Boris Johnson

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the country was tired of the stalemate in parliament over Brexit and just wanted it done

Just imagine, for a moment, how different it all could've been if Parliamentarians had come together to negotiate a meaningful implementation of the 2016 Referendum rather than dispute and delay actually leaving the EU until the very last moment. Politicians on all sides were largely held in contempt by the public for this behaviour, it was only the strength of character from Johnson that forced through an imperfect deal to leave.

Feel free to give me pelters (again) for it, but our Remain Parliament and uber-Remainers are as much to blame for this debacle as I ever was. With your statement I suspect that realisation is finally dawning.

It was always a fantasy that it could be achieved - we knew from the outset that in order to get the free trade deal we needed to allow freedom of movement. You can't ignore the facts a rewrite history to suit your views, Johnson simply lied his way through the whole process and everyone ignored the obvious like above and the Irish border (remember him looking the NI businessmen in the eye, shaking their hand and saying "send the paperwork to me".

You, and many others, were conned into believing night was day. The EU would never make it easy for us, why would they as that would lead to others leaving. I'm not saying that was right and proper, I'm saying it was a cast iron fact.

Plus the effect of the Russian troll farms (Russia Report redacted).  Putin got what he wanted with Johnson, even better than he could have believed.