My goodness - that was a truly inspiring speech just now from Boris! ‘UnLeashing Britain’s Potential’.

Totally agree Urmstongran. It is great to have a PM that believes in the UK and all our new hard won freedoms and opportunities.

Looking forward to hearing it.

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amazing. An inspiring leader at long last

Gosh. You almost don't expect inspiring political speeches any longer. Will watch with interest.

Is there a link for it please?

It's on Youtube

His detractors will loathe it

I rather liked it

Is this the speech which was supposed to have been transmitted on Friday evening at 11pm, but the BBC and others broadcasters 'chose' not to ignore it?

No. That was a 3 minute one.
This one is on trade negotiations.

It's called spin, they all do it, they have speech writers you know?

Bit Orwellian is how I see what's going on at the moment - newspeak, double think and doublespeak. 1984, such a prophetic book.

I enjoyed it too and I find it difficult to listen to politicians at all, even if I agree with what they're saying. Maybe it's Boris's rhetorical world view as described by Freddie Sayers that makes it good.

No matter what he says or does, or however successful Brexit is, the doom mongers will continue to wail like banshees ???? ?

I've just watched the whole thing. As a matter of interest, what did people find inspiring?

My son does a wonderful impression of Boris Johnson and it honestly sounded like one of his performances (including the lies). He seems to think everybody is stupid.

Nope! Not a doom monger - just waiting for something honest and realistic.

I thought he gave a very inspiring speech in the Commons straight after the election. Not sure how many people saw it. He was very expressive and enthusiastic and looked quite exhausted when he sat down!

At least we know now that he doesn't want any kind of deal with the EU.

What was inspirational about it? That's a serious question.

Read the Freddie Sayers article, growstuff. It's really interesting.

Also, what lies? Were there lies in the speech? Could you point them out for us, please?

Just what we needed. Someone to give a clear vision of the potential future for the UK. A good speech.

How does one interpret not wanting to kowtow to EU rules as not wanting a deal? I thought Boris was saying we might just as well ask them to kowtow to our rules, many of which he seemed to think were better (which you can argue with of course). But he was saying that neither of those things should be necessary.

there are another 27 countries in the EU ,THEY get to make the rules not Boris .England opted out so they he has no say .We either take whats on offer or no deal then we get huge tarrifs on food from other suppliers .Why would we expect anything else? Your corner shop cant negotiate the same or better deals than a major supermarket so why would the other suppliers give Boris a better deal than the 500,000 000 across the channel ? Answer is they wont'

Maybe because the UK is a big market that they can't afford to lose.

Paddyanne you do make sense. Well written.

Well, having watched the whole speech, I am quite concerned ... the content was rambling and full of hot air.

I don’t think quoting Cobden and the Anti Corn Law League (c1830) will be particularly useful in negotiations with the most protectionist President the US has had for decades.
Nor do I see such rhetoric having much impact on President Jinping either.

Britain’s position in trade negotiations will not be enhanced by such posturing.