Re: Requoting from another thread
Yes, he wants to deliver a Valid deal. i.e. Valid in the eyes of his masters in Brussels. He sees any deal where we aren't begging for forgiveness as a failure. He'll deal only after he's kneed David Davis where it really hurts.
Our negociators are clearly not up to the task of getting us a good deal. They are starting from a position of real weakness. The longer this farce goes on, the more likely IMHO we will simply opt for a Hard Exit and suffer the consequences for 3 or 4 decades.