I'm assuming Boris is thinking - unless something happens, legally we will be leaving. Something probably won't happen, especially if he makes it impossible by rhetoric.
So we're going whatever. Therefore let's make a noise about how great it will be, given that it's unavoidable, take any credit there is to be taken, however small, and also lay the groundwork for it being everyone else's fault.
So by doing nothing at all, we are going to leave anyway, and you might as well try to own the situation.
In Ireland, it will be - well, we don't want a border, but that horrid EU will, so they will have to build a border. Then any problems will be because of them and their nasty old border guards. Again, Boris needs to do nothing, other than spin it.
Maybe. Who knows what he actually thinks.
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