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This is almost the worst possible Brexit deal — but at least it’s a deal

Last-minute agreement doesn’t remove economic problems

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker give a press conference on the agreed draft Brexit deal
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker give a press conference on the agreed draft Brexit deal Photo: Getty Images

Boris Johnson has signed a deal he said he didn’t need, creating a border he didn’t want, under the authority of a Court he didn’t accept, to be submitted to a Parliament he doesn’t control.

The one “great” thing about the agreement with the European Union that the UK prime minister hailed Thursday is that it reduces the possibility of a hard Brexit, and the associated foreseeable economic crisis.

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