It would seem Brexiteers are engaging in a spot of revisionism about the Leave vote; they seem to want to believe that Leave meant no deal and that's what they voted for in 2016, when nothing could be further from the truth.
The term 'No Deal' was invented by Theresa May when she was PM and she said; "No Deal is better than a bad deal." Before the 2016 referendum the promise from the Vote Leave campaign was a wide-ranging deal that would give us the all the benefits without the cost.
In the run-up to the referendum, Daniel Hannan said; “Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the single market." Owen Patterson said; “Only a madman would actually leave the market.” David Davis said; “Within minutes of a vote for Brexit the CEO’s of Mercedes, BMW, VW and Audi will be knocking down Chancellor Merkel’s door, demanding that there be no barriers to German access to the British market.” Fast forward to 2017 and we were told by Liam Fox that a trade deal with the EU 'would be the easiest is human history". There is no doubt that Brexiteers were promised all the benefits without the cost and that was the basis of the Leave campaign.
It now transpires that a deal of the nature envisioned and promised is impossible due to Mrs May's red lines not being matched to the red lines that form the basis of the very existence of the EU.
Those who now maintain they voted for no deal in 2016 are mistaken - Leave was on the specific basis of an FTA with the EU. This is the FTA Mrs May has been negotiating for nearly 3 years and which the ERG and their ilk don't want. Unsurprisingly, the speculators and disaster capitalists who comprise the ERG want the most damaging Leave option for the obvious reason they can profiteer from it.
The term 'No Deal' was invented by Theresa May when she was PM and she said; "No Deal is better than a bad deal." Before the 2016 referendum the promise from the Vote Leave campaign was a wide-ranging deal that would give us the all the benefits without the cost.
In the run-up to the referendum, Daniel Hannan said; “Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the single market." Owen Patterson said; “Only a madman would actually leave the market.” David Davis said; “Within minutes of a vote for Brexit the CEO’s of Mercedes, BMW, VW and Audi will be knocking down Chancellor Merkel’s door, demanding that there be no barriers to German access to the British market.” Fast forward to 2017 and we were told by Liam Fox that a trade deal with the EU 'would be the easiest is human history". There is no doubt that Brexiteers were promised all the benefits without the cost and that was the basis of the Leave campaign.
It now transpires that a deal of the nature envisioned and promised is impossible due to Mrs May's red lines not being matched to the red lines that form the basis of the very existence of the EU.
Those who now maintain they voted for no deal in 2016 are mistaken - Leave was on the specific basis of an FTA with the EU. This is the FTA Mrs May has been negotiating for nearly 3 years and which the ERG and their ilk don't want. Unsurprisingly, the speculators and disaster capitalists who comprise the ERG want the most damaging Leave option for the obvious reason they can profiteer from it.
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