Boris Johnson staked his reputation
on leaving the EU on 31 October.
"Do or die", ditches were mentioned,
many things were mentioned,
and lots of Churchillian language
was used.
"No ifs, no buts," he said.
So, the failure to do so, I'm sorry,
can only be his, Boris Johnson's failure.
The irony is, for all his boasting,
Johnson's sellout deal
still won't get Brexit done.
It will lead to years of continuing
negotiations and uncertainty,
whereas Labour's plan will sort it quickly
because, whatever the final decision,
we won't be ripping up our main
trading relationship.
The EU negotiator, Michel Barnier,
has said an EU deal
on Johnson's terms would take
three years, maybe more,
of further negotiations.
Johnson's sellout deal with Trump
could take even longer.
A vote for the Conservatives
is a vote for yet more drawn out,
bogged down negotiations,
more broken promises
and more distractions from
the vital issues facing us
that Kier and Laura have spoken
about this morning.
Like making sure people have
decent wages, secure homes
and, absolutely crucially in this
election beyond all others,
a habitable, sustainable planet
for our children
and our grandchildren.
[Applause]
