Can anyone explain to me what @BorisJohnson means when he says “with high hearts and complete confidence we will prepare to embrace” leaving the EU without a free trade deal. @MichelBarnier has told @DavidGHFrost he will turn up for talks next week. Is the PM telling him...

not to bother? It is all a bit odd, especially when the gulf between the two sides is - as I mentioned a few days ago - completely bridgeable. By the way, none of the exporters with whom I chat have “high hearts” about the possibility of “no deal” in an economy holed by Covid19