Dare I say it...... We told you so. And as expected, the government uses this signal of abject failure to give a first outing of its "It's Covid 19 wot's to blame, Guv" stance. Pathetic, mealy-mouthed excuse making for a group of dishonest charlatans who never had any intention of negotiating reasonably. Johnson signed up to the Level Playing Field in the Withdrawal Agreement and promptly reneged on it. He has lied and lied and lied. It's all he knows how to do. The EU will waste no more time on us. And I don't blame them.
Britain Abandons Hope of EU Trade Deal
I'd go as far as to say that, once we are ensconced in World Trade Organisation rules, the only thing that will ever get us out of them will be to re-join the EU (if they'll have us). I look forward to the day an enlightened British government apologises for all the misery these Tories have caused and starts to behave seriously, honestly and responsibly for the good of the country instead of it's own party interests. It may take a while, but it will happen in my lifetime of that I'm sure.
Recently, Angela Merkel made it quite clear that the EU will show Britain no favour over trade. We've made our bed and we're going to have to lie in it. We're a mouse going up against a lion. And the lion is pissed off with us. They were never going to give Britain the 'Cake and Eat It' deal that we demanded, and at no point did we ever hold any of, much less all, the cards.
Merkel: Britain Must Live With The Consequences of It's Actions
So....... what about all those Brexiter lies and all that dishonesty.... all that false hope of a glorious future..... all those promises of rewards and riches to come..... All that bluster about how easy it would be.......
Who remembers this gem:
'The day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want.' Michael Gove, April 2016
And we haven't even left yet. We're yet to see how bad this is going to get.