"It cuts no ice whatsoever in Brussels..." Check back in October after the EU gives another extension.

Boris has a perfectly good strategy, which is to use no-deal Brexit as a way to ride into the history books. Regardless of whether it is a huge success or a complete fiasco, he will show up as the PM who confronted Europe. Theresa May will be a footnote, along with Cameron and whats-his-name and that other one.