Inside Politics: Boris Johnson offered polite no-deal warning and outrage over HS2

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Premature exhilaration is no laughing matter. One over-excited Liverpool FC fan has been mocked for getting a tattoo declaring the mighty reds Premier League champions for 2019-20 before the deal is sealed. Boris Johnson should take note of the old footie cliche “one game at a time”. The hubristic manager of the mighty blues told everyone Brexit was won and the free trade deal trophy was already in the bag. But EU bosses continually warned him Brexit was a game of two halves. They’re now spelling out what crashing into the WTO league will actually mean at the end of 2020’s transition season. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

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