It's not who you were expecting is it?
Indeed, he's not currently even in any elected office. Never the less, he's not only negotiated Brexit, he's already signed all the papers
And the deal isn't soft, transitional or any of the other terms we might like. It's hard as hard can be.
So how come we don't know about it?
Well, we do. It's a matter of public record. It's called the Treaty of Lisbon and it was signed in December 2007
And as the ever thought provoking David Allen Green has pointed out it makes clear the terms of our departure from the EU. The 2 years from the triggering of Article 50 are the transitional period - and that is all about logistics, not terms of departure.
This is, I believe, the mistake made by both Leave and Remain sides (though in fairness not the most extreme end of the Leave side) - the assumption that the negotiating hasn't started yet. Whereas in fact its effectively finished - unless both sides choose otherwise.
Just because we want a further negotiation doesn't mean the other side will engage in it
Which could make for a very short meeting the day after we trigger Article 50. Aptly enough a meeting likely to take place on April 1st.
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