Boris Johnson Preparing for Brexit Talks to Collapse: Spectator

Magazine publishes message from unnamed government official
Spectator says Johnson will blame Parliament, Ireland and EU

Boris Johnson speaks at the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, U.K., on Oct. 2. — Boris Johnson speaks at the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, U.K., on Oct. 2.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Robert Hutton

October 7, 2019 at 10:57 PM UTC

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Boris Johnson’s government is preparing for Brexit talks to collapse, a move for which it will blame Ireland and European Union leaders, according to a text message from one of the prime minister’s officials reported by the Spectator magazine.