christian keller and rupert harrison. insight into not set menus for leaders, but weather there is a chance that we get a deal. rupert: maybe everything is deliberate. maybe the snails ra symbol for the pace of negotiations. think the expectations are overdone. the chance of a deal getting negotiated, the landings on getting through the house of commons very small. i think markets are groping for optimism, but i think it is overdone. equally, the threat from the law,nment of breaking the not abiding by legislation and going ahead with a no deal that is overdone.exit we are going for a general election and the uncertainty lies in the outcome. francine: an election, but first with an extension. rupert: you have got to get through that. boris johnson could climb down. i suspect unlikely. we could end up in this situation where boris johnson jeremyesign forcing corbyn or some candidate to be a temporary prime minister with the function purely of requesting extension and triggering election. tom: i would be remiss if i did not