The EU have repeated, over and over and over again, that there can be no renegotiation of the WA. So the first questions to any politician should be:
1. Do you mean renegotiating the Withdrawal Agreement? If they say yes, then:
2. Why do you think everyone in the EU is lying?
1. Do you mean renegotiating the Withdrawal Agreement? If they say yes, then:
2. Why do you think everyone in the EU is lying?
If they say "no", then,
3. What does voting against a deal you can't renegotiate achieve? If all you want to renegotiate is the (non-binding) political declaration, they why not vote this through and focus your attention on getting a better deal in transition?
3. What does voting against a deal you can't renegotiate achieve? If all you want to renegotiate is the (non-binding) political declaration, they why not vote this through and focus your attention on getting a better deal in transition?
We're into crunch time now. No MP should be allowed to get into this nonsensical waffle about a renegotiation.
Put your cards on the table:
1. Exit with this deal
2. Exit with no deal
3. Push for a 2nd ref
4. Push for A50 extension and a GE
The public deserve clarity.
Put your cards on the table:
1. Exit with this deal
2. Exit with no deal
3. Push for a 2nd ref
4. Push for A50 extension and a GE
The public deserve clarity.
I suppose it is possible that a fifth option exists:
5. Exit with a softer Brexit than this deal (keep single market, permanent customs union etc). I can see the EU accepting that, potentially - but if that's the strategy, say so, and say how you'll get EU to accept it.
5. Exit with a softer Brexit than this deal (keep single market, permanent customs union etc). I can see the EU accepting that, potentially - but if that's the strategy, say so, and say how you'll get EU to accept it.
The parade of fantasists in the replies to this only underscores the irresponsibility of MPs not to come clean with the public - too many still believe in unicorn herds and magical solutions. Indulging that is not going to help anything.
Incidentally, magical thinking is found on both sides - Remainers chasing the "unilateral revocation" unicorn, while hard Brexiteers prefer the "get tough, withold the money and the EU will give us a better deal" unicorn.
