Brexit omnishambles

A day is a long time in politics is the new a week is a long time in politics.

As I was saying only this morning, the EU says it is hard to negotiate with a party, or country, that doesn't actually know what it wants.

This morning, a spokesperson for Number 10, presumably back from holiday, stated that the end of free movement would coincide with UK leaving the EU, no transition, thus contradicting the Chancellor. Although the words used could just as well mean that it might continue be changed or just have a new name. I mean no one really knows these days.

Liam Fox reiterated his statement that he did not know, nor agreed on a 3 year transition deal, a spokesperson for Boris Johnson made a statement to AP that he was not considering resigning; this came after a little reported rumour from the Lib Dems. I mean, this is chaos on a grand scale.

A possible explanation for the Chancellor's statement that he was trying to railroad the cabinet into a course of action that meant less a cliff fall come March 2019, or maybe a power grab, or just felt with the PM away on a walking holiday to Italy, he might just try his luck.

Not only is the country not speaking with one voice, not only is parliament not speaking with one voice, not only is the Government not speaking with one voice, it appears that the Cabinet is not speaking with one voice either.

And all the while the clock ticks down, four months gone, twenty to go, take away the six months for ratification, leaving 14 short months of negotiation, and most politicians are on holiday until September.