Commentary: Boris Johnson's Brexit gamble puts UK on edge. Is it worth it?
by Ivo Daalder, Chicago Tribune
Aug 30, 2019
3 minutes
When it comes to Brexit, Britain's boisterous new prime minister is determined to succeed where his predecessor failed. Theresa May frittered away her parliamentary majority in a snap election, and then had to settle for an agreement with the European Union that couldn't pass muster in Parliament. Having failed, she was forced to ask the EU to extend the Brexit deadline and then resigned.
Boris Johnson won't repeat May's mistakes. He's made clear that, "do or die," the United Kingdom will leave the
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