Originally Posted by
RandBlade
1: It wasn't within his power, he did everything within his power.
2: Happily.
3: He voted to give authority to the PM as did almost all of Parliament. It was Theresa May that chose when to exercise that authority.
4: IANAE but I think the Brexit Secretary said some declarations would be needed, not checks.
5: I'm not against scrutiny.
6: Boris didn't sit on his hands, he negotiated and got a deal in a timely fashion. His opponents in Parliament with the Benn Act chose a deadline to get a deal by, he got the deal by that deadline but then Parliament decided not to vote on a Meaningful Vote or ratify the deal.