Remoaner Gina Miller is overcome with emotion as she joins luvvie Bob Geldof at Brexit convention to ask Leave voters why they voted out
REMOANER-in-chief Gina Miller wept after being overcome with emotion as she was given a standing ovation at today’s “Brexit convention”, asking Leave voters why they wanted out.
Singers and Brexit luvvies Bob Geldof, Jarvis Cocker and author Ian McEwan are due to speak at the patronising event today, following Ms Miller‘s emotional opening address.
She branded the vote to leave the EU an “emotional spasm” saying those that voted out “just wanted someone to listen to them”.
During her opening speech at Central Hall, Westminster, Ms Miller accused Theresa May of being “robotic” as she took aim at the PM’s commitment to Brexit.
She added: “Just because Mrs May has called a snap election does not mean we all have to snap into line and jettison common sense.
“By being inflexible and harsh, close-minded, deaf to others’ opinions and concerns about Brexit, Mrs May is preventing the country from healing and recovering.
“As a country we value fairness and reasonableness and compromise for the greater good – Mrs May is out of step with that, robotically repeating mantras of ‘Brexit means Brexit’, and the words ‘strong and stable’ being trotted out just rings hollow.”
Ms Miller continued that an “extreme Brexit is not a done deal” and called on the public to use their votes in the upcoming election.
“Mrs May seems to want no opposition on Brexit – the official opposition, it seems, is obliging – it is therefore up to us as individuals and a civil society to do so.”
Former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove, who co-led the Vote Leave campaign, and ex-deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, who campaigned for Remain, are also due to appear at the event.
Ms Miller has become a poster girl for Remoaners still reeling from the referendum almost 12 months ago
The convention takes place as David Davis accused Jean-Claude Juncker of trying to get him sacked.
But the Brexit secretary said he sees the whole thing “as a compliment” in the latest row between the UK Government and the head of the European Commission.
The hated Eurocrat admitted earlier this week the releasing of an account of the No10 summit had been a “serious mistake”, although he denied responsibility for the move.
The report suggested Mr Davis had repeatedly brought up the time he had taken his boss the PM to the European Court of Justice and won, much to the annoyance of Mrs May.
He said: “I think to be honest he has now learned his lesson – he is not going to be meddling in British politics any more or at least if he does he will get the same reaction.”
Mr Davis added: “All these stories are briefing against me, trying to get me sacked – which, of course, is a compliment by the way.
“If they don’t want me across the table, there is a reason for that – it is in Britain’s interests, not theirs.”
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