UK Prime Minister's adviser shrugs off concerns about Brexit tensions

A senior viser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed concerns that politicians' heated rhetoric over Brexit is polarising society, telling supporters that it isn't surprising that people are upset about country's failure to leave European Union. prime minister has been accused of whipping up divisions with his charged langu about Brexit opponents in House of Commons this week.  But viser Dominic Cummings told backers at a book launch that only way to calm tensions over Brexit is for British lawmakers to respect result of 2016 referendum and take country out of European Union.

“A walk in park” 

Cummings claimed that Britain's current political chaos is "a walk in park" compared with referendum campaign in which country narrowly voted to leave EU. Three years later, Britain and its politicians remain bitterly divided over how, or even wher, to leave 28-nation bloc. "We are enjoying this," said Cummings, one of architects of 2016 "leave" campaign. We are going to leave and we are going to win." In a raucous, ill-tempered parliamentary debate Wednesday, Johnson argued that he is safeguarding will of public against interests of political establishment, which wants to remain in EU. He said postponing country's departure would "betray" people, referred to an opposition law ordering a Brexit delay as "Surrender Act" and brushed off concerns that his forceful langu might endanger legislators as "humbug." 

Bishops at Church of England on Friday appealed for calm amid growing acrimony. "We should speak to ors with respect," bishops said in a statement. "And we should also listen ... We should t denigrate, patronize or igre honest views of fellow citizens, but seek to respect ir opinions, ir participation in society, and ir votes."

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Britain to leave EU

Johnson, a Conservative, took power two months ago with a "do-or-die" promise that Britain will leave EU on scheduled date of October 31, with or without a divorce deal cushioning ecomic consequences. His foes in Parliament are determined to avoid a -deal exit, which ecomists say would disrupt tre with EU and plunge Britain into recession. Concerns abound over how country would just to sudden shock. Britain's government watchdog says re is still a "significant amount" of work to do to ensure country has an equate supply of medical drugs in case of a -deal Brexit.

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Brexit deal negotiations

National Audit Office said ditional shipping capacity chartered by UK for sending goods across English Channel might t be operational until end of vember one month after October 31 Brexit deline. Of more than 12,300 medicines licensed in UK, about 7,000 arrive from or via EU, mostly across Channel. Labour legislator Meg Hillier, who chairs a committee overseeing audit office, called findings "deeply concerning." Johnson insists he wants to strike a deal, but is demanding significant changes to withdrawal agreement negotiated by his predecessor, resa May. That deal was rejected three times by Britain's Parliament, prompting May to resign. Johnson says good progress is being me in talks, which continued Friday with a meeting between UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels. EU, however, says it is still waiting for concrete proposals from Britain on maintaining an open border between UK's rrn Ireland and EU member Ireland key sticking point to a deal.

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