Nothing to be surprised about to be honest. I think everyone knew that this was going to happen, and it did. He was the only person who is a firebrand from the conservatives and has shown he is able to keep unity (and whip votes correctly within his party)
I don't think anyone knows how he is going to do as a leader -- but we're going to have to see. We do have to remember that the people did vote to leave, and if they have to leave without a deal then they have to. That's that.
I'm going to post back on this in a week or two, when we see what his policies and advisers are.
@squatz1 I too was expecting him to win but not with such a big margin, and yes deal or no deal Brexit has to take place in October. In the past he’s made many controversial remarks so let’s hope he performs better this time, and yes do keep us posted if you have anymore insights into his leadership skills.
Boris Controversial Remarks:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/sports/boris-johnsons-most-controversial-remarks/vi-AAEJQfeControversial remarks don't point to someones leadership skill or lack thereof. Just want to point that out.
Brexit is Brexit, and it is what we voted for. The scenario was explained in great detail when we had the initial referendum. So called "leaving" the EU with any associared conditions is not Brexit. The plan that we voted for was a clean break, followed by a two year period when various trade agreements and political associations were nbegotiated and arranged. Well the Eton/Oxford elite that controls the UK and the EU managed to fudge and stall everything whilst they continued to diminish the UK. Boris has managed to clear out many of the obvious treasonous politicians that were in government, but the real power and influence lies in the Civil Service, and I'm not sure how he can cope with that.
We have a massive trade deficit with the EU. If Johnson is a real leader, he will stop going to Brussels to arrange "deals", and request that they send representatives ro Westminster to conduct negotiations.
Can you give us examples of this? I seem to recall a big red bus and a bunch of lies.
@Baronets Brexit was never explained to people, and by the time they realised what they had done it was bit too late. There were calls to take a second referendum because now UK people did not wish to leave EU, but their leaders decided against conducting a second referendum. Johnson will have to bend the kneee and go to Brussels if he wishes to get a deal done otherwise he’ll end up loosing Scotland, not really sure why you expect EU to come to Westminster for further negotiations.
News Sources:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/5163675/will-second-eu-referendum-brexit-vote/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/25/nicola-sturgeon-calls-for-new-scotland-independence-voteThese calls are literally by the opposition party, it's not something that shows that more then half of people are supporting a referendum (or a new one in this case)
Also - It's vital to mention that any poll that does state this is as flawed as the polls that said that the UK was planning on staying (which the people obviously didn't vote for)
Polls these days have pretty massive flaws.