Even church leaders are not immune from the Brexit cult that accuses those who with a different opinion of being divisive (and quite often, though not in this case, unpatriotic traitors). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/18/uk-archbishops-urge-ministers-not-to-breach-international-law-over-brexit

The relationship between a centralising government which struggles to deal with anyone else (e.g. Manchester, Scotland, London, the EU), and the pure Brexit cult for whom nothing (church, international law, economy) comes before hostility to the EU, is a dangerous one indeed.

A good example of the kind of nonsense currently coming from the pure Brexit cult (who let us recall right now want to break the Withdrawal Agreement and start a trade war with the EU). Encouraged by the UK government blaming the EU. https://twitter.com/Sunday_Gazette/status/1318067912205160449

EU hostility probably isn't theatre on the part of the government because it is strengthening forces which will threaten the government if they do a deal. And requiring greater guarantees for the EU if there is a deal. The path to a deal is much harder. https://twitter.com/Usherwood/status/1318079846732484609

Key parts of the letter from the church leaders. Full text - https://www.ft.com/content/e2e8c1d6-edd4-46d2-bef8-8c69199dc151?shareType=nongift

As for the idea of the EU not negotiating in good faith - clearly in the pure Brexit cult you couldn't believe otherwise. The EU standing up for their own interests = not negotiating in good faith is obviously otherwise legally untenable nonsense. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2020/10/18/eus-failure-negotiate-good-faith-calls-withdrawal-agreement/?WT.mc_id=tmgliveapp_androidshare_AwGlz72gRkVG

Not that I ever regarded the Political Declaration as having much legal force, but if we're talking about good faith, arguing that the EU's level playing field demands were not known is a straight lie. Rather more relevant than "Canada"...