happened this way. we are getting the barnacles off the thing and sandpapering it into shape. the prime minister arguing to sandpaper into shape the checks that he agreed to. the uk has now delayed some of these checks is accused by the eu of breaking international law. and this highlights that how to be outside the eu and avoid border checks remains a problem that is hard to sandpaper away, and so, not for the first time, belfast port is centre stage. after all, this is the city that built the titanic, something its creators thought was unthinkable. back in 2018, as borisjohnson warned of getting the wrong type of brexit, he turned to that story. the titanic springs to mind. and now is the time to point out the iceberg ahead. now, however, borisjohnson believes that, with his form of brexit done, the uk can sail on.