Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I'm not sure where you are getting any of that from. The EU cannot force an election and the people involved in the negotiation would even say that it wasn't any of their business.
The EU negotiators set out how they would respond right at the start of the process and have been very consistent, it is the Tories who are either incompetent in thinking that the EU would abandon its core principles to suit us, or just grandstanding to deflect the inevitable terrible outcome is not their fault and hoping that people blame the EU 'bullies' instead.
To expand my view ( and thats all it is ) if the EU just dont want us to go ,and they know there is body off opposition in the UK who will never agree any Tory agreement to agree a deal ,they are not stupid as they know the government could be forced into a confidence vote and lose , hey ho a general election the one goal Labour would love ,whose no to say that closed doors conversation have taken place with opposition parties to the Tories over this matter ,with a hint ,hey we could get this turned over with enough bad press ,barriers and no easy resolution ,Labour wins , EU put off any further nations considering a Brexit vote ??

Hey its just a view , not researched .