Theresa May: Brexit deal rejection risks democratic 'catastrophe'
Source: Politico-Europe
The UK prime minister told MPs it was time to forget the games and do what is right.
By JAMES RANDERSON 1/13/19, 10:32 AM CET Updated 1/13/19, 11:08 AM CET
Not following through with Brexit would be "catastrophic" for U.K. democracy, said Prime Minister Theresa May in an eleventh hour appeal to members of parliament to back her deal in a key vote Tuesday.
Writing in the Express, May said MPs had a duty to deliver on the referendum outcome. Addressing voters, she said that "when you turned out to vote in the referendum, you did so because you wanted your voice to be heard. Some of you put your trust in the political process for the first time in decades. We cannot and must not let you down."
"Doing so would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy. So my message to parliament this weekend is simple: It is time to forget the games and do what is right for our country," she added.
The prime minister said the deal she negotiated with Brussels in November delivers on the referendum result by restoring control over money, laws, borders and trade policy repeating arguments she has made in speeches, articles, interviews and House of Commons appearances.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-brexit-deal-rejection-risks-democratic-catastrophe/
RAB910
(3,539 posts)Going through with the exit would be the undemocratic thing to do
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,125 posts)Vote Trexit instead... impeach 45!!
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Makes one wonder how much Russian money SHE or her party has received.
no_hypocrisy
(46,311 posts)Seems to me it would be enhancing democracy by having another vote. Or another two referendums (two out of three wins).
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)From what I read, there is considerable regret by many who voted for Brexit. The only winner may be Putin and Russian goals to hobble or destroy western democracy, while making a nice profit on the deal. imo
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)So there you are.
When the Irish border closes, all hell is going to break loose.
marlakay
(11,536 posts)I am spending next summer in Ireland and plan to visit the north by train also.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)If the UK is not in the EU, then the border becomes an external border of the EU. Thats going to require a significantly different arrangement than the Anglo-Irish understanding for decades.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_border_question
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,798 posts)Great Britain could reunite Ireland. It doesn't have to be an overnight process, but they could not build a hard border with the clear understanding that Ireland will be united (after a transition process) in - pick a number - 5/10/15 years.
marlakay
(11,536 posts)It will be interesting to see what happens this summer.
yardwork
(61,785 posts)(Britain as we know it wouldn't last long after Brexit.)
Lonestarblue
(10,159 posts)Now that citizens understand that their country will go backwards economically if Brexit goes through and the EU will not allow them to have all their current trade benefits without being a member, a majority of voters are likely to support staying in the EU. Problem solved.
ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)Referendums are not legally binding, so legally the Government can ignore the results; for example, even if the result of a pre-legislative referendum were a majority of "No" for a proposed law, Parliament could pass it anyway, because parliament is sovereign.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)More and more like the problem is Theresa May...
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)by lies, willful exaggerations and Russian interference, not unlike Trump's election. Difference is Brexit does not need to be binding, there's room to do it right before any further damage.
pampango
(24,692 posts)a 'democratic catastrophe'. If British voters confirm a Brexit preference in a second referendum, so be it. If they recognize the problems caused by Brexit and change their minds, so be it.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Denzil_DC
(7,288 posts)It really is vile, basically UKIP's house paper.
It's an odd outlet for May to choose to publish an appeal to those MPs she needs to win over, and smacks of desperation.
May's deal is highly unlikely to be a hard enough Brexit for Express readers. They're more likely to back no deal. Here's her plea:
Or, with MPs unwilling to face the uncertainty of no deal and with no other offer on the table, we will risk not leaving the European Union at all.
On the same day, the Express published Farage predicting May'll lose the vote by "a massive margin" and freaking out at the prospect of a Brexit extension rather than his favored no deal and resort to WTO trade terms.
It also published an article titled "Theresa May will be 'smashed to smithereens' in Tuesdays meaningful vote". The "smashed to smithereens" quote is from an anonymous Tory MP, coupled with much saber-rattling from the usual prominent no deal Brexiteers in Parliament.
So something there for everybody.