A number of constituents have written to me with an email entitled “
Article 50 delay.”
Frankly I could not agree more. I will not support an extension of
Article 50.
Leaving the EU was set out long ago and voted for overwhelmingly by the
House by triggering Article 50 in March 2017, thus:
If a deal cannot be struck then Parliament has already legislated
through the EU Withdrawal Act that we will
leave with no deal. Only primary legislation could change that. Leaving with no
deal is not my preferred option but it is a perfectly acceptable one if it
comes to it. The notion that we should delay is at best unhelpful and at worst
designed only to frustrate the clearly expressed views of the electorate in the
referendum.
I continue to do all I can to ensure we leave with the EU on 29 March
with a deal that honours the referendum result or on WTO terms.
