So, Dave, in a few weeks' time we will very likely be confronted by Johnson declaring that he's the man who will honour the instruction of the electorate and carry out the will of the people, come hell or high water, by Halloween. All I'm saying is that, yes, they are old, hackneyed arguments, but they work for him and will work for him again unless we can articulate effective responses. We have to be ready and it's no use for us to keep saying that much has changed since 2016 and we know more now than we did then (any other remainer here who winces every time you hear that?) He's got the easy bit. We will be accused of resurrecting Project Fear...

Might not go well, eh?