Brexit has arrived, now Johnson wants to kill 'Brexit'

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Shortly after his election victory in December, it was reported that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted the word Brexit retired. Not just retired, but expunged as a matter of urgency once the United Kingdom left the European Union on Jan 31.

This would be like US President Donald Trump telling White House staff that they need to drop the "Make America Great Again" thing. Without Brexit - and his "Get Brexit Done" campaign - we'd mainly know Mr Johnson as just another former mayor, a talented politician who wrote amusing newspaper columns.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 04, 2020, with the headline Brexit has arrived, now Johnson wants to kill 'Brexit'. Subscribe