Brexit - Chaos In The Commons!

What a day it has been; after a final draft Brexit deal was reached with the EU yesterday, the fallout has started today. The political turmoil in Westminster has been nail biting, as Prime minister Theresa May tries to sell the agreement to her political party and the rest of the House of Commons. As I write this entry this evening it seems the PM is hanging on by a thread, her job in question. So far seven Ministers have resigned from the Government and many more are expected to follow. These look like dark days for Theresa May, but she has confounded the critics before and there is no reason she can't again.

I watched her speech in the House today and was rather surprised at her lackluster performance. At times it almost felt like she was resigned to her fate and was just going through the motions. For the first hour every MP who spoke during the long debate, voicing an opinion about the five hundred page document that seals Britain's fate, was scathing at the prospect of a Brexit that they believed, was drawn up in Brussels, ignoring our own interests!

I don't really want to talk about the details of the Brexit deal, since I do not know the fine print. It does seem however that the biggest stumbling block remains Northern Ireland and the prospect of Britain remaining in the customs union. This is a problem for Brexiteers because our ability to do free trade deals with other countries, would be severely curtailed, in effect keeping us in Europe without any say in its future direction, the worst of all outcomes. Whether or not this is true remains to be seen but without the support of the majority of Members of Parliament, Mrs May will lose any vote on her Brexit deal. Theresa May can not and should not go on as Prime minister in these circumstances and should move aside, allowing someone else who can command the confidence of her party, the chance of leading our great nation at this critical time.

Whatever happens over the next few days, one thing is for sure, The United Kingdom is more divided now than ever and the British public will become the victims in all of this. If Theresa May had carried out the will of the people in the referendum result, this deal would not even be on the table. It does not ensure we leave the EU, it keeps us tied to an institution we voted to withdraw from, that is not democracy, that is the PM giving in to EU demands at the expense of British interests. She either leaves without a deal or she once again offers a vote to the public on the agreement on the table. The alternative is her resignation and a General Election; whatever happens the country is in chaos and can not move forwards until a new solution is reached!