Theresa May’s Brexit deal must be rejected by Cabinet if we are not freed from the EU
If we pay a £39billion 'divorce' bill without actually leaving the EU’s central institutions, it is not Brexit
Simple choice
THE Cabinet, we are told, have a “difficult” decision today. It doesn’t look hard to us.
If the “deal” Theresa May has agreed with Brussels robs us of the power to exit the EU Customs Union when WE alone decide, it is not Brexit.
If it prevents us from freeing ourselves from EU rules or courts, it is not Brexit.
If we pay a £39billion “divorce” bill without actually leaving the EU’s central institutions, it is not Brexit. It is insanity — a betrayal which cannot survive and must be rejected.
And if the Tories welch on their promises to the DUP they cannot govern.
Leave-backing Attorney General Geoffrey Cox should prove a good guide, if anyone’s struggling.
Meanwhile, we have a Brexit question for diehard Remoaner MPs:
Now that Angela Merkel AND President Macron have confirmed plans for the EU army you claimed was a Leaver fantasy, will you admit YOU lied to voters?
Party Prince
MOST men are thinking about kicking back a little at 70, if they haven’t already. Not Prince Charles.
He has the main role of his life ahead, as our King. We wish him every success when it comes. And we heartily congratulate him on his milestone today.
He and Britain’s No1 paper have not always seen eye to eye. But his heart is in the right place.
He has raised two fine sons, who are rightly proud of him, and is the model of a doting grandad. He works hard and cares deeply about this country and our world — but is sensible enough to accept that his campaigning zeal must be reined in once he takes the throne.
For now, Charles . . . many happy returns.
Jobs bonanza
THE latest job figures are stunning.
Nearly half a million more Brits in work than a year ago. Private sector pay leaping up by 3.3 per cent.
More and more Eastern Europeans are leaving, vacating jobs for which they were paid too little. We do not cheer it. It is just reality. Their countries’ economies are picking up, so they are off home.
Our vacancies remain high. If firms which got fat paying too little for EU workers have to shell out a bit more to attract Brits, good.
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