With PM Boris in a tight spot, here are four ways Brexit drama may play out

The Conservatives would want to pin a 'Brexit betrayal' onto someone other than themselves, and then try to defeat them in the inevitable election

Where does Brexit go next? What can Boris Johnson do? Only a fool would offer a prediction, but here are some possible paths.

Johnson gets a deal

Perhaps the prime minister agrees to a border in the Irish Sea. Perhaps the European Union cracks and offers some modifications to the parts of the deal struck by his predecessor, Theresa May, that address the contentious Irish border question.

But can he get it through Parliament? Maybe. To do so, he would need to dramatically reduce the number of “Spartans” -- the 28 pro-Brexit Conservatives who never voted for May’s deal. Two of them, Priti