“Theresa May has been making a habit of
saying different things – sometimes diametrically opposite things – to
different people in her increasingly strident attempts to bludgeon down
resistance against her toxic Withdrawal Agreement.
To Remainers she has been
saying that voting against her deal will lead to a no-deal exit; while at the
same time telling Brexit supporters that voting against her deal will lead to
no Brexit, or at least to a long extension.
The latest example of this kind of
tactic came when (The Times, 5 April 2019):
Senior ministers told their Labour counterparts yesterday that Theresa
May’s Brexit deal with the European Union already includes a customs union ‘in
all but name’.”
This is the very same
deal which Theresa May has spent the last few months assuring Brexit supporters
would not require the UK to be in a customs union with the EU and would allow
the UK to pursue an independent trade policy.
It is this persistent but transparent
duplicity – transparent in the sense that a 2-year old child could see through
it – which has destroyed the credibility of the Prime Minister and eliminated
any trust in her on the part of her country, her Party, or for that matter the
EU leaders which whom she tries to negotiate.
So which is right?” Read the whole article by Martin Howe, QC, here.
So which is right?” Read the whole article by Martin Howe, QC, here.
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