Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever View Post
I think you said have they read it? I don't know is the answer but I've no reason to believe that they haven't. Why does Arran Banks who is Farage's old brother in arms think he is wrong? Why are some Brexit party candidates not convinced by their leader and standing down instead?



From his comments Farage appears to be terrified of Barnier, it's probably a good job he won't be involved in the trade negotiations. But the references to the UK aligning its rules to EU rules have been deleted. What's more the UK still has the option of walking away at the end of the transition period in December 2020.

Angela Merkel's comments after the deal was signed are also telling. She stated that while under Mrs May’s deal ‘it was not clear whether there would be membership of the Customs Union’, under the Johnson deal ‘it is quite clear that Great Britain will be a third country’. In other words outside of the Single Market and Currency Union.

The deal isn't perfect but from my perspective it is a question of whether you are prepared to get most of what you wanted or nothing at all.
Listen this is serious stuff and some people disarmed by the slogan 'Let's compromise' capitulate. They give in because they just want it over and done for. They've put their faith in Johnson's ability to 'get Brexit done.' But Johnson - as shown by Channel 4 news - doesn't know the details.

Even if all Brexit Party candidates stood aside for the Tories that wouldn't mean Johnson's treaty is in the spirit of Brexit. Arron Banks may believe quite honestly that this is Brexit but he could be wrong. And on the other side of the coin so could Farage. So we have to look at the arguments and in my opinion this isn't Brexit.

One final point. Farage isn't terrified of Barnier. He actually admires him for outgunning the British in negotiations. He has often said he would have liked him on our side. But Farage also knows you have to be prepared to walk away if you don't get what you want. That is something Boris would never do. We know that because on the third time of asking he voted for May's deal.