Theresa May must be thinking about Brexit in March 2019 — not a 2022 election
THE Prime Minister should be thinking about March 2019, not a 2022 election.
Between attempting to get a deal that works for Britain and preparing for a No Deal if Brussels bureaucrats remain so inflexible, there is PLENTY of work to do over the coming months.
Alamy Live News Theresa May must prepare us for a clean break from the EU – so get on with that, Prime Minister[/caption]
Thinking about four years’ time is an unnecessary distraction.
For one thing she needs to insist that her civil servants — and some of her Cabinet colleagues — get with the programme. Many of them need to listen to Sir Christopher Meyer, a former Remainer who is now looking forward to a brighter future free of the EU’s iron grip.
It is crucial that everybody involved in these next vital months of negotiations is genuinely ambitious about what Britain can be as a truly independent country.
We have the fifth-largest economy in the world and we’re a “soft-power” titan.
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There might be people in Brussels who think we are doomed to failure once we leave — but there shouldn’t be any sitting on our side of the table.
If the Government prepares us properly for a clean break over the coming months, we’ve no reason to be scared for the future. It will strengthen our hand in negotiations, too.
So get on with THAT, Prime Minister.
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