He said that but for a “barrage of propaganda from a rightwing media cartel it would be common sense to say to let us wait to see the terms of the new relationship before we get out of the old one. Labour’s preferred route is for the issue to be resolved via an election, but Blair argues it is best resolved through a further referendum. Labour has said a meaningful vote must include an amendment to the proposed legislation, requiring the government to seek better terms in a further negotiation. The government has instead argued that MPs will have a choice of backing the negotiated deal or leaving the EU on no terms at all. May has not yet said what she would do if she were defeated in the Commons. It has been frequently argued that Tory MPs dare not defeat May since she would then resign, triggering an election that would be likely to usher in a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn. He predicted Labour MPs would vote against the deal, putting the onus on a small group of Tory remain MPs to do the same. It has now negotiated the deal and let us decide whether we like the deal.” The government was mandated to negotiate the deal. The country took a decision to leave the EU. Now it is right the people have the vote and the final say.’ She can simply say: ‘OK, I put the deal before parliament they rejected it. Blair pointed out that May had promised in the Commons on Monday that by the time of this vote MPs would have sufficient detail about the terms of Brexit to come to a judgment, even if much detail was still to be resolved in further talks.īlair said: “If she is defeated in the Commons she does not need to resign and there does not be an election. The government is due to put the terms of a deal on Britain’s future trading relationship with the EU to “a meaningful vote” in the autumn. He predicted that at a 2022 election the Conservatives would face not just the anger of remainers but a lack of gratitude from leavers. He said the Conservatives might fare worse at the 2022 election if they backed Brexit in the vote since that would mean Brexit was 100% owned by the Tory party.
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