Following up this blog’s previous Brexit-related post, tone-deaf Theresa May appears to be indeed flip-flopping, setting the stage for the Labor and Conservative globalists in parliament, as well as some backpedaling pro-Brexit Tories, to thwart a clean Brexit, thus selling out the British people. The aptly named May seems intent on giving up her biggest bargaining chip with the EU, that being a no-deal Brexit, which would trigger World Trade Organization rules.
From Westmonster about Britain’s out-of-touch “Remoaner” prime minister:
“Theresa May has… announced that if MPs reject her deal, they will get the chance to block a No Deal Brexit and then vote for an extension of Article 50.
“It is the latest disgraceful development as Remainer MPs do their best to delay and stop Brexit completely. MPs will vote on May’s deal by 12th March. If they reject that, a vote on No Deal follows and if that is rejected, MPs then vote on whether to vote to delay Brexit.
“The PM said that No Deal would now require the ‘explicit consent for that outcome’. What happened to the UK leaving on 29th March and No Deal better being than a bad deal?
“This is a total establishment stitch-up that is a disgrace to the historic, democratic vote of 17.4 million Brits in 2016.”
Writing in the London Telegraph, former UKIP leader and Brexit architect Nigel Farage wasn’t having it.
“Theresa May’s endless assertions that she will deliver the Brexit the people voted for is beginning to look as if it was a deceit from the start. Article 50, which parliament backed overwhelmingly, states that the UK will leave the EU on March 29 with or without a deal…
“The only way Brexit can now be delivered, and faith kept in our democratic system, is to leave on March 29 on WTO terms. If we apply to the WTO, and Article 24 of the GATT Treaty is used with both the consent of us and the EU, we would have a minimum of two years with no tariffs and quotas during which a trade deal could be concluded. More importantly, we would be outside the EU, the single market and the customs union. If May holds her nerve and keeps the current legislation in place, we will leave on the due date. She still has a chance to be a national heroine, albeit a slim one.
“Another possibility is that the government and parliament are stupid enough to request a very short extension of Article 50 which is vetoed at the EU Summit on March 21. By then, time would have run out, there would be no other alternative.
“Those of us who want Britain to be an independent country again must accept that Westminster’s politicians are about to betray us. But we can beat them and win this great prize if we are prepared to stand up and fight.”
Farage also noted that five million Labor-supporting voters in the June 2017 general election also voted for Brexit in 2016, not Brexit in Name Only, suggesting that as bad as the Conservatives have conducted themselves, pro-EU Labor is doomed in the next general election.
Nigel Farage discussed the latest Brexit development on his LBC radio show today.