A bit of romantic rhetoric from Brussels cannot change the fact that their only offers – before and after we voted Leave – have been provocatively unacceptable.
It was the former Prime Minister himself who presided over the drawing up of the Article 50 process from which there is no known means of resiling.
The then Prime Minister’s deal was scarely mentioned by either campaign during the referendum – but had a decisive effect on the result none the less.
No-one expects the former Prime Minister to be happy about what has happened. But trying to dodge responsibility is deeply unattractive.
Advice to the Government’s transitional team.
“I think that I’m somebody with a strong grasp of some of the social and economic divisions in our country and with a sense of direction for the future.”
It offers Britain a unique position of advantage within the EU.
The final post in this series on how the Prime Minister’s aim of a reformed Europe, claimed by him as the basis for a Remain vote, was not achieved by his renegotiation.
The latest in our series on how the Prime Minister’s aim of a reformed Europe, claimed by him as the basis for a Remain vote, was not achieved by his renegotiation.
Part Two of a ConHome series on how the Prime Minister’s aim of a reformed Europe, claimed by him as the basis for a Remain vote, was not achieved by his renegotiation.
Over the coming weeks, MPs from our team will be setting out on ConservativeHome and elsewhere how the UK would forge beneficial new arrangements.
The referendum takes place a month today. We’re hearing a lot about the risks of going. We should hear more about the risks of staying.
They should be given some things that are genuinely awkward for us, and have their existential concerns addressed.