A pervasive gloom has descended over even the most upbeat of U.K. officials involved in the Brexit negotiations.
“I'm not going to lie and say it's great right now,” said one senior government aide, reflecting on the growing political turmoil facing the government.
In the space of 24 hours, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has openly challenged the prime minister over her preferred post-Brexit customs plan while the House of Lords has sent another wrecking ball through the government's negotiating aims.
Another high-ranking official was more blunt: “God help us all!”
At the heart of the growing pessimism in Whitehall: The political impasse over Britain's preferred future customs relationship with the EU, which is threatening to tear down the government and the Brexit negotiations with it.
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