Imagine this if you will. Theresa May neither resigns nor produces a withdrawal agreement. Then march comes round and suddenly, our membership becomes extinct.
But. A very big but.
But. A very big but.
But international law does not become extinct. Our international obligations do not become extinct. And that's exciting because given what those responsibilities are, it will be impossible to maintain a united kingdom.
In March next year we are going to find ourselves suddenly obliged to impose a border in the Irish Sea. And the DUP will react very badly to that.
So the Tory government would collapse straight after Brexit even if it hadn't before. And now Corbyn really will get elected.
So the Tory government would collapse straight after Brexit even if it hadn't before. And now Corbyn really will get elected.
And I think we all know that once Corbyn is in Downing Street, the United Kingdom is over.
And that's the prospect for the Tories. Risk a Corbyn government this year, or be certain of one next year.
What will they do, do you think?
And that's the prospect for the Tories. Risk a Corbyn government this year, or be certain of one next year.
What will they do, do you think?
You may wonder how the Tories got themselves in such a pickle.
It's all because Theresa May thought she was clever enough to put one over on the European Union, the most formidable negotiating team on the planet.
It's all because Theresa May thought she was clever enough to put one over on the European Union, the most formidable negotiating team on the planet.
