A number of constituents have sent a campaign email
entitled " PLEASE DON’T LET OUR COUNTRY BECOME A NO DEAL, SLAVE DEAL
STATE".
The title alone and following content belie the sentiment
expressed in as much as a series of bizarre
propositions are given as facts and then draconian conclusions drawn
from those false assertions. Conspiracy theories on leaked communications
abound and whilst the government is intent on establishing the source it is
right to ignore the completely unfounded allegations.
If any further proof were needed that the UK remains
committed to leaving the EU - deal or no deal - then look at the result of the
recent EU elections. Surely the clearest possible and democratically reliable
indicator of the will of the people as pro leave parties disrupted the polls
with sweeping gains in excess of those who would have us remain. The notion that there will be civil unrest if
we leave fails to grasp that whilst I doubt that scenario, the real risk of such would be in thwarting
the will of the people and not leaving the EU.
The right and proper action for Parliament to take is to
honour the result of the referendum and ensure we leave the EU. Article 50 long
since passed by the House with an overwhelming majority set out we would seek a
deal with the EU and in the event that proved impossible then we would leave
with no deal.
No deal or WTO terms (as it should be rightly
referred) leaves us free to continue
trading across the globe and develop our
own trade terms worldwide. Our EU neighbours will want to trade with us too and
no doubt a deal will be agreed in due course.
