A
few of constituents have been in touch via campaign emails with various titles
all of which centre on staying in the EU and calling for a second referendum.
My
view remains that having asked the country to vote in a referendum, with the
absolute assurance that whatever the verdict their wishes would be actioned, it
is now imperative that happens.
The recent EU elections gave the clearest possible indicator that candidates who support leaving the EU were heavily supported. A majority of people voted for parties committed to respecting the referendum already held and won by those wanting to leave the EU. Whilst there is a divide in the nation between remain and leave supporters, it is critical for democracy that the majority prevail.
I have been listening to constituents and the message I receive through thousands of emails, letters, phone calls and the like is this: “ Get us out of the EU, deal or no deal as soon as possible”. This view is of course not held by everyone and whilst I seek to reach out to all constituents it is only right that having stood at the last election promising to honour the referendum result and inline with the wishes of the majority I continue to pursue such.
One of the campaign emails has this line: “DEMOCRACY DEMANDS A SECOND VOTE”? I disagree and will continue my support of the result of the referendum already held.
On
immigration I am a keen advocate on ensuring the UK economy and our communities
reap the benefit of controlled numbers of foreign workforce continuing to
work in the UK – which is a different approach to the current open
borders policy. We have to be in charge of our borders and can achieve an
appropriate balance – once we leave the EU.
Concerns
over the turmoil in Parliament is not caused by the determination of MPs
seeking to leave the EU but rather by those who having stood at the last
election promising to honour the result of the referendum have subsequently
disrupted proceedings. This is shameful.
My
support for the deal in the past has been to avoid a delay in leaving. Now the
delay has happened that imperative has fallen away. I will wait and see the
revised deal before deciding how to vote. Any diminution from the current deal
will see it fail in the House with the default position already established in
Article 50 that we leave with no deal.
