Based on reports of today's apparent conversation between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel, the Northern Ireland continuation in the full customs union is a non-negotiable requirement of the EU and, as a consequence, the PM looks to be cornered into a no-deal Brexit.
The correspondents are all now postulating as to whether the PM will be forced to accept the extension request or run the risk of being ousted in a no-confidence vote, should be now proceed (as assumed) with a no-deal Brexit just to save his 31st October commitment.
College Green, once again, is a tented township.
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