Re: It's not the EU...
"I predict a future press briefing were the PM declares that that an unpopular trade deal that maintains the status quo is a great victory"
realistically simply retaining the status quo ante woudl be a victory when negotiating as a much smaller weaker entity in a position where everyone knows that deals need to be made quickly and there is political weakness. I am just sceptical any significant deals will be made which are not worse than the current situation.