any viable alternative.

May's tactic (or hope I should say) was that the hardcore Brexiteers could be overwhelmed by the other MPs in Parliament and get the Deal through due to the clock ticking relentlessly. Hence trying to get it trough a third time. But I doubt that will work out.