What does “Get Brexit Done” mean?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 2 months, you will have heard these 3 words come out of Boris Johnson’s mouth. But what they actually mean is up for debate, it all depends on what you define as part of the actual Brexit process.

Boris Johnson’s plan, if he is to win a majority on Thursday, is to leave the EU before the January 31st deadline with the deal which he negotiated in October, with a so called “transition phase” lasting until the end of 2020 where the UK will remain under EU law. The aim of this will be in order to agree a trade deal and settle Britain’s future relationship with the EU. There is an option to extend this period to as late as 2022 however Boris Johnson has ruled out any extension to the transition period meaning that if a trade deal is not agreed by the end of 2020, the UK effectively exits the EU with no deal, except for Northern Ireland which is a whole separate matter. Many see this as a serious threat as it is believed that Boris Johnson is set to pursue a Canada style trade deal which, as Jeremy Corbyn is always keen to point out, took 7 years to negotiate, so many argue the prospect of agreeing something similar in 11 months is rather ambitious.

Literally speaking, Boris Johnson will “Get Brexit Done” if he is to win a majority, as the term “Brexit” only refers to Britain’s exit of the European Union, however he is in no sense close to settling Britain’s future relationship with the EU and the negotiations certainly will not stop at the end of January. The only thing that is certain is that Brexit will continue to dominate the headlines for a while to come.

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