EA on talkRADIO: Brexit — “Boris Johnson’s Got No Bullets in His Six-Shooter”

Posted by Scott Lucas | Sep 18, 2019 | 0

EA on talkRADIO: Brexit — “Boris Johnson’s Got No Bullets in His Six-Shooter”

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel points to the empty lectern after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not appear at a press conference (Reuters)

I joined talkRADIO’s Julia Hartley-Brewer on Tuesday to discuss the latest Brexit developments, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s talks in Europe that culminated in his non-appearance at a press conference with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

Listen from 9:23 in 0630-0700

Cutting through the spin that Johnson was “ambushed”, I explain that he failed to produce any viable proposal to replace the Irish backstop in a Brexit deal. Is this because he’s fumbling, or because he and his advisors are driving towards a No Deal crashout from the European Union?

Boris walked into a gunfight, and he didn’t have no bullets in his six-shooter.
At both his meetings with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and with Bettel, Johnson’s got no plan.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

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