Leaving the EU may not be smooth in short-term — but Theresa May must boldly press forward with Brexit
So much damage has been done to Britain since June 23, 2016 — not by the vote, but by the refusal of hardcore Remainers to accept it
War on Brexit
TWO years to the day since Leave won the historic Brexit referendum, it is depressing that the campaign to undermine it is still being fought — and with such dangerous and toxic intensity.
So much damage has been done to Britain since June 23, 2016 — not by the vote, but by the refusal of hardcore Remainers to accept it.
They are not of course to blame for all the chaos. It is staggering that the Government is still undecided on fundamental principles.
But the Tories’ woes were hugely exacerbated by their election calamity, caused in part by Remainers hoping Labour would betray Brexit.
That emboldened diehards in the Lords and Commons — operating alongside the lavishly-funded, slickly orchestrated campaign colluding with Brussels to annul the biggest vote in our history.
Meanwhile the national conversation has degenerated into a tsunami of hate, chiefly from sanctimonious Remainers branding Leavers uneducated racists.
How much better off we would all now be if on June 24, 2016 they had grudgingly accepted defeat and pledged instead to make the best of Brexit.
In fairness, some Remainers did. TV’s Richard Madeley spoke for them recently when he said we now had a duty to see it through in full by leaving the single market and customs union.
He was right. To pretend that Brexit can be “softened” to honour the substantial Remain vote — a nightmarish fudge which Boris Johnson warns of today — is simply dishonest. There is leaving and there is remaining. That’s it.
Brussels has revelled in Britain tearing itself apart. Now it is sidetracked by its own problems. A deal looks miles off.
Theresa May has only one path forward. At next month’s pivotal vote, she must defeat the backbench rebellion hoping to shackle us to a customs union restricting our trading future. That is not Brexit, as voters would quickly realise. It would reignite the Leave campaign with unprecedented ferocity.
And the PM and her Cabinet must not be derailed by Remain-fanatic businesses muttering about pulling out. Previous such threats have proved bogus, like all those dire economic forecasts.
Leaving may not be smooth in the short-term. That must not deter us.
When the EU finally realises Brexit in full is inevitable maybe they will stop playing games and agree a deal.
But if the Remain resistance succeeds in crippling Brexit, it will bring on chaos.
Our current divisions will seem like happy hour. And it will be their fault.
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